Staff

William F. Dunn is a graduate of Ottawa Township High School and a graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science. William is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer and a Certified Cremationist. He is a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, National Funeral Directors Association, Illinois Funeral Directors Association and the Cremation Association of North America. He and his wife Pat have lived in Oswego since Bill was honorably discharged from the U S Army in 1968. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his grandchildren.

Patricia A. (Pearce) Dunn is a 1964 graduate of East Aurora High School and attended Eastern Illinois University.  She is a Certified Pre-planning Consultant and a Certified Cremationist.  She is a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, and Oswego American Legion Auxiliary.  Pat and her husband Bill raised their 3 children in Oswego and have both been active in the community since 1968.  She enjoys traveling, Stamping/Scrapbooking, knitting, reading and most of all her 7 grandchildren.

Tamara A. Dunn-Svatek is a 1993 graduate of Aurora Central Catholic High School, attended Waubonsee Community College and has grown up in the funeral home business.  She has been the Administrative Assistant since 2002 and the Chief Operating Officer since 2015 and is well versed in all aspects of the business.  She is also a Certified Cremationist.  She lives in Sheridan with her husband Mark and their three children, Miranda, Garrett and MacKenzie.

Paul Jonassen a lifelong resident of LaSalle & Kendall Counties was a 1971 graduate of Serena High School and the a 1974 graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary and has worked continually in LaSalle & Kendall Counties as a funeral director & embalmer. Since February 1990 he has been the director for the Gabel-Dunn Funeral Homes Ltd. In Newark & Sheridan. He has been married 28 years to Aimee and has one son, Jonathan. He is a member of the Newark Lutheran Church, Serena Lions Club, National Funeral Directors Association, Illinois Funeral Directors Association, American Society of Embalmers, Ottawa Occidental Lodge #40 AF & AM. and the York Rite.

Dejah Anjanette graduated from Downers Grove South High School in 2011. She attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science class 2021. She is a member of the National Morticians Fraternity Pi Sigma Eta, is a licensed cosmetologist and certified cremationist.

Dejah resides in Naperville, loves her cats and bearded dragon. She enjoys cooking, rainy days and traveling to new places. She is a horror movie fanatic and enjoys a good crime podcast.

Terrance is a 1994 graduate of Kankakee High School.  He is a graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science.  He is also a licensed Crematory operator, Notary Public and Certified Celebrant.

He resides in Oswego with his spouse.

He is a former theatrical performer of dance and vocals.  He enjoys maintaining his garden, spending time with his spouse, family and friends and taking care of his puppy DeeDee.