BILL & AVIS RILL
Bill & Avis both graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota in 1959 where Bill also played football. Bill subsequently pursued his Funeral Service Education and relocated to Port Orchard in 1963 joining the staff at Pendleton-Gilchrist Funeral Home. Bill & Avis bought the funeral home in 1970 and built the new Rill Chapel facility in 1992. Both are semi-retired - Avis working 2 days a week and Bill works on an as needed basis. Sons Mark & David are both involved full-time managing the family owned funeral home and Sunset Lane Cemetery.

DAVID RILL
David is the youngest son of the Rill Family. A 1989 graduate of the University of Washington Business School, David was an Academic All-American Linebacker and team captain for the UW Huskies football team. He also attained a Funeral Service Education Degree and served his apprenticeship with Green Funeral Home in Bellevue, Washington. David joined the family-owned Rill Chapel in 1993 as a Funeral Director/Embalmer and also serves as President for Sunset Lane Cemetery. He married Lori Bittleston in 1995 and they are expecting their first child the April 1997.

RAMON WRIGHT
The son of a Montana Funeral Director, Ramon was no stranger to the industry. He graduated in 1975 from Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho and relocated to Washington State, where he attained his Funeral Service Education degree. Ramon joined the Rill family as an apprentice in 1983 and has served continuously with Rill Chapel as a Director/Embalmer since then. He is the Health and Safety Compliance Officer for the funeral home & crematory, and also our facilities maintenance manager. Ramon, his wife Alana and their four children reside in Port Orchard.

MARK & PAM RILL
The oldest son of the Rill Family, Mark graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 1986 with a degree in Business Administration where he also played football. After attaining his Funeral Service Education, Mark served an apprenticeship with Green Funeral Home in Bellevue, Washington and joined the family at Rill Chapel in 1989. He currently serves as Operations Manager for the funeral home. Mark married the former Pamela Passmore in 1988 and currently they have 3 daughters. Pam also graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a degree in Computer Science and currently manages the Sunset Lane Cemetery office.

LARRY & CRICKET MEAD
Larry earned his Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice Administration from San Diego State University. After serving 16 years as Vice-President of Central Operations for a large financial institution, Larry and his wife Cricket relocated to Washington state in 1990 where he attained a Funeral Director License. Larry and Cricket began their history with Rill Chapel by facilitating our Grief Support Group, and in 1992, Larry joined the staff as a Funeral Director involved primarily in the areas of pre-need counseling and aftercare. As an ordained minister, Larry also officiates services for families that do not have a local pastor. Cricket took an early retirement from the Federal Government and joined the office staff in 1994. She is also an ordained minister and, together, she and Larry both focus in the areas of bereavement and aftercare.

Wayne Streutker ThB, MA
Wayne is a Certified Thanatologist. He is Bereavement Counselor and Spiritual Caregiver for Hospice of Kitsap County. He is also an Associate Chaplain for Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, WA