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Jefferson Memorial Cemetery
Peter I. Johnson has been proudly serving the residents of Western Pennsylvania with compassion and Dignity since the 1990's. A graduate of Washington and Jefferson College with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Peter has been a licensed funeral director since 1997. He has experience in the funeral and burial customs and traditions of many nationalities and religious groups. Not only does he have vast funeral experience, Peter also has many years of cemetery management experience as well. Peter is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Scottish Rite, Syria Shriners, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks and Teutonia Mannerchor. Peter is married with two children and enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors and watching his children's sporting events.
Karen joined our Family Services Staff in February of 2018. She grew up in Murrysville and attended Franklin Regional Senior High School, then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Karen spent the last 20 years working in management in the senior care industry, where her compassion and empathetic nature helped to serve those in need. Karen and her husband, George, have lived in Jefferson Hills for the past 21 years, and have 3 children, George Jr., Andrew and Elise. Karen is a proud military wife and mother, a pet parent to Riley, Roxy and Sam, a fan of all Pittsburgh sports teams, and enjoys traveling, painting and watching HGTV.
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Kadi joined Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in June of 2020. Raised in Ashtabula, Ohio she moved to the Greenfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh following mortuary school. Kadi received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Gannon University where she graduated summa cum laude and received the Academic Award of Excellence in Mortuary Science. She is also a 2018 graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science (PIMS). Kadi is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in both Ohio and Pennsylvania as well as a Certified Life Celebrant. Kadi is honored to assist families with personalized service during their time of transition.
Josephine came to love working in the funeral industry while playing the bagpipes for funerals throughout her childhood. She studied philosophy and music at Edinboro University and graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 2015. As a native to Pittsburgh’s North Side, she was raised with a strong sense of community. She is highly passionate about the work she does with those she meets along her path, and feels that it’s an honor to be entrusted with caring for the many families she serves. On her days off she loves spending time with her daughter Daria hiking, swimming, and exploring the outdoors. Josephine is honored to have the opportunity to serve the families cared for at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery.
She was born and raised in Livonia Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, with her husband they began their little family. February of 2001, they moved to Pittsburgh, and built their families foundation. With her girls blossoming into strong, independent adults with futures bright. Saige, her oldest will be attending the Vet Tech Institute in the Fall of 2018. Lena, her youngest will be starting her Junior year in High School. Both are helping here at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home learning the importance of serving their community.
As her children grew from babies to toddlers and now with their own lights shinning, Angela needed something more for her own personal own growth. At the time in 2013, she was a sales clerk working in the cheese department for a large grocery chain. It was then that she was hit with one of the biggest loses of her life. Angela’s Grandma - one of her biggest supporters died.
Standing next to her casket, not wanting to let her go a spark lit inside of her and the thought that she herself could help others in a way many could not, that she could learn this trade and give back the way the funeral director for her dearest Grandma gave back to her.
The fall of 2013 is when Angela’s life changed forever, she attended Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, earning an Associates in Specialized Business and continued on to Point Park University earning a Bachelor of Science in May of 2016. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home has been her home ever since. Angela is grateful for the gift of being able to serve the families here and forever grateful to Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home for allowing her to learn, grow, and fulfill her inner soul with a meaningful life path.
