Our Staff

Our Staff

Longevity makes our staff strong.  The majority of our staff members have been with us for over 25 years.  Our funeral directors continue their education through professional seminars and training.

Since 1865, our facilities have been family owned and operated. Our highly trained staff is ready to serve your family. We are committed to helping relieve your stress, and to ease the burden of grief of the families we serve, regardless of religion, race or financial status. Although we are involved with death on a daily basis, we treat each family as though they were our own and strive to provide the best, most compassionate and professional services that we can. In addition, we are very committed to the activities in our communities and work with those families with compassion and caring.



We understand that sorting through the information that you receive can be difficult. We are here to answer your questions and discuss your concerns. We will provide you with honest answers to your questions and provide guidance to you so that you can make the right decision. All our consultations are available free of charge.  

DENNIS L. WIEDEMAN

Funeral Director
President
Certified Crematory Operator

Dennis is the President and Owner of the Wiedeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. He is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, Past President and Member of the Dauphin County Funeral Directors Association; Past Chairman of the Board of SecurChoice (trust division of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association); Past Board Member - Mellon Bank; Consultant for Volunteer Training of Hospice of Central Pennsylvania regarding grief and the funeral process and laws of Pennsylvania; member of the Steelton Volunteer Fire Department, Steelton Italian Club, Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #382, Train Collectors Association, Lionel Train Collectors Association, and MTH Railroaders Club. 

Dennis is the son of the late Margaret E. (Houseal) and Joseph A. Wiedeman. He is a 1963 graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School and received his Associates Degree from Temple University. He then continued his education at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, where he graduated with honors.   He also served with the United States Army Reserves. 

He has been married for 54 years to Patricia A. (Falcone) Wiedeman and has a daughter Lisa M. Wiedeman.   Pat and Lisa are also employees of the funeral home. He has one grandson, Cooper Dennis, who he enjoys spending time with. 

He is a former member of St. James Parish in Steelton and its Advisory Council. He is a current member of Prince of Peace Roman Catholic Parish in Steelton. In his spare time, he likes to relax and work on his Lionel train platform layout and vacation in Stone Harbor, New Jersey.

LISA M. WIEDEMAN

Funeral Director
Vice President
Marketing Director
Certified Cremation Services Provider
Certified Crematory Operator
PA Licensed Life Insurance Agent

Lisa is the daughter of Dennis L. and Patricia A. Falcone Wiedeman and is a mother to her son, Cooper Dennis Wiedeman-Krosnar, whom she adopted from Honduras. She is a 1987 graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Elizabethtown College in 1991. After several years in corporate America, Lisa joined the family business in 1999. She attended the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and became a licensed funeral director in 2007 and a Certified Cremation Services Specialist in 2017. In 2014, Lisa received her Pennsylvania Life Insurance License.  In 2020, she became a Certified Crematory Operator.

Lisa is currently a Board Member of the World Surgical Foundation and served on the Board of Directors for Bishop McDevitt High School for 6 years and was former Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association Annual Golf Classic for 14 years, which benefits the Highmark Caring Place.  During her tenure as the Chairperson of the golf outing, over $300,000 was raised to help grieving children.

She is presently a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, Vice-President of the Dauphin County Funeral Directors Association,  Prince of Peace Roman Catholic Parish and a former resident of the Borough of Steelton.  

Lisa was the President of the former Steelton Business Association, served on Steelton Borough Council and sat on the Steelton Senior Center Advisory Committee. She was president of the Steelton Community Development Foundation, was President and Member of Prince of Peace Parish Advisory Council and past member of Prince of Peace School Development Committee and life member of the Steelton Volunteer Fire Department. 

Lisa and Cooper currently reside in Hershey. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys "just being mom", visiting Stone Harbor, camping, home decorating, kayaking, shopping, entertaining, cooking, crafting, and most of all spending time with friends.

WILLIAM A. SIBERT (Bill)

Funeral Director
Supervisor
Certified Cremation Services Provider
Certified Crematory Operator


Bill is a 1986 graduate of Hershey High School, Point Park College in 1990, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and continued his education at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1991. He has been with the funeral home since April, 1994. 

He currently resides in Lawnton with his wife Tammy M. (Doyle) Sibert and daughter, Amanda. He is the son of Robert and Georgianna Sibert of Hershey. He is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association and Former President of the Dauphin County Funeral Directors Association. 

Bill's hobbies include Scuba diving, traveling, spending time with family, camping and white water rafting and enjoys making specialized Craft Brews and enjoys riding his Harley.

PATRICIA A. WIEDEMAN

Administrative Officer


Pat is the wife of Dennis L. Wiedeman for 48 years and the mother of Lisa M. Wiedeman. Pat was born in Steelton, Pennsylvania and is the daughter of the late Anna C. (Mavrin) Falcone and Frank J. Falcone, Sr. She is a graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School, class of 1963. She is a former Girl Scout Leader for 18 years, former Treasurer of the Steelton Ambulance Committee, former member of the former St. James Parish Advisory Council and Activities Committee, and office volunteer. She is currently a member of the Prince of Peace Parish, Steelton, Pennsylvania. 

Her duties with the funeral home include staff management, funeral home management, assisting with viewing and funeral services and most importantly counseling and consoling of the bereaved. In her spare time, Pat enjoys spending time with family and friends. She looks forward to vacationing in Stone Harbor, New Jersey and especially loves spending time with her grandson, Cooper.

JILLIAN KROOS

Funeral Director

Jillian “Jill” is the daughter of Kathleen Wright Kroos and the late Dr. Kenneth Kroos. She graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1998, and in 2002 earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Washington College in Chestertown, MD. After working in corporate work environments for several years, she attended American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service and earned her Associates in Mortuary Science in 2015. She traveled to Oregon for several years before relocating back to PA. She has volunteered with several charities that support animals and the homeless, including the Water Street Rescue Mission, New Leash on Life, and the Pennsylvania SPCA.


In her spare time, Jill enjoys camping, kayaking, reading, and gardening. 

JOHN H. KROSNAR

Funeral Assistant

John lived in Steelton a portion of his life and moved to Mansfield, then returned to Central Pennsylvania and presently lives in Mechanicsburg.   John worked for UPMC in Security before joining the funeral home.  He is a graduate of Steelton-Highspire High School and attended Mansfield University. 


John enjoys assisting people and helping them at their greatest time of need.


In his spare time, John enjoys the mountains, hunting, weight lifting, mountain biking and spending time with his son, Cooper.

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