A family that embalms together, stays together. 

It is likely not the type of colloquialism that is uttered very often unless you were to ask Mike Pepple and the extended network of biological and honorary family members he manages at Moss Service Funeral Home. 

Mike’s two sons Brad and Grant, his son-in-law Ben Joslin and his first cousin Cathy Robins are all official employees of Moss Funeral Home. “Unofficially,” he said several of their wives will regularly lend a helping hand when needed. That isn’t even counting the family pets but we’ll circle back to that. 

Historically, funeral homes have always been family ran businesses, passed down from generation to generation and Brad said just over 70 percent still operate this way. But, Mike said that began changing during the 1980’s and 90’s when