In Memoriam

The OFDA staff extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to those who have lost a loved one, family member, or friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you.

Online OFDA memoriams are limited to those within the membership and their immediate family members. They will remain online for two years from posting date.

Please email Marilyn Evans death notices and include complete information, along with a contact name and telephone number. If a death notice has been published online, please include the link.

If you are notifying us of the death of an immediate family member, please state his/her relationship to the funeral director and affiliation to the funeral home.
Death notices will be considered for publication on the OFDA website, The Digital Director e-newsletter and membership email notification.

11/22/2023

Obituary for Larry Fields

Retired Employee of Cotner Funeral Home

11/07/2023

Obituary for Daniel "Danny" Hutcheson

Past President of the Georgia Funeral Directors' Association

11/02/2023

Obituary for David A. Latta

Funeral Director/Embalmer at Newcomer Cremations, Funeral & Receptions, Toledo

10/18/2023

Obituary for John "Jack" Craciun III

Brother of Joe and Jim Craciun, both of Craciun Funeral Home

10/04/2023

Obituary for Rosmarie P. Amato

Mother-In-Law to Doug Gober of The Foresight Companies

10/03/2023

Obituary for Elizabeth Anne Tirpak

Daughter of Francine (nee Chambers) and the Late Stephen G. Tirpak, Sister of Stephen J. Tirpak, all of Chambers Funeral Home

10/02/2023

Obituary for Toby Micheal Day

Funeral Director and Director of Business Services and Educational Cremation Center at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

09/27/2023

Obituary for Adam J. Rossi Jr.

Former Owner and President of Rossi Funeral Home

09/26/2023

Obituary for Gregory A. Guttadore

Partner and COO of Administrative Systems, Inc., Third-Party Administrator of Master Trust

09/25/2023

Obituary for Don L. Brown

Retired Funeral Director and Previous Owner of Brown Funeral Home

09/21/2023

Obituary for Ty J. Dierkes

Owner and Father of Cody & Joe Dierkes, Son of Janice Dierkes, All of Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home

09/18/2023

Obituary for John Theodore Lafferty

Former Owner and Father of John R. Lafferty, both of Lafferty Funeral Home Inc.

09/14/2023

Obituary for Patricia M. "Patty" McWilliams

Mother of Tom McWilliams, Owner of McWilliams Funeral Home

09/08/2023

Obituary for Richard M. "Dick" Garee

Funeral Director at Moreland Funeral Homes

09/08/2023

Obituary for Raymond Omar Wright

Retired Funeral Director

09/05/2023

Obituary for Dana S. Bollinger

Mother of Mark Bollinger, Owner and Manager of Bollinger Funeral Goods and Services in Brunswick

09/05/2023

Obituary for George J. Kinnick

Father of Thomas E. Kinnick and Grandfather of Jillian M. Kinnick, all of Kinnick Funeral Home

08/31/2023

Obituary for Shirley Ann Hill

Mother of Susan Heller, Mother-in-law of Gary Heller, OFDA Past President, and Grandmother of Matt Heller, all of Marker & Heller Funeral Homes

08/16/2023

Obituary for Lawrence "Larry" Stuart, Sr.

President and Owner of Crematory Manufacturing & Service

08/10/2023

Obituary for Robert Lee Van Horn

OFDA Past President

07/14/2023

Obituary for Thomas D. "Tom" Rue

OFDA Past President and Father of Rob Rue, both of Littleton & Rue Funeral Home

07/11/2023

Obituary for James A. Hillis

Retired Funeral Director/Co-Owner of Hillis, Combs & Nestor Funeral Home

07/06/2023

Obituary for William Hebblethwaite

Retired Funeral Director of Brown Funeral Homes

07/06/2023

Obituary for Mary "Sue" Richards

Mother and Mother-in-Law of Stacie and Mark Whetstone, Owners of Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home

06/19/2023

Obituary for Madelyn R. Snyder

Mother of Clay and Trent Snyder, Grandmother of Chad and C.D. Ridge Snyder, Sister-in-law of Paul Snyder, and relation to other Snyder family associates with Snyder Funeral Homes

06/19/2023

Obituary for Sherri Ann DiPietro

Employee of DeJohn Funeral Home

06/19/2023

Obituary for Scott R. Chiles

Funeral Director at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services

06/15/2023

Obituary for G. Scott Smith

Retired Funeral Director of Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Homes and Brother of Jeffrey Smith (Funeral Director at Smith-Varns FH) and Robert Smith (Owner/Funeral Director at Lebold-Smith Funeral Home)

06/14/2023

Obituary for Daniel A. Neer

Brother of Kimberly Lindsey and Brother-in-Law of OFDA Past President Walter Lindsey (Previous Co-Owners of Lindsey Funeral Home - Now Snyder Funeral Homes-Lindsey Chapel)

06/12/2023

Obituary for Harry W. Ogle

Retired Funeral Director/Owner of Smith & Ogle Funeral Home and Father of Kimberly Ogle, Funeral Director at Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home

06/08/2023

Obituary for Rita A. Antinelli

Grandmother of Kaitlin Antinelli, Apprentice at Newcomer Cremations, Funerals, and Receptions

06/08/2023

Obituary for John F. "Jack" Vodrazka

Retired Funeral Director and Owner of Vodrazka Funeral Home

06/07/2023

Obituary for Jodi Lynn Wellman Sparks

Mother of Julia Wiget, Funeral Director at Roger W. Davis Funeral Home

06/06/2023

Obituary for Michael J. Jones

Brother-in-law of Patrick O'Connor, Retired Owner/Funeral Director with Schuster-Straker-O'Connor Funeral Home

05/24/2023

Obituary for Todd W. Van Beck

Former Funeral Director and Program Director at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

05/16/2023

Obituary for Molly Elizabeth Zoz

Former Funeral Director and District 5 President; Select Producer/Prearrangement Specialist with Frederick Funeral Home

05/15/2023

Obituary of Robert "Butch" Brehm

Father of Bob Brehm, Funeral Director at Eagle-Marry Funeral Home

05/15/2023

Obituary for Elizabeth "Beth" A. Williams

Funeral Director/Embalmer/Celebrant and Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Chief of Staff at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

05/15/2023

Obituary for Barry Allen Richardson

Retired Funeral Director of Webb Noonan Funeral Home and Semi-Retired Funeral Director of Weigel Funeral Home

05/01/2023

Obituary for John Alan Root

Father of Nanette (Harold) Waite, Grandfather of Christopher (Ashley) Waite, Waite Funeral Home

05/01/2023

Obituary for Norma Jean "Jeanne" Anderson

Wife of the late Donald K. Anderson, Co-owner of Anderson-Ebright Funeral Home

04/25/2023

Obituary for Delayne G. “Dee” Deitloff

Retired Funeral Director and Father of Jon Deitloff, OFDA Past President, Tobias Funeral Home

04/18/2023

Obituary for Gerald E. Foos

Father of Brian and Grandfather of Gerald "J.J." and E. Miles Foos of Foos & Foos Funeral Home

04/17/2023

Obituary for Ada Dorothy Clark

Former Owner of Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home

04/17/2023

Obituary for Susan J. Kirkland

Sister of Jonathan Kirkland and Daughter of the late Richard Kirkland, Past Owners of Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home

04/13/2023

Obituary for Mary Ellen "Mel" Webster

Wife of Robert D. Webster and Mother of Michael and Ben Webster of the Webster Funeral Home

04/13/2023

Obituary for Ronald Brickman

Retired Funeral Director/Embalmer and Brother of Joseph and John Brickman of Brickman Bros. Funeral Home

04/06/2023

Obituary for Mary B. Pitstick

Mother-in-Law of Terry J. Summers and Grandmother of Vanessa Summers, both of Summers Funeral Home

04/06/2023

Obituary for Nancy Kay (Clarke) Thompson

Wife of the late G. William (Bill) and Mother to Todd and Tim Thompson of William Thompson & Son Funeral Home

04/05/2023

Obituary for Jason M. Ellinger

Husband of Amy Baucher, OFDA Professional Development & Events Coordinator

04/04/2023

Obituary for Shirley A. Chambers

of Chambers Funeral Home, Cleveland - wife of the late William, mother of Therese and aunt to Dan and Brian Chambers and Stephen Tirpak

03/29/2023

Obituary for John E. Robinson

Retired owner of Robinson Funeral Home

03/29/2023

Obituary for Glenna A. Gamwell

Mother-in-law of Thomas Fleming, OFDA Past President

03/29/2023

Obituary for Mary Marcovy

Sister of Michael, Patrick & Carleen Carlson of Carlson Funeral Homes

03/27/2023

Obituary for Charles Brown

Retired Funeral Director

03/23/2023

Obituary for Josette E. Lucas

Mother & Grandmother to Daniel & Zeb Lucas, Lucas-Batton Funeral Home

03/06/2023

Obituary for Geraldine "Gerri" Shopp

Wife of Steve Shopp, Longtime Secretary of the Embalmers Association of Cleveland

03/06/2023

Obituary for Norris "Pug" C. Cromes

Former Owner and Father of Retired Owner, Gary Cromes, both of Cromes Funeral Home

02/23/2023

Obituary for Lawrence N. Previte

Father of Nicholas Previte, Vitantonio-Previte Funeral Home, and Grandfather of Anthony Previte, Orlando-Donsante-Previte Funeral Home

02/16/2023

Obituary for Jeanne W. Babcock

Mother and Mother-in-Law of Mitch and Laurie Babcock, Owners of Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, Inc.

02/10/2023

Obituary for Trudy Westbrock

Mother of Bryan “BJ” Westbrock, Funeral Director and Owner of Westbrock Funeral Homes

02/09/2023

Obituary for Phyllis E. Curran

Mother-In-Law of Robert Mazzarella, Owner of American Coach Sales and American Limousine Service

02/06/2023

Obituary for Lynn A. Sandrock

Funeral Director at Cox-McNulty Funeral Home

02/06/2023

Obituary for Lawrence Bagnoli

Funeral Director, Former Co-Owner, Father-in-Law of Jim Donovan, and Grandfather of James Donovan, all of Donovan Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services

01/31/2023

Obituary for Jerry Jagers

Funeral Director and Father of Tim Jagers, Co-owners of Jagers & Sons Funeral Home

01/16/2023

Obituary for Jeanne K. Hazel

Mother and Mother-in-Law of Brenda and Rick Snider; Grandmother of Abby Robinson, all of Baker-Hazel and Snider Funeral Home

01/13/2023

Obituary for Betty J. Deitloff

Mother of Jon Deitloff, OFDA Past President, Tobias Funeral Home

01/13/2023

Obituary for Edward C. Miller

Father-in-law of William Smith, Managing Funeral Director at John Quint Treboni Funeral Home

01/11/2023

Obituary for Joyce A. Hicks

Mother-in-Law of Lori Hicks, OFDA Past President, Mueller Funeral Home

12/29/2022

Obituary for Susan Lynne Schaich

Mother of Jordyn Lynne Schaich, Funeral Director at Penwell Turner Funeral Home

12/27/2022

Obituary for Thomas “Tom” Jeffrey Benz

Licensed Funeral Director and Salesman at Bass-Mollett Funeral Supply

12/22/2022

Obituary for John M. Ritondaro

Former Owner of The DeJohn Funeral Home & Crematory (formerly Ritondaro)

12/16/2022

Obituary for Don L. Brown

Previous Owner of Brown Funeral Home and Retired Funeral Director

12/14/2022

Obituary for Marie L. Birchfield

Mother of James C. Birchfield, Owner of Birchfield Funeral Home

12/13/2022

Obituary for Joanne Brinkman

Wife of the late John Brinkman, former owner of Brinkman-Dress Funeral Home

12/08/2022

Obituary for Mary Nicastro

Sister of Diana Greenspan, Golden Considerations

12/05/2022

Obituary for William H. Shields

Retired Funeral Director and Former Owner of Shields Funeral Home

12/05/2022

Obituary for Dr. Ronald J. Reber

Father of Pamela Reber Jones, Co-Owner of Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center

11/21/2022

Obituary for John J. Gluvna

Former Owner of Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel

11/18/2022

Obituary for Richard E. Phillips

Retired Funeral Director of Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home

11/18/2022

Obituary for Jeanette Polley

Mother and Mother-in-Law of Susan Jones and Donald C. Jones, Retired Funeral Directors of Rutherford Corbin Funeral Home

11/17/2022

Obituary for H. David Scott

Brother of Ralph F. Scott, II, Owner of Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home, Inc.

11/16/2022

Obituary for Paul J. “PJ” Lamiell

Funeral Director and Owner of Lamiell Funeral Home

11/04/2022

Obituary for Bruce C. Redmon

Retired Funeral Director and Founder, Father of Keith Redmon, both of Redmon Funeral Home, Inc.

10/26/2022

Obituary for Donald Ray Warehime

Retired Funeral Director, Husband of Judy Warehime

10/03/2022

Obituary for Jack Denver Davis

Retired Funeral Director, Brother of the late Roger W. Davis, OFDA Past President, and Uncle of R. Scott Davis, OFDA Past President and Owner of Roger W. Davis Funeral Home

10/03/2022

Obituary for Marlene S. Bond

Funeral Director and Owner of Bond Funeral Home

09/22/2022

Obituary for Kathryn "Kathy" Sue Thompson

Mother of Catie Thompson of Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home

09/06/2022

Obituary for Joseph "Joe" T. Jagers

Funeral Director, Brother of Jerry Jagers, and Uncle of Tim Jagers, all of Jagers & Sons Funeral Home

08/29/2022

Obituary for Anthony W. Guerriero, Sr.

Retired Funeral Director/Owner, Husband of Rosemary, Father of Micheline and Terence Guerriero, all of Guerriero Funeral Home

08/24/2022

Obituary for Elizabeth "Bette" Berry

Mother of Daniel Berry of Berry-McGreevey-Martens Funeral Home, Thomas Berry of McGorray-Hanna Funeral Homes, and Sean Berry, Trade Embalmer

08/19/2022

Obituary for Judy (Sanders) Miller

Sister of Rebecca J. Krill and Sister-in-Law of J. Michael Krill, OFDA Past President, Former Co-Owners of Krill Funeral Service

08/10/2022

Obituary for Holly Cornell Bassett

Mother-in-Law of Poul Lemasters, OFDA Member

08/09/2022

Obituary for Kathleen Ann Hartman

Wife of E. Lynn Hartman, Owner of Hartman Sons Funeral Home

08/04/2022

Obituary for Timothy John Wisniewski

Brother of Tom Wisniewski, Founder of Wisniewski Funeral Home

08/03/2022

Obituary for Terrance Patrick Hennessy

Retired Funeral Director and Former Owner of Hennessy-Bagnoli Funeral Homes

08/01/2022

Obituary for Maxine Sanders

Mother of Rebecca J. Krill and Mother-in-Law of J. Michael Krill, OFDA Past President, Former Co-Owners of Krill Funeral Service

07/25/2022

Obituary for Paul A. Vensil

Brother and Brother-in-Law of Carl and Carolyn Vensil, Co-owners of Vensil & Chute Funeral Homes

07/20/2022

Obituary for Myron Lee Van Horn

Funeral Director and OFDA Member

07/05/2022

Obituary for Joseph Michael Nero

Funeral Director and Owner of Vito-Nero Funeral Home

06/22/2022

Obituary for Mary Kathleen “Kay” McGorray

Mother of Mary Susan McGorray, Funeral Director at McGorray-Hanna Funeral Homes

06/13/2022

Obituary for John H. "Jack" Evans, Sr.

Funeral Director and Owner, Husband of Charlotte Evans, Father of Charles and Andrew Evans, all of John H. Evans Funeral Home, Inc.

06/13/2022

Obituary for Melinda Ann (Cisco) Keiser

Daughter of Robert L. Cisco and Sister of Robert N. Cisco, both of Cisco Funeral Home and Sister of Tammy Vernon and Sister-in-Law of David Vernon, both of Vernon Funeral Homes

06/07/2022

Obituary for Sandra Santos

Retired Funeral Director and Former Owner of McGowan-Reid and Santos Funeral Home

06/03/2022

Obituary for John Frederick Kummer

Retired Funeral Director and Former Partner and Co-Owner of Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home

06/02/2022

Obituary for Roger D. Glass

Retired Funeral Director and Former Co-Owner of Fawcett Oliver Glass and Palmer Funeral Home

06/02/2022

Obituary for Betty J. Hollingshead

Retired Funeral Director and OFDA Member

05/05/2022

Obituary for Marjorie L. Dunbar

Mother of Richard Dunbar, Former Owner of Richards, Raff and Dunbar Memorial Home

05/04/2022

Obituary for Don L. Hupp

Father-in-Law of Ty J. Dierkes and Grandfather of Cody D. Dierkes, both of Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home

04/27/2022

Obituary for Phyllis Ann (Grisier) Reed

Sister of Frederick Grisier of Grisier Funeral Home

04/08/2022

Obituary for David W. Ward

Brother of OFDA Member, Kevin Gaffney and Brother Shaun Gaffney, both of FDL

03/17/2022

Obituary for Craig F. Hoffman

Retired Funeral Director and Previous Co-Owner of Mast-Mock-Hoffman Funeral Home, Inc.

03/14/2022

Obituary for B. Jack Williams

Retired Funeral Director, Father of Sherri L. Morgan and Father-in-Law of Mark A. Morgan, both of Morgan Funeral Home

03/09/2022

Obituary for Joseph J. Coyle

President, and Father of Megan M. Coyle, both of Coyle Funeral Home and Cremation Services

03/07/2022

Obituary for Diane J. Kyle

Mother of David J. Kyle, Mother-in-Law of Janice L. Kyle, and Grandmother of Benjamin A. Kyle, all of Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home

03/01/2022

Obituary for Glen A. Jenkins

Father of Keith Jenkins, Grandfather of Andrew Jenkins, and Founder of Jenkins Funeral Chapel

03/01/2022

Obituary for Thomas A. Tilton

Retired Funeral Director and Former Owner of Greenisen & Tilton Funeral Homes

02/28/2022

Obituary for Laura Mae “Lollie” Goslin

Mother-in-Law of Kenneth A. Cahall, OFDA and NFDA Past President, and Grandmother of Clayton A. Cahall, both of Cahall Funeral Homes, Inc.

02/21/2022

Obituary for Nicholas A. Hogenkamp

Former President, Father of Nicholas C. Hogenkamp and Brother of B. Jay Hogenkamp, all of N.J. Hogenkamp Sons, Inc.

02/09/2022

Obituary for Shirley Ann Smith

Grandmother of Michael T. Smith, OFDA President and Funeral Director at Snyder Funeral Homes

02/07/2022

Obituary for Richard J. Diehl

President/CEO and Father of Ingrid Ragland, both of Diehl-Whittaker Funeral Service

02/03/2022

Obituary for Gale Shinaberry

Father of Diana Greenspan, Golden Considerations

01/19/2022

Obituary for Thomas E. Miller

Retired Funeral Director/Embalmer, Former Manager, and Father of Susan Dill, both of Snyder Funeral Homes

01/12/2022

Obituary for George C. Martin

Retired Funeral Director and Owner of the Former George C. Martin Funeral Home

01/03/2022

Obituary for Wilma Ann Boyer

Former Owner and Funeral Director, Wife of David A. Boyer, Mother and Mother-in-Law of Gregory D. and Kristen Boyer, all of Boyer Funeral Home