Our History

Pictured Clockwise from Top

The late Vernon G. Geisel, Thomas Geisel II, The late Jack H. Geisel Sr., and Thomas Geisel

Funeral service has been the traditional family occupation in our family since 1919, when my Grandfather Vernon opened our first funeral home in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. In 1936, my Uncle Fred opened another firm in Dale Borough, just outside of Johnstown. Soon to follow would be my Uncle Louis and my father, Jack Sr., both owning and operating firms in Bedford County. Our third generation began with my brother, Jack Jr., who now owns and oversees the operation of three homes in Bedford County.

Upon graduating from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1978, I continued to work for the McDonald-Linn Funeral Home in Pittsburgh for two years. Then in 1980 my family and I moved to Chambersburg, where I began my employment with the John 0. Park Funeral Home, formerly located in downtown Chambersburg. I would then purchase the business from Mr. Park in 1983. Due to substantial growth and the need for a larger facility, we erected an entirely new building in 1993 at our present location on Falling Spring Road.