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About Us |
Dan Whitted, owner and licensed funeral director and embalmer, was born and
raised on a farm just south of Omaha, Nebraska. He got his start in the funeral
business in high school, helping out at Kahler Mortuary in Papillion, Nebraska
by washing cars and running errands. He went into law enforcement after
graduating from Papillion High School in 1964, serving as a Trooper with the
Nebraska State Patrol and later as a deputy sheriff at various places around the
state. He married Pamela Jean Andersen on August 23, 1969 in her hometown of
Oakland, Nebraska. Dan decided he’d had enough of law enforcement and went back
to school to pursue his real passion, the funeral business. He graduated from
Mortuary School in Louisville, KY in 1977. They worked at and owned several
funeral homes around the country before buying Burns Funeral Home in Shelby in
February 1993.
Dan currently serves as the Toole County Coroner, Shelby Volunteer Fire Chief, a
board member on N.E.T.A., a board member on the Toole County airport board, and serves on the board of the Montana
Coroners Association. He is also a member of the Coutts-Sweet Grass Lions Club,
Masonic Lodge and Tri-County Shrine Club. Dan enjoys flying and motorcycling.
You can email Dan at
dan@whittedfuneralchapel.com
Pam, a former licensed practical nurse, is co-owner and serves as the office
manager as well as assisting on funerals. She is a member of Shelby Soroptimist
International, a member of the Shelby Book Club, a member of the Shelby
Foursquare Church serving as its treasurer, and vice-chair of the Marias Medical
Center Board as well as serving as a trustee for the Marias Medical Center
Foundation. Pam enjoys spending time with her grandkids, traveling around the
country with Dan on their motorcycle, horseback riding and reading. You
can email Pam at
pam@whittedfuneralchapel.com
Licensed funeral
director and embalmer,
Justin Whitted, son of Dan and Pam, graduated
from West Point (NE) High School in 1990 and received degrees in mortuary
science from Wayne (NE) State College and Kansas City (KS) Community College
School of Mortuary Science. He became a licensed funeral director in 1996 and
worked at the largest firm in Omaha for two years as well as Bloomfield,
Nebraska for a short time before moving to Shelby to join the family business in
May of 1998. He married Shelly Dahl, in her hometown of Scribner, Nebraska on
Sep. 27, 1997. Shelly is co-owner of Shelby Floral and Gift and occasionally helps on funerals when needed.
They have a son Brock, born in 1999 and a daughter, Reese, born in 2001, to keep
them busy.
Justin is a past North Central District Governor for the Montana Funeral
Directors Association, current president of the Marias Valley Golf and Country Club Board
of Directors, a past St. Luke’s Lutheran Church council member, a member of the
Shelby Volunteer Fire Department and is a Toole County Deputy Coroner. In his
spare time, Justin enjoys golfing, watching football and flying. Shelly
is a dedicated wife and mother and enjoys spending time with her kids and scrapbooking.
Email Justin at justin@whittedfuneralchapel.com
Allan
Gage and his wife Beverly are invaluable assets to the Whitted Funeral
Chapel. Allan assists on funerals as well as other tasks when needed.
Beverly is a big help as well, occasionally assisting with funerals, but mainly
keeping Allan well nourished with her yummy baked goods. They are two of
the areas most respected people, being awarded the Silver Spur Award a few years
back.