Our Staff

Elliott Grasse

Owner/ Licensed Funeral Director

Elliott is a native of Sturgeon Bay, WI and raised on a dairy farm. He graduated from Sevastopol High School in 2000 and graduated from St. Norbert College with a B.A. in Business Administration in 2005. Previously to funeral service, Elliott was an operations manager for a school bus company. He graduated with honors from Milwaukee Area Technical College with a degree of Applied Science in Funeral Service in 2015. Elliott oversees all the operations and funeral services of the firm. Elliott and his wife Nina, met and were married in Wausau, where they had resided before moving to Pardeeville. He enjoys gardening, cutting firewood, and together with his wife they enjoy traveling and trips to Door County. He is an active member of the Pardeeville Lions Club and the Rio Community Club. In January 2017, Elliott and Nina welcomed Easton, their first child.

Nina Grasse

Owner/ Office Manager

Nina is a native of Pardeeville and raised on a farm. She graduated from Montello High School in 1999 and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Elementary Education and Master’s of Education. She was an elementary teacher for 12 years. Nina handles all the bookkeeping, printing, and other office duties of the firm. Nina has truly enjoyed being able to own the property her grandparents once had and living where she grew up. She enjoys gardening, sewing, quilting, running, and together with her husband they enjoy traveling and trips to Door County. She is an active member in the Pardeeville Lions Club, the Rio Community Club, and the Dual County Community Band. In January 2017, Nina and Elliott welcomed Easton, their first child.

Josiah Kath

Licensed Funeral Director Assistant

Josiah is a native of Pardeeville, WI and graduated from Pardeeville High School, class of 2005. Josiah recently completed course work to become a Certified Minister with the Assemblies of God and currently is the Youth Pastor at Family Life Center in Rio.  Josiah assists with administrative duties, funerals, visitations, and other aspects of the funeral business. Josiah and his wife Jamie, met at Pardeeville High School and have been together since 2005. They were married in Rio in November of 2012 where they currently reside. Together they have 3 wonderful children, Lily, Elijah and Kaleb. Josiah enjoys bowling, swimming, technology and spending time with his family. Josiah is active in the Rio community, volunteering with the school district, driving school bus, and is part of various community organizations.

Gale Neef

Funeral Assistant

Gale is a native of Pardeeville. He proudly served as a coreman in a U.S. Army mash unit. He and his wife Cheryl, along with their four kids, operated a family dairy operation until 1994. He then worked for Columbia County until retiring in 2013. Gale assists with funerals, visitations, and other aspects of the funeral business. He enjoys traveling with his family, gardening, collecting antiques, and serving for many of the local community events found in the Pardeeville area.

Colin Rogers

Licensed Funeral Apprentice

Brian Connor

Funeral Assistant

Micah Neef

Funeral Assistant

Florence Sunde

Funeral Serving Assistant

Phyllis Baumgartner

Funeral Serving Assistant

Phyllis is a native of Columbus. She worked for U.W. Madison for 36 years. She enjoys traveling, bowling, going to plays, local kids events, and helping out whenever she can. Phyllis assists with serving funeral luncheons, visitations and serving families in time of need.

Karen Fleegal

Funeral Serving Assistant