Furniture Industry Obituaries

Herman Kling, longtime sales executive

Furniture Today Staff, January 10, 2012
WARETOWN, N.J. - Herman Kling, who worked in the industry for more than 45 years before his retirement, has died at age 81. More
UPDATE: Longtime industry executive Scott Cohen dies

Furniture Today Staff, January 5, 2012
PHILADELPHIA — Scott Cohen, a longtime sales and marketing executive in the furniture industry, died Jan. 3 following a long battle with cancer. He was 51. More
Import-export pioneer Stanley Moussa dies at 85

Furniture Today Staff, January 4, 2012
DALLAS — Industry veteran Stanley Moussa died Dec. 26 after suffering a stroke on Christmas Eve here. More
John Clark, longtime bedding executive

Furniture Today Staff, December 22, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. - Bedding veteran John Clark, 57, died here recently of an apparent heart attack. More
Longtime retailer Oskar Huber dies at 78

Furniture Today Staff, December 20, 2011
PHILADELPHIA — Oskar Huber, longtime president of Oskar Huber Furniture, has died. More
Bedding industry veteran John Clark dies at 57

Furniture Today Staff, December 14, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bedding veteran John Clark, 57, died here recently of an apparent heart attack. More
Barbara Ann Garrison, designer

Furniture Today Staff, December 13, 2011
HIGH POINT - Barbara Ann Garrison, 64, a designer and store planner who worked with a number of retailers and manufacturers, has died after a prolonged illness. More
Marvin Sussman, manufacturer's rep

Furniture Today Staff, December 7, 2011
FORT LEE, N.J. - Marvin Sussman, a retired manufacturer's representative, has died at age 85. More
Louis Frederick ‘Fred' Davis, industry rep

Furniture Today Staff, December 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louis Frederick "Fred" Davis, a retired sales representative and sales and marketing executive, has died. He was 75. More
Oliver Hartley Hewit III, rep for 47 years

Furniture Today Staff, December 7, 2011
NORMANDY BEACH, N.J. - Oliver Hartley Hewit III, a longtime manufacturer's representative, has died at age 85. More
Dorothy Jane Cleveland, mother of market execs

Furniture Today Staff, December 2, 2011
SULLIGENT, Ala. - Dorothy Jane Cleveland, the mother of Tupelo Furniture Market Chairman and CEO V.M. Cleveland and former market President Bill Cleveland, has died at age 90. More
Kenneth ‘Bud' Podschun, Horton's Furniture

Furniture Today Staff, December 2, 2011
WICHITA, Kan. - Kenneth "Bud" Podschun, retired vice president, buyer and merchandise manager for Horton's Furniture in Wichita, Kan., died Nov. 1. He was 83. More
Kenneth ‘Bud' Podschun, Horton's Furniture

Furniture Today Staff, December 2, 2011
WICHITA, Kan. - Kenneth "Bud" Podschun, retired vice president, buyer and merchandise manager for Horton's Furniture in Wichita, Kan., died Nov. 1. He was 83. More
Walter ‘Wally' Kaye, Wickes Furniture

Furniture Today Staff, December 2, 2011
HUNTLEY, Ill. - Walter "Wally" Kaye, who once ran the Wickes furniture chain, has died of complications stemming from Alzheimer's disease, his family said. He was 80. More
Ron Bolen, former industry executive

Furniture Today Staff, December 2, 2011
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Ron Bolen, a former home furnishings executive, has died of cancer. He was 67. More
Dorothy Cleveland, mother of Tupelo market executives, dies

Furniture Today Staff, November 18, 2011
SULLIGENT, Ala. — Dorothy Jane Cleveland, 90, died Tuesday at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss. More
Bill Roffey, Gibbard Furniture sales manager

Furniture Today Staff, November 18, 2011
NAPANEE, Ontario - William Richard "Bill" Roffey, the longtime sales manager for former Canadian case goods producer Gibbard Furniture Shops Ltd., has died at his home here. He was 82. More
Sidney Rechtman, Crest Furniture co-founder

Furniture Today Staff, November 18, 2011
NEW YORK - Sidney Rechtman, co-founder of Top 100 retailer Crest Furniture, has died. He was 96. More
Tom Bunyan, retired industry sales rep

Furniture Today Staff, November 18, 2011
BELMONT, Calif. - Tom Bunyan, a retired furniture sales representative who had a 35-year career in the industry, has died. He was 83. More
Kenneth Podschun, longtime Horton's executive, dies at 83

Furniture Today Staff, November 17, 2011
WITCHITA, Kan. — Kenneth "Bud" Podschun, retired vice president/buyer and merchandise manager for Horton's Furniture in Wichita, Kan., died Nov. 1. More

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