 Werner and Gretel Henseleit
Werner and his wife, Gretel Henseleit, began their
funeral profession in Vernon, BC in 1975. Giving up their
partnership in the then Pleasant Valley Memorial Chapel, they
opened the Springfield Funeral Home in Kelowna in 1981.
Due to ill heath, Werner is no longer able to work with client
families, but his commitment and dedication to caring and excellent service
have worked their way into every aspect of the company.
They have four children, Richard and David who now manage
the home, Angela Klassen (Brad) and fourthly son Daniel. Their family, including 9 grandchildren, all
live in Kelowna. |
 Richard Henseleit
Richard, was born in Edmonton, AB, but was raised in the Okanagan.
By age eight his father introduced him to funeral work and
gave him basic cleaning responsibilities at the chapel.
"Dad showed me exactly how to detail and clean the funeral
cars," recalls Richard. Upon completing his
post secondary education in Vancouver and marrying in 1990,
he began his full-time career with the family business.
Richard serves as general manager, leading a team of three
managers, 6 licensed funeral directors and 13 support staff.
He and his wife of 15 years, Michelle, have four children
(Talina, Conrad, Alexander, and Nicholas).
Richard's personal interests revolve around family, motorcycle riding, snowboarding,
camping and being out-of-doors, graphic arts and photography. |
 David Henseleit
David, was born in Vernon, BC, and like his brother was
brought up with the exacting demands of quality and attention
to detail. His charming and outgoing personality was
soon put to work in the family business. David graduated
from the funeral director licensing program in 1990 and was
awarded that year's academic excellence award. David's
primary responsibilities revolve around customer service,
staffing, quality control and public relations. David
and his wife Andrea have
two sons Joel and Andrew. David's interests
include sports of all kinds, hiking and outdoors and
whenever asked he'll have a good joke to share. |
 Burke Sanbrooks
Burke was born and raised in Kelowna. He began his funeral
and embalming apprenticeship with Reardon's Funeral Service
of Tabor Alberta in 1980. In January 02, 1990 he began a very productive and fulfilling relationship
with the Henseleit's and Springfield Funeral Home, where today
Burke serves as a senior director. His caring nature
and personal commitment to helping families through their
experience of loss has benefited our community many times over.
In 1985 Burke was married to Liana Klassen. They have
two sons Joel and Jeremy. Burke's personal interests
include camping, fishing, golfing, playing and watching hockey.
Go Canucks!!! |
 Clair Jantzen
Clair Jantzen, was born in Holland while his parents were
serving as missionaries. After completing his high school
education in Germany, he returned to Canada to complete his
BA and MA- Clinical Counseling degrees. After graduating
in 1984, Clair became a director of the Genesis Counseling
Centre in Otterburne, Manitoba. Following some business
ventures in Kitchener, Ontario, Clair moved his family to Kelowna
in 1998 and began working for Springfield Funeral Home
as both a funeral director apprentice and as the After Care
program counselor. Clair's years of experience as a funeral
director and experience in counseling has added much
to the service level offered by Springfield Funeral Home.
Clair's family, wife Rachel, daughter Danielle,
and son Warren are active in our community. Clair's interests
include cycling, reading, singing, hiking and travel. |
 Dave Anderson
Dave was born in Magrath, Alberta, the middle child of six
children. Growing up in rural small town prairie settings
has formed in Dave an appreciation for community and family
values. His funeral career began early and in 1982 he
received his Funeral Director's License while working for
his brother-in-law in Westlock, Alberta. His many years
of experience has molded Dave into a truly professional funeral
director and an excellent person. His strong and quiet
demeanor bring a reassuring calm to the people he serves.
Dave enjoys his time with his 4 daughters, and has interests include hiking, triathlons and family
activities. Dave has participated in and completed Canada's
Iron Man Triathlon (Penticton 1998). (He claims to have
finished somewhere in the middle of the pack of 1700 or so
participants.) |
 Sheila Silvester
Sheila and her husband, Les, have been longtime friends of the Henseleit Family and have lived in Kelowna since 1991. Sheila has been with us since 1996 and serves as a Pre-arrangement Consultant. Her charming, professional manner is evident in the extra care she takes to ensure that her clients personal wishes are reflected in their arrangements. Sheila and her husband Les have two grown children and three lovely grandchildren. In her spare time she enjoys music, and interior decorating!
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 Janet Biggs
Janet moved to Kelowna from the BC lower mainland in 1993 and has been part of the Springfield family for since 1999. She serves as a Pre-arrangement Consultant, helping folks make their final arrangements. Her skill at listening and her genuine care and concern for people make her a valued member of our team. She and her husband, Stan, have a special nine year old son, Jonathon. During her leisure time, Janet enjoys her book club, Tai Chi and chai tea! |
 Gertude Ryall
Gertrude befriended the Springfield Funeral Home family in
1987, assisting as a funeral attendant and then again in 1991
a result of her husband Carman's passing. She brings
her cheerful and kind personality to the assistance of bereaved
families and serves now as evening hostess. Gertrude
is known also for her singing abilities, and active volunteer
involvements in both her church and community. |
 Yvonne Sloan
Yvonne was born in Norquay, Saskatchewan, the third of 5 children.
She and her husband, Ron, have two grown children, Michael and Christa. Yvonne serves
in the capacity of office manager and receptionist.
Her excellent administrative and graphic artistic abilities
have helped in the providing of hundreds of meaningful and
personalized services in her career with Springfield
Funeral Home. In her spare time Yvonne enjoys sailing,
biking reading and sewing. |
 Marlene Engel
Marlene was born in Winkler, Manitoba, the only girl in a family of seven children. She was raised in Southern California moving to Kelowna in 1972. She is married to Doug and they have three children, Chris, Allison and Michelle. Marlene enjoys spending time with family and friends and reading. Marlene assists with accounting, pre-arrangement and office administration at Springfield Funeral Home. |
 Barb Clark
Barb Clark was born in Edmonton, where she lived until 2004, then fulfilled a dream and moved here to Kelowna. Her husband Dennis was a police officer for 24 years. Barb has one daughter, Shawna, who is a Paramedic. Barb enjoys fishing, camping, water sports and traveling. She has a heart for the broken and hurting. Barb lends her caring and hostessing skills in serving as hostess for receptions and catered functions at Springfield Funeral Home. |
 Connie Kimmich
Connie is the youngest of three children and had the privilege of growing up here in Kelowna. She has been married to Helm for 25 years and they have two adorable and of course, very spoiled dogs. Connie's clerical responsibilities include keeping our prearrangement records up to date and assisting office staff. Her creative abilities have assisted families in the presentation of various displays which add the special touch and personalization we so value at Springfield Funeral Home. She is always happy to help out wherever needed and has even driven the limousine on occasion. Connie and her husband love to travel, and when given the opportunity, enjoy sailing, boating and scuba diving; she then chronicles their adventures in her other passion, which is making Creative Memories photo albums! |
 Mary Anne Ward
Mary Anne was born in small town Manitoba in 1954, the third youngest of eight children. Mary Anne came to Kelowna in 1972 and considers Kelowna her home, loving the beauty of our wonderful city. Her background in the banking industry and her personal experience of the loss of her husband, has given her the sensitive and professional skills required as our Family Care Advisor. Mary Anne provides "hands-on" assistance with the paperwork, notifications and basic documentation needs that must be dealt with following a loss. In her spare time, Mary Anne enjoyes travelling, and quality time with her family and friends. |
 Glen Pryslak
Glen was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan on April 21, 1969. At a very early age Glen knew his goal was to pursue a career in Funeral Service. Receiving his license in the province of Manitoba, Glenn worked in Winnipeg for almost 18 years. Now he resides in Kelowna, which he calls the Hawaii of Canada. |
 Anita Engel
Anita was born in Burlington, Ontario, the third of five girls. Her family moved from Ontario in 1973 to be closer to extended family living in the
Okanagan. She is married to Cal and they have two grown children Matthew and Corinne. Anita is part of our office staff and in her spare time enjoys traveling and spending time with family. |
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