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NEWS Association
Deron K. Youse
Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association elects
Officers at Annual Convention
Stephanie Doriguzzi
HARRISBURG,PA— The
Pennsylvania Funeral Di-
rectors Association held
their 2017 convention in Po-
cono Manor, PA. Organized
in 1881, PFDA is one of the
largest state funeral director
associations in the nation.
Deron K. Youse was in-
stalled as the 136th President
of PFDA. He is a graduate
of Northampton Communi-
ty College, Bethlehem, PA,
where he received an Asso-
ciate Degree in Funeral Ser-
vice Education. Prior to en-
tering funeral service, Deron
served as a former paramed-
ic and police officer, he has
had a lifetime of service to
others. He is a member of
the National Funeral Direc-
tors Association, Pennsylvania
Funeral Directors Association,
where he formerly served
on the Board of Directors as
District 6 Governor, Berks
County Funeral Directors As-
sociation, where he currently
serves as Treasurer, and East-
ern Pennsylvania Funeral Di-
rectors Association. Deron is
the Supervisor of the Lud-
wick Funeral Homes, Inc.,
facility in Kutztown, PA, and
has been a part of the Lud-
wick Funeral Home staff
since 1989.
Stephanie Doriguzzi was
installed as PFDA President-
Elect. Doriguzzi is a 2006
graduate of the Pittsburgh In-
stitute of Mortuary Science,
where she received the Wil-
liam J. Musmanno award for
excellence in embalming and
the Mu Sigma Alpha Award
in outstanding academic ef-
ficiency. She is also a 2007
graduate of Point Park Uni-
versity where she received her
bachelors’ degree in Funer-
al Management. She became
a licensed funeral director in
2008, and is currently the su-
pervisor at the Turtle Creek
Funeral Home. She has been
a Certified Celebrant since
2006 and has been a PA Li-
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