Marsellus said the casket, the company's top of the line model, is similar to the one that Nancy Reagan selected for her husband, former President Ronald Reagan, when he died in 2004.

Demolition begins Tuesday on a six-story structure. The six-story wood-framed building at left, part of the former Marsellus Casket factory complex in Syracuse, will be torn down next week.

Famous Casket Maker Marsellus to Close By WILLIAM KATES March 27, 2003 After 131 years of building caskets fit for presidents, the Marsellus Casket Co. will close over the next month, leaving 315 ...

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:39:56 GMT — Demolition will continue Thursday at the old Marsellus Casket Company in Syracuse after fire gutted the vacant building Wednesday. Flames broke out around 3 a.m ...

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:57:29 GMT — A Syracuse teenager pleads guilty to arson for his role in the fire that destroyed the old Marsellus Casket factory. Tyler Emm, who was 16 at the time of the fire ...