In Memoriam
Wallace "Wally" C. Rettig
February 20, 2012
Wally partnered with his wife "Neddie" and their son, Jon Rettig in the ownership and operation of the Woods-Rettig Funeral Home in Leetonia, OH.
Norman A. Geesey
February 11, 2012
Norman and Lorna owned and operated the Wilson-Geesey Funeral Home in Montpelier, Ohio. Norman was a 50 year member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
Frank J."Jay" Gilligan Jr.
February 2, 2012
Brother of Scott Gilligan
Chuck Wellman SR
January 30, 2012
Mr. Wellman was the owner of the Wellman Funeral Homes.
M. Evelyn Pucak
January 14, 2011
Mrs. Pucak is the mother of past President Don Pucak.
DONALD L. FERFOLIA
January 9th, 2012
Mr. Ferfolia was the President/CEO of Ferfolia Funeral Homes.
Betty Jane Cotner
January 09, 2012
Bill and Betty took over ownership of A.J. Held Funeral Home on Parsons Ave., becoming Held-Cotner, where they served families until 1975.
William T. Prater
December 31, 2011
Mr. Prater owned and operated the Prater Funeral Home in Leesburg, Ohio for twenty years.
Janice, M(Moran) Nero
January, 3, 2012
Kenneth W. Cox - UPDATED
September 1, 2011
Mr. Cox was the former owner of the Hilliard-Cox Funeral Home in Wadsworth and the former co-owner of the Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home in Alliance.
Tom Clark
October 15, 2011
Tom was a friend and counsel to OFDA and longtime legal counsel for NFDA.
George Edward Chapman
October 8, 2011
He was the previous owner of Cook & Son, Chapman-Dalton Funeral Home, one of Central Ohio's first trade embalmers, and a life-long member of Ohio funeral Directors Association.
Milton O. Law
October 8, 2011
He joined The Bundy Funeral Home in Cambridge after graduation. In 1969 Milton and his wife, Annajean, purchased the funeral home. Together, they operated The Bundy-Law Funeral Home.
Dale Andrew Windon
September 30, 2011
Dale was a Sales Club Member and Exhibitor with OFDA.
Frederick W. Shank
September 29, 2011
Fred was the brother of OFDA and NFDA Past President, Robert Shank, Sr., Perrysburg.
James B. Bacher
September 12, 2011
A licensed funeral director, he established Bacher Funeral Home in 1977 where he felt privileged to serve and help families during their time of loss.
Cleo J. Ralstin
August 28, 2011
Following retirement from teaching, she continued independent studies while serving a two year apprenticeship, passing the state board examination, and was granted an Ohio Funeral Director's License. She was actively involved in the operation of the Botkin Funeral Home in Otway until her move to Hill View.
Roger Stanton Berry
August 26, 2011
Roger was the owner of Berry Funeral Home in Cleveland's West Side, as well as in Westlake for many years. He was still employed by Busch Funeral and Crematory Services.
Robin Anne Grierson
August 22, 2011
OFDA received word this morning Robin Anne Grierson, loving wife of Mark Minges, died suddenly, Monday, August 22, 2011, at 56 years in age. Mark, a fifth generation funeral director and embalmer, along with his brother Pete, manage the Neidhard Minges Funeral Homes, Westwood, Ohio.
Elizabeth M. “Betty” Straker
Charles W. "Bill" Price
August 12, 2011
Joseph E. Borkoski
August 4, 2011
Kenneth J. Saltzmann
August 4, 2011
Brooks E. “Gene” Sherwood
Thomas M. Winterich
Emmy Lou Sweeney
July 16, 2011
Mrs. Sweeney became an intrigal part of the funeral business and received her funeral directors license in 1957. She played an active role in both the Amsterdam and Carrollton funeral homes.
Samuel F. “Sam” Grafton
July 5, 2011
Betty L. Baker
July 2, 2011
Eric N. Grisier
July 4, 2011
Eric was the brother of OFDA and MRT Policy Board member Todd Grisier of Archbold.
Jack R. Carpenter, O.D.
June 27, 2011
Marian L. Zettler
April 2, 2011
She married James R. Zettler on February 25, 1943, in Hamilton, Ohio. Along with her husband, she opened the Zettler Funeral Home in 1951. She was active in the operation of the funeral home for more than 50 years.
Shontell Snyder
June 20, 2011
Marilyn A. Hill
June 14, 2011
Marilyn was co-founder and owner of the Hill Funeral Home with her husband Frank E. Hill, Sr., (deceased).
Richard W. Kirkpatrick
June 14, 2011
Richard was a 1942 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and was a second generation licensed embalmer and funeral director. He owned and operated the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in New Holland and Washington C.H. until his son, Roger, took over the business in 2001.
Paul Roger Vernier, Sr.
June 2, 2011
Roger was the father of funeral director Leichia Davis, Roger W. Davis Funeral Home, West Portsmouth, Ohio.
John D. Webster
Friday, May 27, 2011
John started working at the former Webb Funeral Home at age 16 and spent the rest of his life in the funeral business. For nearly 34 years he has tirelessly worked at Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home where he has helped countless families through their most difficult times. Though his career was at the center of who he was, he still had so much more to give.
J. Peter Ducro
May 12, 2011
A loving husband, father, and grandfather, family was always his first priority in his life; but a close second was the families he was honored to professionally serve.
Paul J. Lamiell
May 2011
Paul was a funeral director, embalmer and owner of the Lamiell Funeral Home in Canton, Ohio.
William H. Roberts, Jr.
May 6, 2011
Bill was the owner and operator of the Roberts Funeral Home, 304 Mill Street, New Lexington, Ohio for over 54 years.
Genevieve McClure Schafer
March 19, 2011
Along with her husband, Jim, she owned and operated McClure-Schafer Funeral Home, Marietta.
Joseph Heine
Sunday March 27, 2011
Joe was a Greater Cincinnati Trade Embalmer and served many of the area funeral homes.
Alan B. Jones
March 26, 2011
Mr. Jones was the father of Rob Jones and Shelly Bleil, both Funeral Directors with the Tobias Funeral Home, Inc., Dayton.
Kathleen M. Mills
She was the mother of Tom Mills, Funeral Director, A. Ripepi and Sons Funeral Home, Middleburg Heights.
J.P. Roberts
March 21, 2011
J.P. was the founder of Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster in 1961, Eastlawn Memory Gardens, Brunswick; and Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Wadsworth, and started the first cemetery / funeral home combination in Ohio in 1986: Roberts Funeral Home in Wooster.
Beverly J. Kundard
February 23, 2011
Beverly was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother who worked alongside her husband, Ronald, in the Kundard Funeral Home in Edon for forty-six years until their retirement in 1991.
Robert Harold Liles
March 22, 2009
Mr. Liles was the father of funeral director and embalmer Gary Liles of the Chas A Miller Sons Funeral Service, Cincinnati.
Robert J. Badstibner
March 2009
Bob was a retired Funeral Director / Embalmer for Brunner Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Mentor.
Eleanor Ann Neeld
March 17, 2009
She was a licensed funeral director with Neeld Funeral Home, Inc. for the past 20 years, and worked with her husband, Thomas R. Neeld, and son, Michael T. Neeld, in their 5th generation family business.
Timothy R. Kyle
March 12, 2009
Tim was a third generation funeral director and embalmer; co-owner and Vice President of Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home for many years; and was Vice President of Western Reserve Leasing Livery Company for over 10 years, which provides specialty funeral vehicles to funeral homes in Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
Jack Edward Lewis
March 3, 2009
Mr. Lewis was the husband of Patricia Fischer Lewis, owner of the Fischer Funeral Homes in Warsaw and Danville.
Richard D. Geib
February 20, 2009
Rich joined his father, Carl Geib, grandfather, Jacob Geib, and associate, Alfred Hert, in the operation of the Linn-Hert Company, which at the time included a funeral home, an ambulance service, and a large furniture store in the center of downtown New Philadelphia.
Larry Sheridan
February 27, 2009
Larry finally settled down in 1985 at the Boring-Sheridan Funeral Homes with original locations in Baltimore, Bremen, Hebron, and Thornville where he served as the owner for nearly 25 years.
Harry R. Nethers
February 7, 2009
Mr. Nethers was a prominent funeral director and owner of Nethers-Hedricks Funeral Homes in Dayton, Ohio.
Ethel M. Piatt
January 24, 2009
Ethel was the grandmother of Bruce Watters of the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield and Brubach-Watters Funeral Home, Summerfield, Ohio.
Richard Hyll
January 22, 2009
Richard and his wife Julia, also a licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director, moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands where they started and ran the Richard Hyll Funeral Service and Flower Shop until 1989 when he retired from the Funeral Service.
William B. "Bill" Cotner
January 17, 2009
Bill was the owner of the Cotner Funeral Home in Reynoldsburg serving families for many years.
Ralph T. Simpson
January 7, 2009
Mr. Simpson was the father-in-law of funeral director, Benjamin White Jr. of C.D. White & Son Funeral Home, Columbus.
Cyril E. Brockman
January 5, 2009
Mr. Brockman was the owner-operator of Brockman Funeral Home and Brockman Furniture Dealers, Fort Recovery.
James R. Burr
January 1, 2009
Mr. Burr was the father of funeral director Gary Burr, Burr Funeral Homes, Inc., Bryan, Ohio.
Louis Joseph Lauricella, Jr.
December 22, 2008
Louis started working at Tobias Funeral Home in April of 1979 where he worked loyally until his death.
Marilyn A. Monreal
December 2008
Marilyn A. Monreal was associated with the Jack Monreal Funeral Home, Willowick.
Jean Clott Schroder
December 19, 2008
Jean Clott Schroder was the mother of Anne Gilligan, wife of OFDA Legal Counsel, Scott Gilligan.
Joseph W. Shields
December 6, 2008
Mr. Shields founded Shields Funeral Home, Forest, Ohio in 1935.
William J. Mraz
October 16, 2008
Mr. Mraz was the father of Ellen Rettig and father-in-law of OFDA Past President Jon Rettig.
Lillian M. Davis, CFSP
October 12, 2008
Lillian was the widow of Past President Roger W. Davis and mother of Past President R. Scott Davis. She was one of the first female funeral directors to receive the distinguished honor of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP).
Edward J. "Ted" Linsley
October 7, 2008
He assumed management of the former Oliver Funeral Home and in 1963 purchased the firm, eventually forming a partnership with his son, Roger, until his retirement in 1991.
Helen E. Waite
October 6, 2008
Mrs. Waite was the mother of Robert N. (Frances) Waite of Concord, Brian C. (Jane) Waite of Spear-Mulqueeny Funeral Home in Painesville and Deborah E. (Ford) Behm of the Behm Family Funeral Home in Geneva.
Herschel Alton Grim
September 22, 2008
Mr. Grim spent over twenty-five years in funeral service and was employed at Gilbert Funeral Home in Ashland; Lenhert Funeral Home in Jefferson; Finefrock Funeral Services in Mansfield and Snyder Funeral Homes of Mansfield and Bellville. He retired from funeral service in 2006.
Armond V. Rossi
September 6, 2008
Mr. Rossi followed in the family business to continue the tradition and legacy with his brother Louis Rossi Jr. as a funeral director and embalmer with the Rossi Bros. Funeral Home up until 2007.
Justine Cora (Ocker) Hathaway
September 3, 2008
Mrs. Hathaway was the mother of Becky Boucher, former owner and funeral director of Girton-Schmidt-Boucher Funeral Home, Eaton, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Dr. George J. Pucak
August 24, 2008
Dr. Pucak was the brother of OFDA Past President and funeral director, Don Pucak of Schlup-Pucak Funeral Home, Akron.
William Theodore Dalrymple
August 25, 2008
Bill was a valued part-time associate with Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers.
Frances LeClare Burr (nee: Hoch)
August 22, 2008
Frances assisted her husband, Hal Marcus Burr at the Burr Funeral Home in Chardon, for many years, until his retirement.
Larry A. Baltzell
August 17, 2008
Larry was the father of Scott Baltzell, OFDA District #2 President and funeral director with Wappner Funeral Directors, Mansfield.
Cheryll Ann Hopko Maulorico
August 16, 2008
Cheryll was owner of Hopko Funeral Home, Parma, Ohio.
C. Lucille (Stevens) Flory
August 14, 2008
Mrs. Flory was the mother of Dr. Dan Flory, former President of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
Jay Herbert Moore
July 30, 2008
Jay was a third generation Embalmer/Funeral Director in the family owned and operated McCoy-Moore Funeral Homes, Inc., Gallipolis and Vinton.
Rosaria M. "Roro," "Rose" Santucci
July 26, 2008
Roro was OFDA District #15 President and funeral director Chelsey Santucci's grandmother and the sister of Mary D. Rossi.
Diane Killingsworth
July 22, 2008
Diane was the wife of Bob Killingsworth, J. Stuart Todd Inc., architect and designer for the OFDA office building.
Mary "Petie" Smith
July 21, 2008
Mrs. Smith was a V.P. of the Frank E. Smith Funeral Home, Inc, Lancaster.
Joseph L. Blaschalk
July 21, 2008
Mr. Blaschalk was the owner of Blaschalk Funeral Home in Mingo Junction since 1964 and was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 60 years.
Joseph C. Abele
July 20, 2008
Joe was the owner of the Abele Funeral Home at 1910 Cherry Street, Toledo.
Robert Sherman Schoedinger
July 18, 2008
Mr. Schoedinger was the Chairman Emeritus of Schoedinger Funeral Service.
Martha Ann "Marty" Routsong (Cruea)
July 12, 2008
Marty was co-owner of the Routsong Funeral Home and one of the first women funeral directors in Dayton.
Sam E. Maham
July 5, 2008
Mr. Maham was the father of Steve Maham of the Maham Funeral Home, Williamsburg, Ohio.
E. Lee Rogers
June 30, 2008
After working at many local funeral homes in the area, Lee and his wife Vanice (Wenger) founded the Rogers' Funeral Home, Inc. in Trotwood in 1959 and later, with his son, purchased the Holp Funeral Home in New Lebanon in 1977.
Charles William "Bill" Sibley
June 28, 2008
Bill, the father of Andrea and father in-law of Jay Cremeens, worked with them in the Cremeens Funeral Homes in Gallipolis and Racine for the past 22 years.
Wayne W. Arnold
June 26, 2008
Mr. Arnold graduated from the former Cleveland College of Embalming and joined his father in the business that he founded, the C.L. Arnold Funeral Home, later becoming the Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 68 years.
D. Kathleen Reed
June 24, 2008
In 1997, Kathleen became a licensed funeral director and worked with her family at Reed-Egan Funeral Home, Newark.
Scott A. Kacirek Sr.
June 2008
Scott was the brother of Mark Kacirek of the Kacirek Funeral Home, North Olmsted.
Don A. Finefrock
June 14, 2008
In 1948 Don joined his family's funeral home business: J.H. Finefrock & Sons, originally located on Fourth Street, Mansfield. Along with his father and brother, John H. Finefrock, Jr., he moved the business to the corner of Marion Avenue and Maple Street.
Nathan D. Davidson
June 4, 2008
Nate was a grandson of Dick and Marilyn Tobias; nephew and cousin to the Tobias Family, Tobias Funeral Home, Beavercreek, Ohio.
Harold B. Kreitzer
June 4, 2008
Harold was active in the funeral business since 1939 and bought the Kreitzer Funeral Home, Arcanum, in 1950.
Connie Schroder
May 23, 2008
Connie Schroder was the sister of OFDA legal counsel Scott Gilligan's wife Anne Gilligan.
Robert Ingram Richards
May 18, 2008
Mr. Richards was a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer in Ohio and Florida.
Dorothy W. Parker
May 9, 2008
Dorothy was the beloved wife of Richard L. Parker, funeral director of the Mueller Parker Funeral Home, Mason, Ohio.
Lloyd T. Vandervoort
May 8, 2008
In 1965 Lloyd joined the Higgins Funeral Home in Austintown, along with his duties as a funeral director and embalmer he served as its secretary-treasurer. He retired from full-time duties in 1988 but he, with the assistance of his wife, remained a loyal member of the staff until the time of his illness just over a week ago.
Donald E. Homer
May 3, 2008
Mr. Homer was the father of Chris Homer, a funeral director with Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home in Gallipolis.
Vernon James "Butch" Rush
April 30, 2008
Vern was a long time OFDA Convention Committee member. He was the President, owner and director of the Rush Funeral Homes, Inc. of Clarington and Sardis, OH from the time of his graduation from mortuary school in 1968 until his retirement in 2002.
Richard F. Middleton
April 28, 2008
Richard moved to Ohio in 1975 and took a position with Champion Chemical providing embalming chemicals and supplies for funeral homes all over Ohio and surrounding states, retiring in 1998.
Theodore V. Bell
April 26, 2008
Mr. Bell retired from the Bowman Funeral Chapel, Dayton as a funeral director.
Glenn Shaul
April 25, 2008
Glenn was the brother of Duane Shaul, general manager at Schoedinger Funeral & Cremation Service in Columbus, a former OFDA District 14 president and is active on several OFDA committees.
Jack Srofe
April 1, 2008
Mr. Srofe became a funeral director in 1941 and retired after 30 years at the Weil Funeral Home in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Norman P. Crowe
April 12, 2008
Norman P. Crowe was the father of funeral director Tracy Crowe of the Staley-Crowe Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Joan V. Reardon
April 14, 2008
Mrs. Joan V. Reardon was the mother of OFDA Secretary, Terry Reardon.
William D. Given
April 9, 2008
Bill joined the Glass Funeral Home in 1963 and purchased it in 1969, renaming it Given Funeral Home.
David A. Deeter
March 28, 2008
Following graduation from CCMS, David briefly joined his father in the family business, the former Deeter Funeral Home in Troy.
William E. "Bill" Ourant
March 29, 2008
In December, 1948, Bill, as a licensed funeral director and embalmer, settled in Newcomerstown and became the founder, owner, and operator of the Ourant Funeral Home. He purchased the residence of independent contractor W. M. Brode at 407 East Canal St. and moved the business to this location in 1950. Along with funeral director and colleague W. Robert Parks, the funeral home also operated one of the two ambulance services in Newcomerstown for many years.
Richard J. "Dick" Herzig
March 28, 2008
Dick joined his father-in-law, John W. Toland, in 1949 as a partner in the operation of the Toland-Herzig Funeral Homes. The business was established by Toland in 1929. For many years, Toland-Herzig also operated the ambulance service in Dover prior to the Dover Fire Department establishing a service.
Bernice A. Crispin
March 27, 2008
Mrs. Crispin was the mother of Major Crispin, of the Rutherford Funeral Homes and Crematories, Powell.
Michael Mallchok, Sr.
March 22, 2008
Mr. Mallchok was the owner of the Mallchok Funeral Home in Parma since 1961.
Rita Frances Boehmer
March 8, 2008
Mrs. Boehmer was the mother of OFDA member and funeral director, Albert L. Boehmer, III, Cincinnati.
William W. Hollingshead
February 27, 2008
William "Bill" W. Hollingshead was a longtime owner of the Hollingshead Funeral Home, West Unity, Ohio.
Janet Sue Egbert
March 3, 2008
Mrs. Egbert was the mother of Jeffrey L. Egbert of Egbert Funeral Home, Mt. Orab, Ohio.
Rose E. Donlon
2008
Mrs. Donlon was the wife of William T. and mother of Sally Donlon Armstrong (Timothy), of the Donlon Funeral Home, Cleveland.
Warren F. Moeller
February 28, 2008
Warren became the owner of the Kramer-Moeller Funeral Home and the Moeller Home Furnishings, Inc. and retired in 1986.
Lois Traunero
March 1, 2008
Lois Traunero, 83, was the mother of member Richard J. Traunero, President of Traunero Funeral Home, Tiffin, Ohio.
Dale G. Wilson
February 24, 2008
Dale was active in funeral service for sixty years until his death.
Notification of Death - Hoyt Patman Mayes
February 14, 2008
Pat Mayes had two distinctive and different careers. He and his father came to Norman in January 1956 when they acquired a long established funeral establishment known as the Meyer & Meyer Funeral Home. The firm later became known as Mayes Funeral Directors and was relocated on Alameda Street. Mayes purchased the Guardian Funeral Homes in Oklahoma City in 1981 and later operated in nine locations within the state. The funeral homes were sold to a public company in 1989.
While engaged in funeral service Mayes was the past president of the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association and President of the National Funeral Directors Association.
Notification of Death - John B. Hutchins
February 16, 2008
John, a past president of NFDA, served 55 years in funeral service. In 1958, he joined the family funeral home in Kendallville. In 1973, John purchased the Williams Funeral Home in Wolcottville. As a fifth generation funeral director, he celebrated 125 years of his family's service to the community in 1985. The funeral homes were sold in 1989, with all personnel remaining, including John. In 2006, the funeral homes were sold back to longtime employees Kathy and Pat Young.
Charles D. Scott
February 16, 2008
Mr. Scott was a funeral director and was the former owner and operator of the Scott Funeral Home.
Notification of Death - C. Robert Kelley
February 13, 2008
Mr. Kelley owned the Kelley and Son Funeral Home in Hubbard for 30 years retiring in 1989.
Kay E. (Dowds) Wiggins
January 31, 2008
Kay became a licensed funeral director with the state of Ohio in 1969 and she and her husband Paul joined her father's funeral business the Dowds-Wiggins Funeral Home that they managed for 20 years.
Charles Douglas Cunningham
January 17, 2008
Mr. Cunningham was the brother of Ann Cunningham, Executive Director of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors of Ohio.
Robert J. Chute
January 6, 2008
Mr. Chute was the father of OFDA member David K. Chute, and grandfather of OFDA member Bradley J. Chute, both of Vensil-Orr & Chute Funeral Homes in Newark.
John W. "Bill" Stirling
December 31, 2007
Bill owned and operated the Sharer-Stirling Funeral Home from 1968 until 1986, when he sold the funeral home to Dan Skivolocke.
Robert Eugene Fike
December 26, 2007
Bob was 1949 graduate of Cincinnati School of Embalming and a member of Districts 1 and 7 of Ohio Funeral Director Association for over 50 years.
Notification of Death - James Erhardt
December 19, 2007
James Erhardt was a longtime associate for the Dalbert, Woodruff and Isenogle Funeral Home, Cincinnati. He was an invaluable help to the funeral home since the 1960's and a mentor to countless students of CCMS.
Notification of Death - Chelsey Laine Grisier
December 18, 2007
Chelsey was the daughter of Todd and Sabrina Grisier, Grisier Funeral Home, Archbold.
Notification of Death - Robert F. (Bob) "Bud Welsh
December 11, 2007
Bob worked as a Funeral Director for his father at the Welsh Hood Funeral Home and later purchased the funeral home which became Robert F. Welsh Funeral Home. He worked for various other funeral homes in the area for 40 years, retiring from Witzler Shank Funeral Home in 2001.
Notification of Death - Mollie Murphy
December 2007
Mrs. Murphy was the mother of David and James, funeral directors with Schulte-Mahon-Murphy, Lyndhurst.
Notification of Death - Don E. Clevenger
December 11, 2007
Mr. Clevenger was a funeral director and embalmer, Vice President and partner with the Mast-Mock-Hoffman-Hanenkrath-Clevenger-Schaffer Funeral Home, Defiance.
Notification of Death - Alma McCoy Kirkland
November 7, 2007
Mrs. Kirkland was the mother of funeral director, Jonathan Kirkland, Clark-Kirkland Funeral Home, Cadiz.
Virginia Cauble Aaron
October 22, 2007
Virginia Cauble Aaron was the mother of NFDA Past President, Bill Aaron.
Beula M. Peoples
October 20, 2007
Beula, along with husband, Bob, owned and operated Peoples Furniture and Peoples Funeral Home in Lowell, for more than thirty years.
Notification of Death - Mary Louise Chiles
October 8, 2007
Mrs. Chiles was the last of the second generation of the Chiles-Laman Funeral Homes.
Notification of Death - Howard W. Edwards
September 28, 2007
Howard was a dedicated associate for 40 years with The Edwards Funeral Home in East Cleveland.
Notification of Death - Kathy Kay Ryan
September 25, 2007
Kathy Kay (Rousculp) Ryan was the wife of Mike Ryan, Clark Grave Vault Sales Representative.
Notification of Death - Patricia Ellen "Trish" Dierkes
September 16, 2007
Trish was the wife of Funeral Director, Ty Dierkes of the Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home, Zanesville.
Notification of Death - Dennis Earl "Skip" Wohlever
September 12, 2007
Dennis served his apprenticeship with the Emmerich Funeral Home and upon completion moved to Bellevue, purchasing the Young Funeral Home in 1962. In 1967 he purchased the Waters-Smith Funeral Home. He and his family spent the next 24 years operating the Wohlever Funeral Home. In 1984 he sold his funeral home in Bellevue and returned to Amherst, purchasing the Dombrowski Funeral Home, which became Dombowski-Wohlever-Volak Funeral Home until his retirement in 2000. He continued to be active in funeral service.
Notification of Death - Carl J. Arend
August 18, 2007
Mr. Arend was a licensed funeral director for over 50 years serving as Past President of Weir Arend Funeral Directors, Columbus, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Juletta A. Dutko
August 22, 2007
Mrs. Dutko was the Mother of Teresa Dutko, CCMS faculty.
Notification of Death - Thomas J. Jamieson
August 22, 2007
Thomas worked along side his parents in the Jamieson Funeral Home they founded in 1941 until their deaths in the early 1970's. He and his wife, Charlyne continued serving the community adding a third generation to the funeral home in 1980.
Notification of Death - Fred H. Moore
July 28, 2007
Fred served the Bainbridge Community for many years as owner and operator of the Smith-Moore Funeral Home.
Notification of Death - Jon C. Trainer
July 24, 2007
Jon was a son of James H. & Judith A. (Skillman) Trainer of Skillman, McDonald & Vernon Funeral Home Mechanicsburg, and Ohio.
Notification of Death - Emmett O'Shaughnessy, Jr.
July 6, 2007
Mr. O'Shaughnessy was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 38 years, and fourth-generation owner of the O'Shaughnessy Funeral Home, Columbus.
Notification of Death - John F. Schoedinger
June 23, 2007
Mr. Schoedinger was Retired President of Schoedinger Funeral Service.
Notification of Death - Virginia W. Toothman
May 15, 2007
Virginia was a former owner and operator of Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg.
Notification of Death - Bernadine M. Bringman
May 28, 2007
Mrs. Bringman was the widow of Joseph A. Bringman former owner/operator of the Bringman Clark Funeral Home, Upper Sandusky.
She was also the mother/mother-in-law of Pamela/William Clark, 4th generation and grandmother of Aaron Clark and Ann Leightey, 5th generation funeral directors at Bringman Clark Funeral Home.
Notification of Death - Fred Nicholls
May 31, 2007
Mr. Nicholls was a dedicated funeral directors and embalmer in the greater Cincinnati area for many years.
Notification of Death - Elden A. Good
May 19, 2007
Mr. Good founded the Elden A. Good Funeral Home, Inc. in 1942, Cincinnati.
Notification of Death - Clarence L. Shumaker
May 17, 2007
Mr. Shumaker was the Grandfather of Mark A. Merz and Edwin "Mick" Merz, both licensed funeral directors for Witzler-Shank Funeral Homes.
Notification of Death - Richard A. " Dick" Snyder
May 14, 2007
Mr. Snyder and his wife managed the Snyder Funeral Home in Butler from 1945 to 1953 when they moved to Fredericktown where they managed the funeral home and he served as the president of Snyder Funeral Homes, Inc from 1962 until his retirement in 1982.
Notification of Death - David M. Oliver
May 8, 2007
Mr. Oliver was a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and was licensed funeral director and embalmer. As the owner of Fawcett Oliver and Glass Funeral Home, he practiced in Chillicothe until his retirement in 1987.
Notification of Death - John P. "Phil" Keller
May 8, 2007
In 1956, Phil joined with his father George A. Keller, as partner in Keller & Son Funeral Home. He merged with Larry Koch in 1983, to form Keller-Ochs-Koch Funeral Home.
Notification of Death - Emma Genevieve "Ginny" Allen Dale
May 4, 2007
Mrs. Dale was a licensed Ohio Funeral Director and was the first African American Woman to serve as president of the Northwest Ohio Funeral Directors Association; founded, owned and operated with her late husband, Clarence J. "Jack" Dale, the Dale Funeral Home, Toledo.
Notification of Death - Hal Marcus "Marc" Burr
April 18, 2007
Mr. Burr was a 4th Generation Funeral Director and Embalmer with his families firm, the Burr Funeral Home and Cremation Service, from 1949 until he retired from active service in 1986, but continued as a consultant until 2001.
Notification of Death - Robert B. Anstrom
April 14, 2007
Bob's career in funeral services spanned over 60 years.
Notification of Death - Donald Paul Swigart
April 14, 2007
From 1957 until 1989, Don owned and operated the Swigart Funeral Home with his wife, Jean.
Notification of Death - Caroline Katherine Ickes
April 9, 2007
Mrs. Ickes and her late husband, LaMont, moved to Salem from Mayfield Heights, Ohio, in 1963 where they operated the Ickes Funeral Home until late 2005 when they retired.
Notification of Death - Mercedes G. Maley
April 10, 2007
Mrs. Maley was the wife of funeral director, Kim W. Maley, Urbana.
Notification of Death - Thomas J. Grainger
April 10, 2007
Mr. Grainger was the father-in-law of Carol and Larry Schildmeyer and the grandfather of Larry Schildmeyer Jr of Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Homes, Loveland, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Eugene "Gene" Burdette Thompson
April 4, 2007
Mr. Thompson was the founder of Thompson Funeral Home, Montpelier and Pioneer.
Notification of Death - Canda Sue Fickes
April 1, 2007
Mrs. Fickes was the wife of member, Don Fickes, Fickes Funeral Home, Jeromesville.
Notification of Death - Mary Ann Whitacre
March 12, 2007
Mary was the sister of Jill Kooken, previous OFDA trust officer with Banc One, now JP Morgan Chase.
Notification of Death - Donald I. Snider
February 17, 2007
Don opened the first Jewish funeral chapel in Columbus in 1939.
Notification of Death - Wilmer J. "Bud" Blanchard, Jr.
February 11, 2007
Bud was owner of Blanchard Brothers Funeral Home, Toledo, where he began working in 1933 with his father.
Notification of Death - Grace Lafferty
January 29, 2007
Mrs. Lafferty was the widow of William Lafferty, fourth generation owner of Lafferty Funeral Home in West Union; mother of Richard and John T., fifth generation and grandmother of John R. and Jayson, sixth generation.
Notification of Death - George W. Heller
February 11, 2007
George was the retired co-owner of Marker & Heller Funeral Homes in Dayton and Huber Heights.
Notification of Death - Edward C. Cotton, Sr.
February 11, 2007
He formed the Maple-Cotton Funeral Home & Ambulance Service in Kensington, Ohio and in 2002 acquired the Allmon-Dugger-Cotton Funeral Home in Carrollton, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Donald P. Henn
January 31, 2007
Mr. Donald P. Henn was a funeral director with the Robinson-Henn-Brossia Funeral Home for 42 years.
Notification of Death - Donald P. Henn
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Mr. Donald P. Henn was a funeral director at Robinson-Henn-Brossia Funeral Home for 42 years.
Perry George Allen, Jr.
December 27, 2006
Mr. Allen was the father of funeral director, Kennith Allen of Hughes-Allen Funeral Home, L.P. in Marion.
Notification of Death - LaMont L. Ickes
January 1, 2007
Mr. Ickes and his wife, Caroline, owned and operated The Ickes Funeral Home for 42 years in Salem, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Emil J. Golub
December 25, 2006
Mr. Golub started the Golub Funeral Home in 1945 where he lived and worked.
Frank Keith Chamberlain
December 13, 2006
In 1992 he and his wife Jean, along with David Huckeriede, started the Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home on North Cable Road, building it up to one of the largest funeral homes in northwest Ohio.
Notification of Death - Vera V. Coon
November 12, 2006
Vera was the mother of OFDA MRT member Randall Coon of Toledo.
Charles F. Johnson
November 10, 2006
Mr. Johnson founded the Johnson Funeral Home, Painesville.
Notification of Death - Robert P. "Bob" Smith
October 2006
Bob was the President of National Mortuary Shipping, Cleveland, Ohio.
Edmund J. Romito Sr.
October 23, 2006
Mr. Romito was the father of funeral director, Edmund J. Romito Jr. of the Johnson Romito Funeral Homes.
Notification of Death - Louis E. Schroder
October 17, 2006
Mr. Schroder was the father of OFDA Legal Counsel Scott Gilligan's wife Anne.
Notification of Death - Clyde E. Thompson
October 13, 2006
Clyde was president of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association in 1966-67.
Notification of Death - Anne Beatrice Corrigan
October 2006
Anne was the Co-founder and President of the original Corrigan Funeral Homes in Cleveland and Fairview Park, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Doyle Eugene Blackburn
September 19, 2006
Mr. Blackburn worked for the Fulton Funeral Home as a funeral director until purchasing the business in 1979 and building a new funeral home in 1995. He had retired in 2003 after serving Grafton and surrounding communities for 43 years.
Notification of Death for Adeline Krompholc
September 20, 2006
Mrs. Krompholc was the mother-in-law of funeral director, Tom Wappner of Wappner Funeral Directors, Mansfield.
Notification of Death - Karen Egger
September 8, 2006
Karen was the sister of Don Jones, funeral director, Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Home, Worthington.
Notification of Death - Jeanette E. (Weisberg) Snider
August 30, 2006
After marrying Donald in 1940, Mrs. Snider worked as his partner and owner of the first Jewish Funeral Home in Columbus for nearly 40 years.
David R. "Bob" James
August 20, 2006
Mr. James was affiliated with the James Funeral Home, Newton Falls as a funeral director /embalmer where he was dedicated to the friends and families in the community. Bob officially retired in 1984, but continued participating with the family business until spring of this year.
Williard D. Floyd, Sr.
August 22, 2006
Mr. Floyd was the father of Joseph R., owner of Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville, Ohio.
Jerome S. "Jerry" Hromada
August 18, 2006
Jerry was the father of Jerome M. Hromada, funeral director, with Gluvna Shimo Hromada Funeral Chapel in Lorain.
Donald D. Barth
August 17, 2006
Mr. Barth was the husband of Patricia Mullaney-Barth, funeral director, of Broadview Heights, Ohio.
Doris H. Linsley
August 15, 2006
Mrs. Linsley was a licensed funeral director, along with her husband, Edward J. "Ted", who operated the Oliver-Linsley Funeral Home, East Palestine.
Raymond E. Long
August 13, 2006
Mr. Long was a funeral director / embalmer for the Burr Funeral Home in Chardon, Ohio.
Martha M. Van Horn
August 4, 2006
Mrs. Van Horn was the wife of OFDA Past President, Myron L. Van Horn (Died October 4, 2000), together with her husband, they owned & operated Van Horn Funeral Homes in Lakeview & Jackson Center for many years.
Notification of Death - James R. Minges
August 4, 2006
Mr. Minges was a licensed funeral director in the state of Ohio for 57 years. He began his career in 1949 at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home in Cincinnati and established Minges Funeral Home in Harrison, OH in 1989.
Notification of Death - David Lee Roberts
August 2, 2006
David was a second generation licensed funeral director and embalmer and was co-owner since 1973, along with his brother, of the Roberts Funeral Home in Logan.
Notification of Death - Justine Girod
July 27, 2006
Mrs. Girod's father, Joseph Zele Sr., founded Zele Funeral Homes, Inc. in 1907. She was Secretary of the funeral home from 1932-1953 and Secretary-Treasurer from 1953-1985.
Notification of Death - J. Harriet Walter
July 28, 2006
In 1966, Harriet passed the state board to become a licensed funeral director, one of the few women licensed in Ohio at that time.
Notification of Death - William J. "Bill" Gelvin II
July 15, 2006
Mr. Gelvin was an Account Executive in Ohio for Batesville Casket Company for 12 years, Executive Vice President of Kubach-Smith Funeral Home in Norwalk for six years, where he became a licensed funeral director in 1991.
Richard E. Miller
July 14, 2006
Mr. Miller worked with his father until 1952 before becoming owner of the Miller Funeral Home, Jefferson, Ohio (now Fleming & Billman Funeral Directors, Inc.) and operated the business until his retirement in 1984.
Notification of Death - Bradley J. McClelland
July 12, 2006
Brad was a funeral director / embalmer for Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Cambridge and Past OFDA District #12 President.
Notification of Death - Wesley A. Root
July 4, 2006
Wes was the son of funeral director Jay Root who owns Arpp & Root Funeral Home in Germantown, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Golda E. Jones McGaughy
June 28, 2006
Mrs. McGaughy along with her husband, operated the McGaughy Funeral Home in Byesville, for many years.
Notification of Death - Janet Neville-Grasberger
June 18, 2006
Janet was the daughter of OFDA Past President Ray Neville.
Notification of Death - Harold William Heslop
June 4, 2006
Harold was a retired partner in two family-owned businesses, R. G. Heslop and Sons Funeral Home, where he was fondly known as "Digger" and Heslop Furniture, both in Martins Ferry, OH.
Notification of Death - Norman C. Bliss
May 31, 2006
Mr. Bliss formally owned and operated Bliss-Peoples Funeral Home, Leipsic, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Clara Miriam Spence
June 6, 2006
Mrs. Spence was the mother of OFDA Past President Dwayne R. Spence of Canal Winchester.
Wilbur J. Keller, Sr.
June 1, 2006
With his brother, Vincent H., Wilbur owned and operated the Keller Funeral Home, Martins Ferry, Ohio.
William H. Clifford
May 29, 2006
Mr. Clifford was owner of Clifford Funeral Home (now Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home) since 1958 and had served area families as a funeral director for over 50 years.
Notification of Death - Jodi Lynn Moreland
May 14, 2006
Jodi was the daughter of OFDA member Bob Moreland of Moreland Funeral Home, Westerville.
Notification of Death - Lawrence E. Oliver
May 13, 2006
Lawrence E. Oliver, father of Boyd Oliver, owner of Oliver Funeral Home, Ashville, Ohio died Saturday, May 13, 2006.
Notification of Death - Robert Eldon "Bob" Gay
May 13, 2006
Mr. Gay was employed with Witt-Good and Kelsch Funeral Home, Cincinnati, for 39 years as a Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Notification of Death - Thomas H. Theller
May 9, 2006
Mr. Theller owned and operated Theller Funeral Home in Lancaster from 1972 until 1986. At that time, he merged his business with the Sheridan Funeral Home where he remained active until his retirement in 2004.
Notification of Death - Clarence Carter
April 30, 2006
Mr. Clarence Carter opened the first black-owned funeral home in Elyria and was a funeral director in Lorain County for 40 years.
Notification of Death - Janet White Witbeck
Mrs. Witbeck was an Ohio licensed funeral director for 54-years, currently serving as President of C. D. White and Son Funeral Home, Columbus.
Notification of Death - Joseph Louis Fortuna
Mr. Fortuna was a Korean Army Veteran.
Notification of Death - Eloise P. Summers
April 10, 2006
Mrs. Summers was the mother of Terry Summers of Summers Funeral Home, Washington Court House.
Notification of Death - Janet Boyer Benfer
March 28, 2006
Janet was the former owner of the Boyer-VanWormer-Scott Funeral Homes Inc., Toledo.
Notification of Death - Hazel Meister Jardine
March 15, 2006
Mrs. Jardine was the stepmother to George Jardine and grandmother to Jason Jardine both of the Jardine Funeral Home, Strongsville.
Notification of Death - Gerald W. Gilmore
March 20, 2006
Jerry was the manager of the F. C. Daehler Mortuary Company, Portsmouth.
Notification of Death - Matthew Allen Allberry
March 14, 2006
Matthew was the brother of Rebekah Manofsky of the Schoedinger Worthington Chapel and member of the OFDA Young Funeral Professionals Committee.
Notification of Death - W. Joseph Westbrock
March 8, 2006
Joe was President of the Westbrock Funeral Home while he served the Dayton community in the funeral industry for over 45 years.
Notification of Death - John J. Conroy
March 15, 2006
John had served the funeral profession since December, 1945 and was a partner in the former Degenhart-Conroy Funeral Home prior to founding, with his wife Jean, the Conroy Funeral Home.
Notification of Death - William "Big Bill" R. Stump
March 8, 2006
William R. Stump was affiliated with the Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home for a number of years and retired from Clarksburg Casket Company in 1998. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer in state of West Virginia.
Notification of Death - Gladys L. Rybicki
February 11,2006
Mrs. Rybicki was the mother of Tom Rybicki, funeral director and owner, of the Rybicki & Son, A Golden Rule Funeral Home, Garfield Heights.
Notification of Death - Sylvia Raether
February 3, 2006
Sylvia Raether was the wife of the late Howard Raether.
Notification of Death - Rick D. Norris
February 3, 2006
Mr. Norris was an associate with Schoedinger Funeral Service.
Notification of Death - William E. Snow
January 27, 2006
Bill was a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer for over 40 years working for Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home in Port Clinton and Marblehead, OH.
Notification of Death - John R. Braboy, Sr.
January 31, 2006
John R. Braboy, Sr. was the father of John R. Braboy, Jr., President of Mid-America College, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Notification of Death - John H. Heiby
January 29, 2006
John graduated from Marietta High School in 1945; was a World War II Navy Seabee Veteran from 1945-1947. He was an Ohio licensed funeral director and embalmer for over fifty years; owning and operating the Heiby Memorial Home in Chillicothe from 1957-1971.
Notification of Death - Gertrude "Gerty" Sinchak
January 15, 2006
Gertrude "Gerty" Sinchak, was a funeral director for 53 years and the owner of Sinchak & Sons Funeral Home, Warren.
Notification of Death - Edythe C. Nurre
Edythe C. Nurre was the mother of OFDA Past President, Ed Nurre, E.C. Nurre Funeral Homes, Inc., Amelia.
Notification of Death - Gary L. Chessman
December 21, 2005
Gary was associated along with his family with Swart Funeral Home for many years.
Notification of Death - William Glynn Norton
December 28, 2005
William Glynn Norton was the owner of Norton Funeral Home in Wellington.
Notification of Death - Ann N. Ripepi
December 26, 2005
Mrs. Ripepi was the mother of Stephen, Anthony Jr., and Daniel, all of the A. Ripepi and Sons Funeral Home, Middleburg Heights.
Notification of Death - Marvin M. Shipman
December 13, 2005
Mr. Shipman owned the Shipman Advertising Company and was a long time exhibitor at the annual convention and an avid supporter of OFDA.
Notification of Death - Ralph H. Greenisen
November 20, 2005
Ralph purchased the Krill Funeral in Bryan, Ohio on April 1, 1949, changed it to Greenisen Funeral Home, then went into a partnership with Thomas A. Tilton as Greenisen & Tilton Funeral Home. In 2004 it became the Burr Funeral Home & Crematory.
Notification of Death - Robert Christmas
November 15, 2005
Mr. Christmas was a member of the OFDA and NFDA and was the former owner of the Trostel, Chapman, and Christmas Funeral Home of New Carlisle.
Notification of Death - Robert Dusthimer
November 11, 2005
Mr. Dusthimer owned and operated the Dusthimer Funeral Home in Danville, Ohio from 1953 to 1985 and had received his 50-year embalmer's plaque from the Ohio Funeral Director's Association.
Notification of Death - Beverly M. Dicken
November 3, 2005
Mrs. Dicken is the mother of David Dicken of the Dicken Funeral Home, Elyria.
Notification of Death - J. Rodney McPeek
October 29, 2005
Mr. McPeek and his wife, Deborah, owned the McPeek Funeral Home in Granville, which they purchased in 1973 from Lloyd R. Crouse.
Notification of Death - Mary Louise Shirer
October 11, 2005
Mrs. Shirer was the co-owner and operator along with her husband, Gerald Shirer of the former Shirer Funeral Home which was located in Adamsville for many years.
Notification of Death - Lowell E. Chandler
October 5, 2005
Mr. Chandler held a professional support staff position with the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, Richmond from 1993 until present.
Notification of Death - June Lee Brooks Roberts
August 29, 2005
June, a licensed funeral director, and her late husband, William "Red" Roberts, owned and operated the Roberts Funeral Home until their retirement in 1991.
Notification of Death - Mildred B. Lamb
September 14, 2005
Mildred was the mother-in-law of John Croxton of T. P. White & Sons Funeral Home in Cincinnati.
Notification of Death - Donna "June" Gompf
September 13, 2005
June was the mother of Gene Gompf of Gompf Funeral Service, Cardington.
Notification of Death - Dorothy R. Burmeister Obrock
September 12, 2005
Dorothy and her late Husband Fred, founded Burmeister Funeral Home in Avon Lake. Another location was added in Avon. In 1986, Burmeister Funeral Homes joined Busch Funeral and Crematory Services. William C. Burmeister (Son), Gretchen C. Burmeister (Daughter), William M. Burmeister (Grandson) and wife Meghan, are all licensed funeral directors. Becky Busch (nee Burmeister) (granddaughter) is married to James H. Busch, President of Busch Funeral and Crematory Services. The Burmeister Family is proud of their lifetime involvement in SIFH (NSM) and membership in NFDA, OFDA, and the Lorain County Funeral Directors Association.
Notification of Death - John J. "Jack" Wasko
September 7, 2005
Jack served four years in the Navy from 1956 to 1960, and was a Korean War veteran. While in the Navy, he crossed the Arctic Circle and became a full-fledged Royal Order of Blue Nose, along with crossing the equator and becoming a True and Loyal Son of Neptunus Rex. This is a rarity that sailors are able to complete both of these mysteries.
Notification of Death - Donna A. Strong
September 9, 2005
Donna was the mother of Mark Strong, funeral director with the Wappner Funeral Directors, Mansfield.
Notification of Death - James Edward Wise
September 6, 2005
In 1937 he completed his education at the Cleveland College of Embalming. On October 9, 1938 he married Virginia Warner and continued his career in the family furniture/funeral business in which he devoted 67 years of his life.
Notification of Death - Warren T. Koenig
Warren was the former owner of Corrigan Funeral Homes in Cleveland, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Edla M. Thompson
August 30, 2005
Edla along with her husband, Eugene B. Thompson, had owned and operated the Thompson Funeral Home in Montpelier and Pioneer from 1937 until their retirement in 1979.
Notification of Death - Ollie L. Schafer
August 27, 2005
Ollie L. Schafer, 98, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 in Heartland of Marietta. Ollie was the grandmother of OFDA Member Services Coordinator, Carolyn Martin.
Notification of Death - Jeanne Hais
August 19, 2005
OFDA received word this morning about the sudden death of Jeanne Hais, only sibling to OFDA Past President Paul Frederick.
Notification of Death - Anthony Mazzarella
Tony was a long time exhibitor and sponsor with the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
Notification of Death - William J. Shank
August 4, 2005
Mr. Shank had worked for many years with his brother, Bob Shank, Sr., as a funeral director's assistant at Witzler-Shank Funeral Home in Perrysburg and Walbridge.
Notification of Death - Clarence "Bud" C. Rodenberger
July 23, 2005
Mr. Rodenberger was the founding funeral director of the Rodenberger Funeral Homes, Inc., McClure in 1959, Deshler in 1968, and Napoleon in 1999.
Notification of Death - Michael Edwin Connley
July 12, 2005
Mr. Connley was a valued employee of the Colligan Funeral Home, Hamilton, Ohio for nearly 24 years.
Notification of Death - Randall Joseph Williams
June 26, 2005
Mr. Williams was Vice President and Director of Operations at Chiles & Sons-Laman Funeral Home in Lima.
Notification of Death - Jodi Jaye Baker
June 21,2005
Jodi was the wife of Scott Baker, Embalmer and Funeral Director with Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Robert Thomas Southwick
June 17, 2005
Mr. Southwick was an Ohio licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer for more than 50 years, and President Emeritus of Southwick-Good & Fortkamp Funeral Chapel, Columbus, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Edith C. Fraley
June 14, 2005
Mrs. Fraley was the mother of OFDA member, Geary Fraley of Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford.
Notification of Death - Linda L. Blagovich
June 5, 2005
Mrs. Blagovich was the mother of Charles S. Blagovich, Manager of the Galion, Ohio branch of the Mark A. Schneider Funeral Home.
Notification of Death - Walter Edward Krause, Jr.
May 30, 2005
Mr. Krause, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, served as interim inspector for the State of Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.
Notification of Death - Rosemary Dooner
May 22, 2005
Mrs. Dooner was the mother of OFDA member Jack Dooner; Cuyahoga Funeral Director Association Board member and employee of both Dostal and Faulhaber Funeral Homes.
Notification of Death - Deborah Jane Seidel
May 16, 2005
Ms. Seidel's mother, Coletta and aunt, Patricia originally operated their parent's funeral home Vales-Seidel-Kleve in Cleveland.
Notification of Death - Marilyn Rose Bartley
May 14, 2005
Mrs. Bartley was the owner and operator, with her husband Leroy, of the Bartley Funeral Home in Minerva.
Notification of Death - Margaret M. O'Connell
May 10, 2005
Mrs. O'Connell was the mother of OFDA member and Funeral Director Martin F. O'Connell of Bersticker-Scott Funeral Home in Toledo.
Notification of Death - Lloyd F. Billman
May 7, 2004
Mr. Billman was the father of OFDA member and funeral director Robert Billman. Mr. Billman was a veteran and a POW of World War II, serving in the U. S. Army and did receive the Purple Heart.
Notification of Death - Mary C. "Cammie" Sheridan
May 10, 2005
Mrs. Sheridan was a licensed Funeral Director for Boring-Sheridan Funeral Homes with her husband and son. She was also a Past Secretary for District 13 of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
Notification of Death Mary L. Lockhorn Parker
April 24, 2005
Mrs. Parker was the mother of Rick Parker who works for Busch Family Funeral Chapels.
Notification of Death - Rosalie Jane Cline
March 18, 2005
Mrs. Cline was an associate of Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio and Brubach-Watters Funeral Home, Summerfield, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Geraldine R. Monreal
March 18, 2005
Mrs. Monreal was the mother of funeral director William A. Monreal, Jr. of the Monreal Funeral Home, Eastlake.
Notification of Death - Charles Richard Guttadore
March 13, 2005
Mr. Guttadore was the father of Greg Guttadore of ASI, 3rd party Administrator for the OFDA Master Trust.
Notification of Death - Louis H. Stange
March 9, 2005
Mr. Stange was a funeral director in the Dayton area for over 50 years and also worked at the Montgomery County Coroners Office for over 20 years.
Notification of Death - Daniel Mihovk
March 7, 2005
Mr. Mihovk was the father of Robert "Bob" D. (Karen Rosenacker) Mihovk.
Notification of Death - Ruth Trago
February 23, 2005
Ruth was the Executive Secretary for Rutherford Funeral Home, Columbus for many years.
Notification of Death - H. Virginia "Ginny" Wise
February 2, 2005
"Ginny" Wise was the wife of Jim Wise, retired funeral director and owner of Wise Funeral Service; Bucyrus, Ohio.
Notification of Death - Edmond Storch
February 3, 2005
The Ohio Funeral Directors Association received notification this morning regarding the death of 1962 Past President Edmond Storch.
Notification of Death Edward D. Novak
January 28,2005
Mr. Novak was the father of Bob Novak and the grandfather of Tim and Dan Novak, all of the Novak Funeral Home in Columbus.
