James H. Magner James C. Magner Paul F. Magner James P. Magner   James H. Magner established the Magner Funeral Home in 1912. As owner of Magner Livery, Mr. Magner has assisted several local funeral directors for several years prior to opening his own funeral business. The original funeral home was a storefront shop, since families would receive friends in their homes prior to any religious service. In 1934 Mr. Magner turned the business over to his two sons, J. Clete Magner and Paul F. Magner, who moved the business to its current location at 12 Mott Avenue, marking a change in modern funeral service. The new building now served as a location for families to receive friends and as an alternative place to conduct a funeral service. Clete Magner died in 1941, leaving Paul to run the business until his retirement in 1965. In 1965 and until 1982, Paul's oldest son, James P. Magner, ran the funeral business. Upon James' death in 1982, his son Michael J. Magner took over the business and has since been joined by his brother, Jay Magner, both representing the 4th generation of Magners serving the greater Norwalk area.