Joel Roos
Joel has been a licensed funeral director since 1984 and a partner in Warner Funeral Home since 1992. He received his B.A. degree from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake in 1982 and a degree in Mortuary Science from Dallas School of Funeral Service in 1983.

Joel is a member of Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, past member of the Spencer Jaycees, Iowa Great Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross and a past board member of the Spencer Tailtwister High School Booster Club.

Joel and his wife, LuAnn have three children: Nate, Maggie and Ben.

Brad Hawn
Brad has been a licensed funeral director since 1985 and a partner in Warner Funeral Home since 1994. He attended the University of Northern Iowa and received his B.A. degree from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa and a degree in Mortuary Science from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, IL in 1984.

Brad serves on the Iowa Board of Mortuary Science Examiners. He is a member of the Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. Brad is a past board member of the Spencer Family YMCA where he also served on the Century Club, as well as the Endowment Committee. He served as a board member on the Clay County American Heart Association for several years as the Communications Chairman. He is also a member of the Spencer Rotary Club, past member of the Spencer Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and a past member of the Spencer Jaycees.

Brad enjoys being involved in his daughter Abby and son Bailey’s lives and activities.

Jeff Swank
Jeff has been a licensed funeral director since 1996 and has been working at Warner Funeral Home since 2000 and became a partner at Warner Funeral Home in 2006. He received his A.A. degree from Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny in 1994 and a degree in Mortuary Science from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL in 1995.

Jeff is a member of Grace United Methodist Church and Kiwanis. Jeff and his wife, Carla, have two children, Michael and Marisa.

Casey Vaughan
Casey received his funeral directors license on 2008, He has attended the University of Sioux Falls, Iowa Lakes Community College and is a graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL. where he received his degree in Mortuary Science.

Casey is a member of Sacred Heart Church in Spencer and a member of the YMCA.

Gale Gruhn
Gale has been a licensed funeral director for over 30 years. He attended Mortuary School at the University of Minnesota and began working for Warner Funeral Home in 1973. He became a partner until his semi-retirement in 2004.

Gale is a member of Sacred Heart Church in Spencer, where he has served on the Finance Council for several years. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, where he has attained the height of Fourth Degree, and has, in the past, been on the board serving as Grand Knight. He played on the Sacred Heart softball team for many years, was a member of the Spencer Jaycees for twelve years, and joined HiNoon Kiwanis, where he continued to be active for many years.

Gale and his wife Terry have two children, Brady and Jenny, and three grandchildren.

Diane Sparks
Diane is the Administrative Assistant & Aftercare Consultant for Warner Funeral Home. She began working for the funeral home in 1999. Diane is a graduate of the Spencer School of Business in Spencer.

Diane is a lifetime resident of the Spencer area. She is a member of the Hope Reformed Church in Spencer where she has served on several committees. In her spare time Diane enjoys spending time with her husband, Dwight and her three sons, Curt, his wife, Sara and granddaughter Lillian, Tyler and Tony.

Greg Rasch
Greg, a longtime resident of Spencer, is a Preplanning Consultant for Warner Funeral Home and works in the area of advanced funeral planning. He is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and an active member of the Knights of Columbus. Greg serves on the school board for Sacred Heart School as well as the Riverfront Development Committee for the City of Spencer. He and his wife Theresa have six children, Grant, Malik, Caleb, Giovanni, Katherine and Kenny.