Our Staff

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Our Staff

Each of the staff members at William H. Kresge Funeral Home is committed to providing your family with the finest in personal care. In fact, for years, it’s been comforting for area families to know that we are available to help at any time of the day or night.

When a loved one dies, all you need to do is make one phone call. From that moment on, we’ll take on the responsibilities of the physical care of your loved one, and the emotional care of those left behind.

Please take a few minutes to get to know our staff. We’re sure you’ll find each of us to be all that you would hope for in a trusted funeral professional.

Thomas J. Kresge

Supervisor

Office Phone: 570-992-4768
Fax: 570-992-1235
Mobile Phone: 570-656-3093

Thomas J. Kresge, owner and supervisor of William H. Kresge Funeral Home, Inc., has been involved in the family funeral business for over 40 years. He is a fourth generation funeral director.

Tom was a 1973 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School and then graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelors Degree in Biology from East Stroudsburg University in 1977. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1979. He received the John Rebol Award from PIMS for graduating first in his class. He worked for his father, William H. Kresge, in the family business from 1979 until 1984, when he purchased the business from his father.

Tom and his wife Laura have two children, Sarah and Tommy and four grandchildren, Adelee, Matthew, Cole and Remi. Tom is a member of Salem United Church of Christ in Gilbert, the Western Pocono Lions Club, the Eastern PA Funeral Directors Association and the PA Funeral Directors Association. His was also a long-time volunteer basketball coach at Pleasant Valley.

 Thomas C. Kresge

Funeral Director

Office Phone: 570-992-4768
Fax: 570-992-1235
Mobile Phone: 570-656-3091

Tom received his license in 2013 and has become the fifth generation Kresge to be licensed in the family business.

Tom is a 2006 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School and a 2010 graduate of Wilkes University where he received his business degree. He then enrolled in the mortuary science program at Northampton Community College, graduating in 2012. He is currently the fifth generation Kresge to be licensed in the family business. Tom is a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, The Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, and the Western Pocono Lions Club.
Tom and his wife Taryn have two children, Cole and Remi.

Lovene "Sonny" Weidlich


Funeral Assistant


Email: whkfunhm@ptd.net

Office Phone: 570-992-4768

Fax: 570-992-1235

Mobile Phone: 570-656-3091


Lovene "Sonny" Weidlich, joined the Kresge team in August of 1999. Prior to working for the funeral home, he served in the United States Army for 3 years and later he worked as a Graphic Arts Compositor at the Pocono Record for 37 years.


He has been such an asset to the funeral home, helping with removals and viewings, as well as performing odd jobs and being a handyman to anything that needed tending to around the building. Today he continues to help out and has become a fixture here. Sonny lives with his wife, Beverly and they have two sons: Barry and Keith.






McKenna L. Ebeling

Funeral Director

Office Phone: 570-992-4768
Fax: 570-992-1235
Mobile Phone: 570-656-3091

McKenna received her license in 2019 and joined the Kresge Funeral Home in 2022. She is a 2012 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School and a 2016 graduate of Lebanon Valley College where she received her BA. McKenna enrolled in the mortuary science program at Northampton Community College, graduating in 2018. McKenna is a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association and the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association. McKenna resides in Bethlehem with her husband, Michael and her dog, Pocahontas.  

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