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Brian May, Owner & President
Brian May was raised in Cedar Hill, Missouri and graduated from Northwest High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Illinois in Champagne-Urbana, Illinois. He has great memories of friendships and work experience at his first full-time job with Commerce Bank in St. Louis, Missouri before joining his parents, Bill & Sandy May, at Chapel Hill in 1993 and completing his Associates Degree in Funeral Service from Forest Park Community College in St. Louis, Missouri.
Today, Brian owns and is active in the operation of three (3) funeral homes that are each located on three (3) cemeteries in Cedar Hill, Kirkwood and Bonne Terre, Missouri, plus a funeral operation specifically focused on cremation.
Brian maintains the following professional licenses and accreditions:
Missouri Licensed Funeral Director
Missouri Licensed Embalmer
Missouri Licensed Preneed Agent
Missouri Licensed Life Insurance Producer
Certified Acute Loss Expert
Certified Funeral Celebrant
Certified Crematory Operator
Brian is married to Amy Hofstetter May and they live in Jefferson County, Missouri with their daughter, Audrey, and their son, Will. -
Vicky James, Director of Operations - Cherish Outreach Coordinator
Vicky James was raised in Cedar Hill, Missouri and graduated from Northwest High School. She most recently transitioned to Chapel Hill after more than 15 years as CEO of Sunnyhill, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri.
Today, Vicky is in charge of operations for Chapel Hill and is the Director of Cherish - a non-profit that provides free grief support and community outreach in the communities we serve.
Vicky is married to Ron James and they live in Jefferson County, Missouri where they spend time with family and friends. -
Sandy May, Cherish Outreach
Sandy May was raised in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Lindbergh High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts from SIU Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois and returned to Lindbergh High School to teach, briefly, before meeting her husband and joining Bill May at Chapel Hill.
After more than 50 years, Sandy remains very active with Cherish, a non-profit which provides free grief support and community outreach.
Sandy maintains the following professional licenses and accreditations:
Missouri Licensed Funeral Director
Sandy is married to Bill May and they live in Jefferson County, Missouri. Bill enjoys his retirement from Chapel Hill. Sandy and Bill have three (3) children, William May, Brian May and Susan VonderHaar - along with four (4) grandchildren, Audrey, Will, Wolfgang and Stella. -
Samantha Hofstetter, Cherish Outreach
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Susan VonderHaar, Bookkeeping
Susan VonderHaar was raised in Cedar Hill, Missouri and graduated from Northwest High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of University of Missouri, St. Louis followed by a Masters Degree in Communication from St. Louis University. She wonderful memories and fantastic stories from her days with MOPIRG, OHPIRG and MAPIRG before joining her parents and brother, Bill & Sandy May and Brian May, at Chapel Hill.
Today, Susan is responsible for the financial bookkeeping and reporting along with human resources for Chapel Hill.
Susan maintains the following professional licenses and accreditations:
Quickbooks Professional Certification
Susan lives in Jefferson County, Missouri with her son, Wolfgang, and her daughter, Stella. -
Steffanie Hermann, Funeral Planning Team
Steffanie was raised in High Ridge, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Oakville High School. She has great memories of friendships and work experience at her previous career with Jenny Craig in St. Louis, Missouri before beginning a career in funeral planning and joining Chapel Hill.
Today, Steffanie helps families throughout the community plan for healing with intentional funeral planning that includes cemetery, monument, funeral and cremation services.
Steffanie maintains the following professional licenses and accreditations:
Missouri Licensed Preneed Agent
Missouri Licensed Life Insurance Producer
Certified Acute Loss Expert
Steffanie is married to Scott Hermann and they live in Jefferson County, Missouri with their son, Nathan, and their daughter, Samantha. -
Bryan Harter, Funeral Planning Team
Bryan was raised in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Oakville High School.
Bryan helps families throughout the community plan for healing with intentional funeral planning that includes cemetery, monument, funeral and cremation services.
Bryan maintains the following professional licenses and accreditations:
Missouri Licensed Preneed Agent
Missouri Licensed Life Insurance Producer
Certified Acute Loss Expert
Bryan is married to Lana Harter and they live in West St. Louis County, Missouri with their two daughters. -
Michelle Ellis, Client Services
Michelle was raised in Dittmer, Missouri and graduated from Northwest High School. She has great memories of friendships and work experience at her job with Soccer Park in Fenton, Missouri before joining Chapel Hill.
Today, Michelle is responsible for Sales Administration at Chapel Hill including marketing and database management.
Michelle is married to Scott Ellis and they live in Jefferson County, Missouri. -
Katie Schubel, Funeral Team Leader
Katie Schubel was raised in Dittmer, Missouri and graduated from Northwest High School.
Today, Katie leads our Funeral Team at Chapel Hill after previous working in Client Services, Memorial Design and leading the Client Service Team.
Brian maintains the following professional licenses and accreditations:
Missouri Licensed Funeral Apprentice
Certified Acute Loss Expert
Brian is married to Kevin Schubel and they live in Jefferson County, Missouri with their daughter, Karsyn. -
Jesse Lewis, Funeral Team
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Nick Vize, Funeral Team
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Jessica Koenig, Funeral Team
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Kathryn Cockrum, Funeral Team
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Abigail Walton, Funeral Team
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Rob Bohle, Funeral Team
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Charlie Wigger, Funeral Team
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Lesley Hoffman, Client Service Team Leader
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Natalia Sauer, Client Service Team
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Courtney Bonacker, Client Service Team
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Aliana Good, Client Service Team
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Mallorie Beezley, Client Service Team
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Jason Barrett, Cemetery Team Leader
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R.J. Franklin, Cemetery Team
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Brendan Keener, Cemetery Team
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Ben Bailey, Cemetery Team
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