John T. Semmel Licensed Funeral Director/Owner

John has over three decades of experience as a PA licensed funeral director, serving families in York and surrounding areas. He is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. John is a licensed Pennsylvania Insurance agent (Life and Fixed Annuities).

John has dedicated his career to providing compassionate and professional service and earned certifications as:

• Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP)
• Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC)
• Certified Grief Counselor (GC-C)
• Certified Crematory Operator
• Certified Eye Enucleator – accredited through Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia

His professional affiliations and memberships include county, state, national and international funeral service associations including:

• York County Funeral Directors Association – past President and Secretary-Treasurer
• Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association – District Governor and Board Member
• National Funeral Directors Association
• Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
• American Academy of Grief Counseling and Advisory Board Member for Funeral Service Associates Certification
• British Institute of Embalmers
• American Society of Embalmers
• International Order of the Golden Rule
• Cremation Association of North America

John is also very involved in the York area, volunteering with various organizations that benefit the local community. He is a member of:

• Zeredatha Lodge #451 F.&A.M.
• Harrisburg Consistory 32 nd Degree
• Harrisburg Zembo Temple Shrine
• York County Shrine Club
• Tall Cedars of Lebanon, York Forest #30
• Goodwill Fire Company #5
• Rotary Club International – Past Member
• Optimist Club – Past Member