Our staff are experienced, knowledgeable, and prepared to guide families through the most difficult time in life.
Randy Bunker
Funeral Director
Randy Bunker is the third generation owner of Bunker Family Funerals & Cremation. He is a licensed funeral director and embalmer and has served in the industry for over 40 years. In addition to serving as the company’s president, he has also served as the president of the Arizona Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers for 8 years, International Order of the Golden Rule, Arizona Funeral Directors Association, American Cancer Society (Mesa Chapter), Sirrine Adult Day Care Center, and has served on the Board of Directors of several other organizations. Randy has been married to his wife, Arlene, for over 40 years and has 6 children. He enjoys serving in his church, golfing, and playing racquetball.
Steve Roseberry
General Manager & Funeral Director
Steve was born and raised in southeastern Arizona, and moved to Mesa in 1976. After working in the retail grocery industry for years, he decided to make a career change and returned to college. Steve graduated from the Mortuary Science Program at Mesa Community College in 2004, and joined the Bunker Family in 2005. In addition to assisting families with funeral arrangements and conducting services, he manages our Garden Chapel and oversees the operations at our other locations as well. Steve has found funeral service to be extremely rewarding, assisting families with planning meaningful tributes to their loved ones and beginning the healing process.
Paula Rogers Sheridan
Funeral Director
Paula Sommer Rogers Sheridan is an Arizona native who will never acclimate to our high temperatures. She is married to Daniel Sheridan and they have three beautiful children and two furry pomeranians. In 2008, she graduated from the Mortuary Program at Mesa Community College. She is a licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer, and Cremationist. She began her journey with the Bunker Family in 2010, just 3 weeks after her mother’s funeral services. It is with great honor that Paula serves the families that entrust their loved ones to the very location that cared for her own family during such a heart breaking time.
Bryce Bunker
Funeral Director
Bryce is an Arizona boy through and through. He was born and raised in Mesa where he attended Mountain View High School. After graduation, he served a two-year service mission in Georgia. He graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Applied Biological Sciences and a minor in Business. After working in Northern California for a short time, Bryce had a great desire to move back to Arizona and get involved in the family business. He graduated from the Mortuary Science program at Mesa Community College May 2014. Bryce and his wife, Ashley, have three beautiful children. Bryce is also a huge sports fan, particularly of the Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix Suns, but his greatest satisfaction comes from serving the special families who entrust us with caring for their loved ones.
Michelle Roseberry
Family Relations Associate
Michelle was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts and moved to Arizona in 1971 with her family. She graduated from Chandler High School and attended the Maricopa Technical Institute in Phoenix. Michelle worked in the retail grocery industry for many years before joining the Bunker Family in 2009. Her duties include assisting families at our Garden Chapel, and securing documents necessary for services.
Victoria Geiger
Chapel Manager & Funeral Director
Victoria was raised in Henderson, Nevada and lived there for 23 years before relocating to Arizona in 2004. After the loss of her father in 2005, she developed a desire to assist others that are experiencing the loss of a loved one. She graduated from the Mortuary Science Program in 2012, where she earned the David Speakman Award, Order of the Golden Rule Scholarship and the Arizona Funeral Cemetery and Cremation Association’s Scholarship. Victoria has been serving as a Funeral Director with the Bunker family since 2012 and recently as a Chapel Manager. She strives to offer options and unique experiences to assist families with their loved one’s final arrangements. She and her husband have five amazing sons. She enjoys spending time with her boys traveling, visiting museums and attending music & art festivals.
Elizabeth Andrade
Care Center Supervisor
Elizabeth is an Arizona native, born and raised in Mesa and resides in Gilbert with her family. She graduated from Mesa Community College in 2003 with an Associates of Applied Science in Mortuary Science Degree, and later received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. Elizabeth is a license embalmer and started in the funeral service industry in 2001. She started with Bunker Family Funeral Homes in 2010 with the duty of overseeing the care center. Elizabeth feels that funeral service is her calling and finds her job very rewarding and fulfilling. She enjoys bowling on a league and spending time with her husband and two children.
Allen Smith
Funeral Attendent
Allen was raised in the small town of Morgan, UT. He graduated from high school and attended two years at Weber State College. Allen met his wife Loretta in 1961 and they were married later that year. They have four children, 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. The family moved to Arizona in 1979, where Allen worked for Motorola in the engineering department. Allen joined the Bunker Family in 2006. He appreciates working with families, knowing the importance of being sensitive to their needs and desires. He also enjoys his association with the other dedicated staff members. He and Loretta enjoy going to movies, camping with the grandkids, reading, and serving in their church.
Holly Blackhurst
Executive Assistant
Holly Blackhurst was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and moved to Mesa, Arizona as a teenager. She graduated from Mesa Mountain View High School and attended Brigham Young University. After working as a legal secretary and paralegal, she joined Bunker Family Funeral Homes as a Family Relations Associate in 1997. She currently works as our Administrator, managing accounts payable and receivable, payroll and a myriad of other duties. She enjoys reading, quilting and is a devoted aunt to 24 nieces and nephews.
Donna Ramirez
Family Relations Associate
Donna is the Family Relations Associate at Bunker’s University Chapel. She moved to Arizona in 1984 from Idaho and has worked in the funeral industry for 26 years. She loves her job and loves helping the families she serves. Donna and her husband, Abel, live in Mesa and have two grown boys. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loves road trips, cooking for her family, making quilts, camping, reading and gardening.
Karoline Davidson
Funeral Arranger
Karoline Davidson is passionate about serving the community. After graduating from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Communications, she worked for more than a decade as a broadcast journalist. Karoline moved to Arizona with her husband in 2013 and started volunteering her time at hospice while working part-time as a home care companion for the elderly. That’s when Karoline decided to go back to school to get her Mortuary Science degree, graduating in May 2017. Karoline is a Certified Funeral Celebrant, licensed Cremationist, Embalmer, and will become a licensed Funeral Director in September 2019. When Karoline isn’t providing care, compassion and assisting grieving families, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones traveling.
Denise Thomas
Licensed Embalmer
Denise was born and raised in Illinois and moved to Mesa, Arizona in 2001 with her four beautiful children. She had a career in black jack dealing for 10 years and also with Mesa Public Schools (MPS) providing transportation as a bus driver for 15 years. While employed with MPS she decided to choose a different career path. Even though she loved driving her students she knew her passion for serving others was geared toward a deeper level of care. This passion is what brought her to the funeral service profession. She attended the Mortuary Science Program at Mesa Community College and graduated in 2015. In her spare time Denise enjoys spending time with her loving family and friends, as well as bowling and horseback riding. In 2016, Denise joined the Bunker Family and has been blessed to serve families as a licensed embalmer and cremationist working in the Care Center alongside her colleagues. She is proud of the hard work and dedication that the Bunker family has to offer the community.
Candace Clemons
Family Relations Associate
Candace is a gypsy soul at heart thanks to her military upbringing that brought new places and cultural experiences throughout her life. She loves to travel, laugh and hike in the beautiful Arizona desert. She especially loves serving in her church as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Candace has an Associate’s degree and is currently completing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She has a passion for helping others and elevating those in their time of need.
Michelle Masi
Licensed Embalmer
Michelle Masi was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona and now resides in Gilbert with her spouse, son and daughter. She enjoys baking, spending time with friends and family, and watching the Diamondbacks. Michelle joined the Bunker family in Sept 2017, graduated from the Mortuary Science program in May 2019 and is now serving her embalming internship in the care center. Michelle’s passion has been to work in the funeral industry since she was a child. She feels it is her calling, and says it is very rewarding to serve families and care for their loved ones in such a difficult time.
Cade Peterson
Funeral Attendant
Cade graduated from Desert Ridge High School in 2017. He wanted to give back to the community and joining the Bunker Family in 2018 has given him this opportunity. Cade enjoys his duties working in the care center and assisting with the families on services. He is especially grateful when he is able to comfort the families in their time of need. He continues to work and do his very best until he has made someone smile.
Nicole Hall
Funeral Arranger
Nicole grew up in Gilbert, Arizona and has felt drawn to funeral service and serving others since she was young. After graduating from Highland High School, Nicole began work for a local financial institution where she stayed for four years. In 2018, she decided to finally pursue her calling and enrolled in the Mortuary Science Program at Chandler Gilbert Community College and graduated in May of 2019. Nicole’s journey with Bunker’s started in March of 2019 and she has loved having the opportunity and the honor of serving families and bringing them comfort and peace during their healing process. She is proud to be a part of the Bunker team and looks forward to her future in funeral service. When Nicole is not assisting families, she enjoys spending time with her own family and her dachshund puppy, Winchester.
Bruce Blackhurst
Funeral Attendant
Bruce was born in Utah but raised mostly in Arizona. He attended school at Mountain View High School and Mesa Community College. He served a two-year mission in London, England. He recently retired after working for 30 years with United Parcel Service. He currently works in the care center and enjoys working with families.
Cliff Armstrong
Cemetery Manager Gilbert Memorial Park
Cliff Armstrong (Manager of Gilbert Memorial Park and Funeral Home.) Cliff has worked in the Funeral & Cemetery Industry since June of 1999. With over twenty years in the industry he has held various titles from Grounds Superintendent to General Manager. He recently relocated to Arizona and has worked for the Bunker family since April of 2019.
Gabriel Casaus
Funeral Arranger
Gabriel has been in the funeral profession for over 21 years. He is a funeral arranger for Bunker Family Funerals and Cremation, he is a licensed funeral director in the States of New Mexico and Texas. Gabriel has held many positions in the funeral profession and graduated in 1999 from San Antonio College of Mortuary Science. Gabriel is also a Certified Celebrant, crematory operator, graduate of the ICCFA University program and was active in the New Mexico Funeral Service Association serving as president from 2016 – 2019. Gabriel recently relocated to Arizona.
Alison Olsen
Office Administrator
Alison Olsen is the Office Administrator at Gilbert Memorial Park; she currently works as the Family Relations Associate at Bunker’s Garden Chapel. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Family Studies with an emphasis in processing childhood trauma. Alison has over seven years’ experience in funeral service and previously worked in education on a volunteer and professional basis.
Heather Kreider
Funeral Arranger
Heather recently relocated to Arizona by way of Colorado and has been serving in the funeral profession since 2014. Heather received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio and graduated in August 2019 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Mortuary Science from Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. Heather is a first-generation, second-career funeral professional. After losing her father in 2009, Heather felt drawn to the profession to care for people and felt that her background in event management provided her with a unique skillset to plan meaningful services for families. Heather enjoys spending time with her teenage son and family, enjoys all outside activities, and is really looking forward to enjoying no snow winters.
Antoinette Campa
Family Relations Associate
Antoinette is a Family Relations Associate for Bunker Family Funerals and Cremation. She studied Art History and Education at Brigham Young University – Idaho and Mesa Community College. Prior to working in the funeral service industry, Antoinette was employed as an in-home nanny for several years and also worked in the Special Education Department for Mesa Public Schools. She has been with Bunker Family Funerals and Cremation for a little over a year now.
Lawrence Ocon
Advance Planning Specialist
Brooke Bunker Williams
Advance Planning Specialist
