Richard Henseleit

PRESIDENT / OWNER

Richard was born in Edmonton, AB, and was raised in the Okanagan. By age eight, his father introduced him to funeral work by giving 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 president of Springfield Funeral Home, leading a team of four managers, 11 licensed funeral directors, and 35 support staff. He and his wife Michelle have four married children, Talina (Herve), Conrad (Julia), Alexander (Hannah) and Nicholas (Joy), and 4 grandchildren. His personal interests revolve around family, intellectual pursuits, travel, graphic arts, Sudoku puzzles and photography; as well as outdoor activities such as gardening, mountain-biking, motorcycle riding, skiing, camping.