Welcome to Niswonger Reynolds Funeral Home.  We are passionate about maintaining a standard of excellence in Central Oregon Funeral Home Service for our High Desert Communities, including Christmas Valley, Fort Rock, La Pine, Gilchrist, Bend, Sisters and Redmond.  The Daniel family and team of compassionate professionals pledge to continue meeting families' needs as long as we're privileged to serve.

We honor all pre-arrangement plans, including Neptune Cremation Society, Great Western, ForeThought, Assurant and all life insurance plans.

Jerome is a 4th generation Funeral Director and Embalmer, whose great grand father started one of the first "Funeral Parlors" in Minnesota. Jerome attended the University of Minnesota and graduated from San Francisco College of Mortuary Science.

Jerome is a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, many clubs and service organizations including, , Bend Elks, member of the Bend, Chamber of Commerce, Redmond , Sisters, Sunriver and La Pine Chamber of Commerce, past member and Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary and past Board Member of the Oregon Funeral Directors Association. Jerome and his family contribute to many local charities and organizations. Jerome and his wife Dawna have been principals, owners and operators of 9 mortuaries, 5 cemeteries and 4 crematoriums over the span of their careers.

Jerome and his wife have been blessed with 3 children and believe that family, immediate and extended, are the most treasured thing in life. They feel privileged to live and work in Bend where they enjoy all the outdoor activities that Bend has to offer, especially snow and water sports.

Carl became part of our team in early 2002.  He started his duties as the Deschutes Memorial Garden and Chapel Cemetarian, handling the details of burials and so much more.  He is now in charge of all cemeteries in our area except the city owned Pilot Butte Cemetery.  His sensitivity to people in need has proven to be so powerful, folks started to ask that Carl be sent to their homes to lend support at that all important - time of death.  His presence is calming – He is our first responder.

Carl grew up in Corvallis and attended Corvallis High School (class of 1982). He then moved to Bend from Lebanon Oregon in 2001. Carl has 7 children and 3 grandchildren.  Carl enjoys hunting with his boys throughout Oregon and takes time for fishing and camping at every opportunity.

Anita is a licensed pre-need funeral plan provider.  A native Californian, she moved to Bend two years ago from the Antelope Valley area.  She has been involved in making pre-planning arrangements with families for the past 13 years.  She has a passion to help people, and funeral pre-planning is the perfect fit for her helpful nature.  Her desire is to make it a little easier for those left behind.  Anita is bilingual in Spanish written and verbal communication skills.

Anita and her husband enjoy riding their motorcycle and seeing the sights of Central Oregon.  She also enjoys shopping and finding a "good deal".  She has three children (one deceased), and a lap dog named Chewie.

Jim joins the Niswonger-Reynolds staff with a ministerial background.  Having spent 27 years as the lead pastor of 3 different churches in Oregon and California, he comes with compassion and understanding of people experiencing difficult times.  With a desire to serve the needs of people and as an administrative assistant, he is here to help you.  Jim's been married to Carol for over 40 years.  They attend Westside Church and have three grown children and two grandchildren.  He loves snow skiing, water skiing and (especially) fly-fishing.