Kale Funeral Home Staff

Denis L. & Sandra S. Kale In addition to owning and operating Truro, Denis began to work for the Webster Funeral Home in Osceola in 1968. William H. Ridgeway founded Webster Funeral Home in 1866, and upon his retirement in 1899, his son-in-law, Theodore B. Webster operated the business. In 1915, Lester B. Webster, son of Theodore, took over upon the death of his father, and William E. Webster became a partner in 1951. William and his mother, Alice operated the business until 1970, when Denis and his wife, Sandra purchased the business. They now operate both Osceola and Truro locations, under the Kale Funeral Home name. The Webster Funeral Home/Kale Funeral Home has served Clarke County from the present location on South Main since 1929. Contact Denis for questions or information Contact Sandy for questions or information
Todd Kale Todd, the son of Denis and Sandra Kale, is the fifth generation of Kale’s in funeral service. Todd graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa and also the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in Cincinnati, Ohio. He became a licensed Funeral Director in 1989 while working for Hamilton's Funeral Home in Des Moines, Iowa. Todd joined the Kale Funeral Home in 1992 to carry on the five generations of “Family Serving Families”. Contact Todd for questions or information
Mark T. Browne Mark "Brownie" Browne is a licensed Funeral Director. Mark worked for the Funeral Home in 1984, before attending mortuary school in Dallas, Texas. Brownie worked in New Mexico and Texas from 1986 to 1997, when he returned with his wife and two girls to Iowa to be near family. Mark also worked for Hamilton's Funeral Home in Des Moines until December of 1999 when he returned to Osceola and rejoined our staff. Contact Mark for questions or information

Anne Johnson Anne Johnson, lifelong resident of St. Charles and retired Interstate 35 school band instructor, works as the Administrative Assistant and assists with funeral services. Anne often plays piano and organ for funeral services here at the funeral home.
Ed Buesch Ed has been a lifelong resident of Osceola. He works for the Osceola Sentinel and Tribune. In his off time from the paper he works as a Funeral Service Assistant covering weekends and days off.
Carole Sorensen Carole longtime resident of Osceola, has recently joined the staff. Carole and her late husband Hank owned and operated the Playland Lanes bowling alley for many years. She joins us a as a Funeral Service Assistant, helping with funerals and visitations. She can often be seen delivering the funeral information store cards to business in the community.