Kristen Carbary of Cuyahoga Falls has joined Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home as director of Advance Funeral Planning. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, Kristen will guide families through the funeral planning process, assist those who wish to pre-plan funeral arrangements, and provide grief support services.

Kristen holds a bachelor of mortuary science degree from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and is a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association Mortuary Response Team. She previously served as an apprentice funeral director/embalmer at Groff Funeral Home in Sandusky, Ohio.

“Kristen has experience in all facets of funeral home services, including advance funeral planning and grief support for bereaved families,” said Marlene Shoemaker, 
of Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home. “We are thrilled to have her as part of our team.”