Funeral Home Expanding Staff - Local Resident

Michael Fitzgerald, Lake Forest resident and funeral director, joins Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors.

Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest has hired local resident and longtime funeral director, Michael Fitzgerald.

“Mr. Fitzgerald has been a licensed funeral director for over 35 years and brings a vast amount of knowledge, compassion, and experience to our client families and our firm,” said Eli Turnbough, co-owner of the newly opened firm.

Mr. Fitzgerald was born, raised, and educated in Canada. In addition to managing large funeral homes in the Toronto area, Mr. Fitzgerald had a distinguished career including President, Ontario Funeral Service Association, lecturer at Humber College and Government Relations Representative for the Profession. He is also a Funeral Celebrant certified by the Insight Institute of Funeral Celebrants. Mr. Fitzgerald moved to the United States in 2005 and has practiced as a Celebrant in California, New Jersey and is a licensed Funeral Director in the state of Illinois.

His focus at Reuland & Turnbough will be At-Need & Pre-Need planning along with group presentations designed to help educate the public about the different options available for funerals today.

“Michael will truly be an asset to us as we continue to grow our business in Lake Forest & Lake Bluff,” stated Chad Reuland, co-owner of Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors. “Michael is known for his empathy, great sense of humor and experience in serving families in need. He will be a great fit at the funeral home and we look forward to serving our community with both traditional and non-traditional celebrations of life.”

You can see Michael’s full profile at the company website RTfunerals.com.

About Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors

Reuland & Turnbough opened its Lake Forest arrangement office in March 2016 with the idea of bringing the memorial experience directly to where the family is most comfortable. While providing both Cremation and Traditional Funerals for families in the venue of their choice, Reuland & Turnbough also assists them with pre-planning and Monument & Grave Marker sales. All phases of the business are done with a person’s legacy in mind, always asking the question… “How will you be remembered?”

For more information on Reuland & Turnbough’s unique offer to North Shore families, please visit RTfunerals.com or call Chad Reuland or Eli Turnbough at 847-234-9649.