Ross, Burke & Knobel, Sparks
| Paul Noell, Manager, Funeral Director & Event Planner Email: pnoell@funeraltrust.org Website: www.waltonsfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 775.323.4154 Fax: 775.827.4907 |
 | Lewis Noel, Funeral Director, Embalmer and Event Planner Email: lnoel@funeraltrust.org Website: www.waltonsfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 775.323.4154 Fax: 775.827.4907 Lewis is a veteran funeral service professional, receiving his licensure in 1960. Through his career, Lewis has owned and operated multiple funeral homes and cemeteries and has helped literally thousands of families create meaningful and unique celebrations of life. He is a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in both Washington and Nevada and is also a Nevada State Specialty Agent in Life Insurance. His experience is a source of confidence among his client families and his fellow professionals. In addition to helping families at their immediate time of need, he also specializes in advanced planning arrangements, assisting families in planning for their future. Lewis enjoys golfing, travel and working in his yard, but his first love and interest is his family. He and his wife, Gail have three grown children and six grandchildren. They are active members of the Victory City Church. He is a 35-year member of Rotary International, being a distinguished Paul Harris Fellow. |
| Sara Mildebrandt, Funeral Arranger Email: smildebrandt@funeraltrust.org Website: www.waltonsfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 775.323.4154 Fax: 775.827.4907 Sara has come to us with more than 14 years experience in the Coroner/Medical Examiner offices of both Southern and Northern Nevada, where she was a supervisor, trainer and scene investigator. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medico-Legal Death Investigators Association and has multiple certifications in the field of death investigation and death investigation training. She has recently begun a career as a funeral arranger at our Ross, Burke & Knobel locations. Sara grew up in Southern California; she has a son, Brent in the Air Force Reserve, daughter-in law, Mackenzie and two grand-daughters, Natalie and Brooke. She is the youngest of six children and enjoys the company of her Jack Russell dog, Captain Jack. She spends her free time discovering the beauty of the great state of Nevada and enjoys all that it offers. |
| Kelly Kress, Funeral Arranger Email: kkress@funeraltrust.org Website: www.waltonsfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 775.323.4154 Fax: 775.789.4920 One of the newest members of the Walton’s Family, Kelly joined us from east central Illinois in February, 2011, and now makes the Reno/Sparks area her home. She has more than 20 years of customer service, several years of managerial experience, and will soon have her Associate’s degree in Business Administration. Kelly has a daughter, Ashley, and son-in-law, Nathan, and two cats, Mickey and Molly. She loves the grand beauty of the northern Nevada area and is looking forward to becoming an integral part of this great community. |
| Emily Orrill, Funeral Arranger Email: eorrill@funeraltrust.org Website: www.waltonsfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 775.323.4154 Fax: 775.827.4907 Emily has enjoyed being a Funeral Arranger with Walton’s Funerals & Cremations, based mostly out of Ross, Burke and Knobel Mortuary. She considers herself a “western state girl,” having lived in Washington, California, Arizona and Nevada. She grew up mostly in the Sacramento, CA and Glenbrook, Nevada areas and learned how to snow ski at Homewood and how to water ski on Lake Tahoe. She met her husband, Jon, at Northern Arizona University. Married for more than 27 years, they have two beautiful daughters, Kristina and Amanda. Emily is involved in St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, March of Dimes, and an Alzheimer’s group here in Northern Nevada. Emily has worked, for the most part, in the medical field and finds there are many similarities in the medical field and the funeral industry, most especially the need for empathy. “Speaking with and getting to know the families who have lost a loved one is an honor and a joy. You get to see a person’s true spirit, and I have cried with, laughed with, hugged, and held hands with many people. I try to lessen the stress of organizing the details for the families so that they can concentrate on their grief and start dealing with their loss. My job is to inform the families of their choices and what I can do for them, and then see it through. I take it very seriously and always do the best I can for each and every family I am in contact with.” |
| Arlene Garcia, Administration Email: agarcia@funeraltrust.org Website: www.waltonsfuneralhomes.com Office Phone: 775.323.4154 Fax: 775.827.4907 |