CONROY FUNERAL HOME - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Caring Staff Member
• Co - Owner
• Licensed Funeral Director

Bryce is a co-owner, along with his brother, Kyle, of Conroy Funeral Home. He joined the funeral home in 2013, and became a licensed funeral director 2 years later after serving a 2-year apprenticeship. Like his brother, he is also a fourth generation funeral director. He is also a certified crematory operator. A lifelong resident of Springfield, Bryce graduated from Catholic Central High School in 2001 and the University of Toledo in 2006, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing. He is a member of the Elks Lodge #51 and St. Bernard Catholic Church.

Job Titles:

• Generation Funeral Director
• Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

Jack Conroy is a third generation funeral director having been licensed since 1972. He is the grandson of George J. Degenhart, the founder of the family business, which began in 1919. He is a graduate of Catholic Central High School and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He is a licensed Insurance Agent for the purpose of prearrangement funding and is certified in Eye Enucleation for the purpose of cornea transplant. Jack married his wife, Lonnie (Luse), in 1975 and has three sons, two of whom work in the family business. He is a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and has served on numerous boards and committees in Springfield over his long career. Jack retired in 2015 but still remains involved and active in the funeral home.

Job Titles:

• Caring Staff Member
• Co - Owner
• Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

Kyle is the co-owner, along with his brother, of Conroy Funeral Home in Springfield. He is a fourth generation funeral director following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Kyle graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1998 and went on to the University of Toledo and graduated with a B.B.A. in Entrepreneurship, Family and Small Business. He then attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and graduated with a Bachelors of Mortuary Science in 2003. Kyle is involved in many organizations and serves on numerous boards in the Springfield area including Irish Fellowship Society, Catholic Central Foundation, Community Health Foundation and Springfield Museum of Art Development Committee and is also a member of The Springfield Country Club and The B.P.O.E. #51. Kyle was married in 2013 to Gretchen (House). Gretchen began working at the funeral home in 2015 as the administrative secretary. They have two children, Colette and George.

Dill, Lisa Anne, 60 of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. She was born in Springfield on March 25, 1963 the daughter of Cedric Burns and Sheilla D. (Channels) Burns-Rice. Lisa worked as a social worker at Oesterlen Services for Youth and was a member of Eastern Star, Ladies United and Pink Warriors. To know Lisa was to know love. Quick with her wit, her sometimes unwarranted candor, and her sass was just a small portion of who she was to the world. But to her family, friends and especially her son and grandchildren she was our world. Her safe haven was often found in a kitchen, where she would throw anything in a pot and make it a "recipe" for you to try, to the many "hmmms" if something was good, to the grunt and groan of something she didn't like all mixed in one! Lisa's heart was big, and often wore it on her sleeve, loving those beyond their faults and providing encouragement even at times when she lacked that for herself. Her infamous "yeah", was often her answering herself and others, but one we knew was one of adoration. Her gift to draw, write short stories and poetry was enough to encapsulate the audience of many, and though a dream deferred was never one denied as those gifts will forever live on. Lisa's infectious personality is one that will forever reside in our hearts and minds, as she truly was our warrior. Though many may remember her fight, her family asks that you remember her tenacity and dimpled smile, as we will. She was preceded in death by her father, Cedric Burns; two sisters, Lena Channels, and Kim Burns; special friend, Michelle Mack; nephew, Khyree Beard and Sister in love, Lynne Mahmood. She leaves to cherish her memory, a devoted mother, Sheilla Burns-Rice; a loving son and daughter-in-law, Kaylen (Amanda) McIntosh; three grandchildren, Isaiah Burns, Taysia and Tayshawn Walton; brothers, Vince Burns (best friend) and Mike (Pam) Brown, Shawn Burns ; sisters, Lizzy Brown, Tanisha (Damon) Martin, special friends, Michelle Cherry, Kay Praeter, Geanie (Tom) Robinson, KaChynda Arnold, Phyllis Isely, Leanna Henry, Saundra Berrien, Sonya Swain, Sandra Wynn, Pamela Mack, Jill Maine, a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews , aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends, as she never met a stranger to cherish her beloved memory. With Love, Lisa's Army! Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 4 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in CONROY FUNERAL HOME. Her funeral service will follow at 11:30 a.m. with Pastor Michael Young officiating.

Job Titles:

• Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

Rob has been associated with the funeral business his entire life, due to the fact that his father was a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He is a native of Middletown, Ohio, where he graduated from Middletown High School in 1990. He went on to graduate from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1993. After working for a funeral home in Middletown for two years he joined the firm in 1995 as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. Rob is married to his wife, Stacey and they have a daughter, Meyer. He enjoys the Springfield community and hopes to continue to serve it's people in the future.