MKJ MARKETING - Key Persons
When it's time to look for a funeral home, call on the one with a long history...of looking toward the future.
Job Titles:
- Chancellor
- Ambassador Cherry
Though an integral part of our daily service to our families, C. James Howarth is "unlicensed and not qualified to make funeral arrangements, embalm, or conduct a funeral. N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.12".
Daniel Snyder began his career at Wright & Ford upon his retirement from the Bernard's Township Police Department. During his 25-year law enforcement service, his areas of specialty included crisis negotiation, patrol and firearms instruction. He has served his community as a firefighter and an EMT. Dan lives in Annandale with his wife Donna and their children, Jake and Samantha.
Though an integral part of our daily service to our families, Daniel Snyder is "unlicensed and not qualified to make funeral arrangements, embalm, or conduct a funeral. N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.12".
Eleanor Zyck Schrieber is a life-long resident of Hunterdon County and graduate of Hunterdon Central in 1974. A former Girl Scout leader for many years. Eleanor has been at HMC for 27 years, where she started as the Unit Coordinator for the Operating Room before moving to Pain Management in 1998. A Patient Care Representative and Reiki Master Therapist for Pain Management and Palliative Care Member of HMC's United Way Committee. She is also a Life Member and President of Raritan Township Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary and the former PTO President for Robert Hunter School. Eleanor has two children, Daniel Rice, of New Brunswick, who is an Emergency Room Resident Physician at Robert Wood Johnson; and Michelle Rice, of Millburn, who is a CCU Nurse at St. Barnabas. She also has two stepchildren Jeffrey Schrieber of San Jose California, and Jennifer Bekich of Raleigh, North Carolina. Eleanor has two step-grandchildren Bailey and Jules and two on the way in February 2018. She has been married for 22 years to Robert Schrieber.
Though an integral part of our daily service to our families, Eleanor Zyck Schrieber is "unlicensed and not qualified to make funeral arrangements, embalm, or conduct a funeral. N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.12".
Job Titles:
- Family Ambassador
- Member of the Clinton Fire Department
Jacob is a senior at North Hunterdon High School. He is a four-year player on the football team. Jacob is also a member of the Clinton Fire Department and plans on attending the Hunterdon County Fire Academy in the spring. He plans on attending Raritan Valley Community College after high school then enlisting in the military.
Though an integral part of our daily service to our families, Jacob Snyder is "unlicensed and not qualified to make funeral arrangements, embalm, or conduct a funeral. N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.12".
Lauren Howarth is currently enrolled at Rutgers University and has worked at Wright & Ford since she was in high school. Lauren's favorite thing about working at Wright & Ford is the relationships she has created. She has met many incredible people, including coworkers and guests at the funeral home. Not to mention she loves playing with her two favorite helpers at the funeral home, support dogs Tammy and Nalani! Understanding that people are very vulnerable and sensitive following the loss of a loved one, Lauren appreciates the opportunity to comfort those in need. Her hobbies include playing sports, hiking, swimming, and skiing. She loves the outdoors and plays with her two Labrador Retrievers whenever she's home. Her future plans include serving in the United States military as an officer.
Though an integral part of our daily service to our families, Lauren Howarth is "unlicensed and not qualified to make funeral arrangements, embalm, or conduct a funeral. N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.12".
Linda was born and raised in N.J. and lived in St. Thomas for 8 years where she married her husband, Frank 34 years ago. She was employed at Ethicon as a data entry supervisor for 18 years and worked as a tour operator when in the Virgin Islands. After coming back to NJ, she was an administrative assistant for a real estate company for 6 years - then part-time flower delivery person until she retired. Linda joined the Red Cross after 9-11 as a volunteer and went to many states helping out in disasters including Katrina. She also volunteered at her local fire company where she drove the ambulance for many years. Linda now volunteers at a local hospital where she has been for the last 12 years. In her spare time, Linda enjoys being crew chief and crewing for a local hot air balloon. Now she also has the honor of being part of the Wright Ford family.
Though an integral part of our daily service to our families, Linda Allen is "unlicensed and not qualified to make funeral arrangements, embalm, or conduct a funeral. N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.12".
Job Titles:
- Licensed Funeral Director
Priscilla Fay is a 1985 graduate of Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree. She then graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in New York City, NY in 1987.
A licensed funeral director for nearly thirty years, serving Ocean, Monmouth, and Atlantic Counties in New Jersey, Priscilla was also a facilitator of a spousal support group while she worked at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home in Toms River, NJ.
Happily married to her husband of twenty-five years, Frank, they currently reside in Columbia, NJ, along with Priscilla's mother, who moved to New Jersey from Ohio after the death of Priscilla's father in January of 2017. They are active members of the community and have been becoming more involved in Hunterdon County and all its wonderful offerings since Priscilla became associated with Wright & Ford.
Priscilla and Frank have two children; their son is currently in college, and their daughter recently graduated nursing school and is a nurse in a hospital in Savannah, GA.
D.J. Wright, owner and executive director of the funeral home and Priscilla were introduced by a colleague and mutual friend in the summer of 2016, and instantly realized their mutual passion for blending traditional ways of serving the living as well as the deceased. This passion also included addressing the needs of having life celebrations in a modern society.
Priscilla is particularly driven to help families move through the grief process in their own way. In addition to making arrangements, directing funerals, performing surgical embalming and restoration, cosmetizing, and all other things associated with being a licensed funeral director and embalmer, she is leading the new educational offerings and bereavement support programs sponsored and facilitated by Wright & Ford.
"Priscilla brings an energy of caring that I would want were I sitting on the other side of the table having just lost someone I love," says D.J. Wright. "She serves from the same place I do, and I am honored that she wanted to be a part of our Care Team Family with all the other opportunities presented to her; this community and all those we serve around the world are lucky to have her wisdom and her caring heart."
Already becoming actively involved in various groups in and around Hunterdon County, Priscilla is looking forward to becoming more engaged in Flemington and the community-at-large. "I live about forty-five minutes from the funeral home, and over the past year I have discovered all the wonderful things Flemington and the larger community have to offer. It is exciting to come to a place each day that does not feel like work; this is my ministry, as it is for D.J., and all the members of the Wright & Ford Care Team Family," says Priscilla.
Job Titles:
- Licensed Funeral Director