Jerome and Dawna Daniel are passionate about maintaining a standard of excellence in Funeral Service for our High Desert Communities, including Christmas Valley, Fort Rock, La Pine, Gilchrist, Bend, Sisters and Redmond.

Jerome is a 4th generation Funeral Director and Embalmer, whose great grand father started one of the first "Funeral Parlors" in Minnesota.  Dawna has been working as a Funeral Director since 1993.

Jerome attended the University of Minnesota and graduated from San Francisco College of Mortuary Science.  Dawna earned her BS in Family and Consumer Studies from the University of Utah.

Jerome is currently serving on the Oregon Funeral Directors Association Board, a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church a member of the Bend Elks and a past member and Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary.  Dawna is currently a member of Quota of Central Oregon and both are members of the local Chamber of Commerce and contribute to many local charities and organizations.  They have been principals, owners and operators of 9 mortuaries, 5 cemeteries and 4 crematoriums over the span of their careers.

They 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.