Our Staff

Our funeral home is a family owned and operated business. We are large enough to give our families the same service as the largest funeral homes around, yet we are small enough that each family gets the level of attention and care they deserve.

Below you can find a caption about our caring and committed staff.

	Mike & Helen Carlson Funeral Director/Embalmer Mike has over 30 years of experience in the funeral industry. He was raised in the Solomon, Kansas area where he graduated from Solomon High School, he then attended Kansas Wesleyan University and recieved his BS degree from University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. Mike is also a past Master of the Emporia Masonic Lodge, a member of Miriam Chapter OES, and is a member of the Downtown Lions in Salina, Kansas. He is a licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer and a licensed insurance pre-need counselor. He is married to Helen who is a licensed RN with the Salina Regional Health Center as a CVOR nurse assisting in the open heart department. She is a graduate of North High School in Wichita, KS, she also attended Wichita State University and is a graduate of the nursing program at Kansas Wesleyan University. They have 6 children together, Kelli, Amanda, Thomas, Adam, Shannon and Shauna.
	Amanda Groh Assisant Funeral Director Amanda Groh, the daughter of Mike and Helen Carlson and the wife of Edwin Groh, joined the staff on September 1, 2006. She was raised in Emporia, and graduated from the Emporia High School in 2000, and attended Emporia State University. She is an assistant funeral director and has her Preneed Insurance License. Amanda is a member of the Noon Network of Ambucs in Salina.
	Donna Frederick Office Manager Donna Frederick is the Office Manager. She has been with the firm since 2002. She assists with funerals, organizes the aftercare, and performs the duties that keep an office running smooth and efficient. She retired from banking and her wonderful and kind personality, shows through everytime one of her past bank clients comes to the funeral home. She is married to Ray Frederick and they reside in Salina.
	Joe Crick Funeral Director/Embalmer Joe Crick was born in Salina and graduated in 1993 from Salina Central High School. He served in the United States Navy for four years as a Hospital Corpsman. Joe attended Kansas University for five years and received his Associates Degree in Science from Kansas City Kansas Community College in 2002 and began his work as a funeral director/embalmer in Bozeman, Montana. He returned to Salina to work at Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home and to be closer to family and friends. Joe is a member of the Salina Ambucs Breakfast Bandits, the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, and the American Legion.