Late Fall 2009 www.thedead-beat.com Volume 10 Issue 4
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Late Fall 2009 www.thedead-beat.com Volume 10 Issue 4
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Columns
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Death Notices of Fellow Funeral
Service Colleagues KANSAS Greg
Bortka, 53, of
Overland Park passed away on October 5, 2009.
He was general manager at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons White Chapel Funeral
Home and Cemetery and had previously worked at the Overland Park Chapel and
Johnson County Chapel as his lifelong career of over 30 years.
Greg was on the board of the Kansas Funeral Directors and Embalmers,
serving as District #2 President.
D. W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel handled the service. Myrtle
Charlene Bell Miller,
76, of Manhattan passed away on November 23, 2009.
Her husband Lenard LaVern Miller and her owned and managed several
businesses throughout their 52 years.
Their first was Miller Funeral Home in Cawker City.
In 1972, they purchased the Courser Funeral Home and later the Conroy
Funeral Home, both of Manhattan and together they operated them as the Parkview
Funeral Home. Services
were handled by Holmes-Pfeifley Funeral Home of Riley, Kansas.
TEXAS Joe
A. Brewer, of
Blossom passed away October 29, 2009.
He was 1997 TFDA Supplier of the Year and he was retired from the Dodge
Company.
Services were under the direction of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home of Paris.
Don
S. Flesher, Sr., DMS,
of Van Alstyne passed away on November 4, 2009.
He was the owner of Flesher Funeral Home and a 50 year licensee.
His sons are Don Flesher Jr. and Clay Flesher.
His services were directed by Flesher Funeral Home of Van Alstyne.
Bob
G. Lewis, of
Houston, passed away November 10, 2009.
He was associated with Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Funeral Directors who
handled the all the arrangements.
If you know of
a fellow funeral service colleague that has died that we have not
included, please send the information and picture if available (The Dead Beat,
P.O. Box 145, Golden City, MO 64748)
or fax it to us (417-537-4797) or E-Mail to Joanne@thedead-beat.com |
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