OUR STAFF

Meet Our Caring Staff

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Dennis J. Sanford

Director / Owner

A native of DeGraff, Dennis graduated valedictorian from Riverside High School in 1992. He earned his Associates of Applied Science Degree in Registered Nursing from Edison State Community College in Piqua in 1998. In 2000, Dennis graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, receiving both the Dr. A.J. Nunnamaker Memorial Award for graduating valedictorian as well as the Charles O. Dhonau Memorial Embalming Award for demonstrating excellence in embalming. Dennis became co-owner of Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Homes on June 29, 2012. A Past Master of Boggs Lodge #292 F&AM in DeGraff, Dennis volunteers much of his time coaching youth athletics. On November 28, 1998, Dennis married his wife Tara (Hostetler), who works as a registered nurse at the Mary Rutan Hospital Family Birth Center. They reside in West Liberty with their two children, Madelyn and Hayden.