Our Staff

James & Brandee Golnick

Owners/Funeral Directors/Licensed Funeral Celebrant

We grew up in southern Minnesota and were married in 1998. After having three kids, we decided to pursue our calling as funeral directors and attended Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg. We graduated in 2011 with degrees in Mortuary Science. While attending college we had our fourth child, we then moved to Port Byron, Illinois where James worked at Gibson-Bode Funeral Homes for six years. Brandee worked at River View Veterinary Service and at Gibson-Bode Funeral Homes during that time. We moved to Kewanee, Illinois in April 2017 to be a part of the Schueneman-Tumbleson Funeral Home. 

Two of our kids attend Kewanee Schools. Two have graduated from Kewanee High School. They all enjoy swimming, music, sports and our family pets. 

James is a member of Kiwanis and enjoys playing disc golf and camping.

Brandee enjoys reading, crocheting and quilting. She is also a Certified Funeral Celebrant.

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Cristal Garcia

Office Administrator/Funeral Assistant/Bilingual

Cristal was born in Chicago and grew up in Kewanee. She attended Kewanee Schools. Cristal enjoys spending time with her family and hanging out with friends. She joined the funeral home in July 2022.

Cristal would like to further her education in funeral service by attending mortuary school in the future.

Brian Baize

Family Services

Brian Baize is our Family Services representative. Brian has over 20 years in the funeral industry, helping families pre-plan their funerals. There is never a charge to meet with Brian.

Andrew Christman

Funeral Assistant

Andrew relocated to Kewanee, IL with his wife Alissa in 2006 from Moberly, MO after Andrew finished his bachelor’s degree from Central Christian College of the Bible with a degree in Counseling. Later that year their oldest son was born, Maxwell. Since then they have welcomed four more children, all boys; Grayson, Thorin, Weston, and Cyrus. Andrew is a full-time minister with State Road Community Church Kewanee, IL and Church of Peace, Kewanee, IL. If the five boys and two churches weren’t enough to keep him busy, Andrew is a past President of the Kewanee Kiwanis Club, current member of the Kewanee Kiwanis Satellite Club, a founding member of the Kewanee Collation for Home Revitalization with Rebuilding Together Henry County, and Cub Scout Pack 4003 den leader, and past deacon and elder at First Christian Church Kewanee, IL.   

Andrew enjoys reading, watching movies, and family time, is a car enthusiast and an amateur home remodeler.  

Mark And Chris Schueneman

Retired Funeral Director/Former Owners