Staff Page

We believe our greatest resource as well as our greatest asset is our staff. Through experience and continual education, we can confidently introduce you to the very best funeral directors and support staff in funeral service.

Funeral Directors:

JIM ERB, Owner & Funeral Director jimerb@erbgood.com Jim was born and raised in Waterloo Region. He attended public school in Wellesley, high school in Elmira and graduated from the Canadian School of Embalming, Toronto, 1968. He has been at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home for 37 years, and a partner for nearly 30 years. Jim and his wife Marianne (Schmidt) are the proud parents of 3 sons; Michael, David and his wife Leanne Baer, Rudy Vincent and Brandi Barens and 4 wonderful grandchildren, Katie, Jacquie, Cecilia and James. Jim has been involved in numerous community organizations and interfaith initiatives. Marianne and Jim are active members of Erb Street Mennonite Church in Waterloo.

DAVID ERB, Owner & Funeral Director daveerb@erbgood.com David was born to Jim and Marianne Erb and has 2 brothers Rudy and Michael. He grew-up in Kitchener-Waterloo and was involved in numerous sports including skiing, hockey, baseball, and soccer while attending Alexandra, Empire and Centennial Public Schools as well as W.C.I. In 2002, Dave married Leanne Baer at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, where they met 10 years prior as campers. In October 2004, Dave and Leanne were blessed with the birth of their daughter Cecilia Maredith Erb. Both Dave and Leanne attend and are actively involved at Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo. Dave serves on the board of several organizations including MennoHomes (an affordable housing initiative of the Mennonite Church) as well as the Canadian Group of Independent Funeral Homes.

MARK ERB, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Mark was born in Kitchener and raised in Wellesley Ontario. Mark started his career in funeral service with Futher Bros. Funeral Home in Wellesley. Since 1982, he has been employed with the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home. Mark lives in Elmira with his wife Shelley (Foerster) and their two daughters Kimberly and Stephanie. He enjoys hockey, baseball and volunteers his time coaching hockey.

PAUL GOOD, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Born in Stouffville ON, Paul came to Waterloo with his parents Edward and Rhea in 1946. Paul lived above the funeral home with his family and attended Alexandra School, Waterloo and graduated from W.C.I. he joined the funeral home in 1965 after graduating from the Canadian School of Embalming. Paul is married to Sharon (Orth) and they have three children; Cheryl (Rob) McKean, Heather Good, and Steven Good. Paul is a member and elder of Grace Lutheran Church, Kitchener, past president of Central Ontario Funeral Service Association, and has been involved with the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce for over 30 years. Paul enjoys K-W Oldtimers hockey, skiing, golfing, sailing, and fishing.

STEVEN GOOD, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Steven is the 3rd generation of the Good family to serve the local community. Steven was born and raised in Waterloo where he attended W.C.I. He went on to graduate with honours from the Funeral Service and Business Management programs at Humber College in 1999 & 2000 respectively. In May 2006, Steven completed Firefighter training. He hopes to continue serving the community by joining the local full-time Fire Rescue team in the near future. Steven currently shares his time as a prt-time funeral director with the family business and with the Waterloo Fire Rescue Team as a student Firefighter. Steven enjoys volunteering his time teaching as a scuba divemaster, is an avid triathlete, mountain biker and golfer.

STEVEN BRUNTON, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Raised on a farm southwest of the village of Ayr, Waterloo Region, Steven spent his time shared between farm duties and rural activities. He went on to work several years in the farm machinery business before becoming a funeral director and joining the firm in 2005. Steven is actively involved in his hometown of Ayr as a 20 plus year volunteer firefighter, 30 plus year member of the Ayr Paris Band,  and long time board member of Christ Anglican Church, Ayr. Steven and his wife Ann have two children, Jessica and Ian.

LAUREN BUGBEE, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Born in London, Ontario, Lauren came to the area in 1994, when her father, Rev. Robert Bugbee agreed to serve at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kitchener. She received her professional training at Humber College and served her internship with Jerrett Funeral Homes in Toronto. After graduating with honours, Lauren accepted a position with the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home. In her spare time she participates with the choir and Sunday school programs of Holy Cross Church and also serves as Secretary for Concordia Lutheran Mission Society of Canada.

TINA DIETRICH, Pre-Planning Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Tina has been employed with the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home since May of 2006. Tina was born in Kitchener and has spent most of her life in this Region. She has been licenced as a funeral director for nine years, worked in Cambridge (Galt) for five years and spent four years at home with her children. Tina received her Funeral Director training at Humber College in Toronto and graduated with Honours in 1997. She also has her BSc Biology from Wilfrid Laurier University. Tina (nee Ryan) lives in Waterloo with her husband, Peter and her two children, Mason and Rowan.

DAN NESSETH, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Dan was born in Sarnia, Ontario and began his career as a funeral director at Padfield Funeral Home in the small rural community of Rodney. After ten years of owning his own funeral home in Drayton, Ont., he moved back to Sarnia to continue his profession with Smith Funeral Home. Seventeen years later, he started at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, Waterloo, and continues to enjoy serving the community as a funeral director. Dan is happily married to Carolyn (for over 31years), and they have two grown children, Joy and Jonathan.

GREG RASZMANN, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Born in Listowel and raised on a farm near Monkton, Greg came to the Kitchener-Waterloo area in 1990.  In 1994, he graduated from the University of Waterloo, Renison College, with a BA in Social Development Studies.  He went on to graduate from the Funeral Service Program at Humber College in 1997 and trained at R.S. Kane in North York. After living in Waterloo for ten years, Greg now lives in Wellesley with his wife, Cynthia (nee Cybulski), their son, Adam and daughter, Sarah.

ROBERT E. RUGGLE, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Robert is the only son of Dorothy and Robert William Ruggle of Floradale, Ontario. His family has operated Ruggle's General Store for 4 generations. After completing his schooling at Humber College in the G.T.A., Robert trained and completed his internship in Kitchener. He married his high school sweetheart Lee-Anne Clemmer of Elmira and they have a son Andrew. Robert and Lee-Anne currently reside in Brantford and his passion for wheels includes cars and motorcycles.

ROB WINTONYK, Funeral Director robwintonyk@erbgood.com Born in Yorkton Saskatchewan, Rob began his Funeral Service Career with Mcinnis and Holloway Funeral Homes in Calgary in 1993. During his apprenticeship program, he received his Funeral Director's and Embalmer's License through the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science under the care of the Alberta Funeral Service Association. Rob received the Professional Service Award at Graduation. After enjoying 10 years in Calgary, Rob and his wife Karen (nee Fedy) relocated to Kitchener where Karen was born and raised. They have two daughters, Rebecca and Isabella and enjoy all genres of music as well as spending time with their family. They are members of Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church in Kitchener and Rob volunteers his time serving on the Executive of the Central Ontario Funeral Director's Association.

PAULA HEIMPEL, Funeral Director contact@erbgood.com Paula has been employed with the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home since 1994. She received her training at Humber College, and served her internship with Jerrett Funeral Homes in Toronto. Paula now resides in St. Agatha, where she is an active member of the community. She attends St. Agatha Roman Catholic Church, and is a member of the Catholic Women's League.