CSNH's Professional Staff

Buddy

Arthur O. "Buddy" Phaneuf 

Buddy is a fourth generation funeral director and has been running the family funeral business since 1989. Prior to that, he worked in Washington, D.C. as a senior consultant with management consulting firm, Deloitte and Touche. He holds an MBA degree in finance from the George Washington University, a B.S. degree in Operations Research from the University of New Hampshire and an A.S. degree in Funeral Service from the New England Institute. He is a member of the New Hampshire Funeral Directors Association and is a freelance writer for several funeral service trade magazines. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Visiting Nurse Association of Southern New Hampshire. Buddy is a lifelong parishioner of Ste. Marie Church and has served on several nonprofit Boards throughout the Manchester area. In his spare time, he coaches youth hockey and enjoys skiing, mountain biking, playing hockey and traveling. He lives in Manchester with his wife, Pamela, and three children.

Michele M. Phaneuf-Plasz

Michele has been involved in funeral service since 1997 and is a fourth generation funeral director. She holds a B.S. degree in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire and is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Lynn University with an A.S. degree in Funeral Service. She is a member of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority and was the past president of Sigma Phi Sigma. Michele is an avid runner and hiker and has traveled extensively throughout the world. Born and raised in Manchester, she has resided in Arizona, California and Florida before becoming an Auburn resident with her husband Jeff. Jeff and Michele are also parishioners of St. Peter’s Church in Auburn. Jeff and Michele have one daughter, Harley, born in May 2006.

Michele

Joanne

Joanne M. Levesque

Joanne is the office manager of the firm and has been active in funeral service for over 25 years. She has taken numerous courses in bereavement counseling and aftercare. Joanne, a Manchester native, resided for ten years in Goffstown but recently moved back to the City. She is a parishioner and Eucharist minister at St. Patrick Church. She also volunteers her time with senior groups and those that are less fortunate. She is on several nonprofit Boards and is the founder and Past President of the Medvil Association. In her spare time, she enjoys tennis, bike riding and traveling.

Roger L. Gosselin

Roger has been a licensed funeral director since 1994 and employed at the Cremation Society of New Hampshire since 1995. He received his A.S. degree in Funeral Service from Mount Ida College. He lives in Manchester and is a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Church, and a Third Degree Knight Columbus, Council 5260. Roger enjoys road racing and baseball.

Roger

Kris

Kristopher M. Gosselin

Kristopher has lived in New Hampshire all his life. He is Graduate of Goffstown High School. Kris currently resides on the west side of Manchester. He enjoys all sports on all levels, but is especially fond of football. He also enjoys music and the outdoors. In his spare time, Kris likes to spend time with his family and friends. He began working with the firm in 2004.

Jeffrey A. Plasz

Jeff is the Membership Services Coordinator and has been involved with the firm since 2003. Prior to this position, he has been extensively involved in human resources & recruitment in both corporate and agency settings. Jeff holds a B.S. degree in Organizational Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he was awarded multiple scholarships and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He enjoys outdoor activities, touring on his motorcycle, and traveling. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, Jeff has resided in Arizona, and has been a resident of New Hampshire for the last ten years. He now resides with his wife, Michele, in Auburn, NH. Jeff and Michele are also parishioners of St. Peter’s Church in Auburn.

Jeff

Yssa

Yssa K. Mahoney

Yssa began working with the company in April of 2004. Before coming here, she worked the last five years in the hotel industry. New Hampshire has always been her home, autumn is her favorite season. In Yssa’s spare time she likes to quilt, put together puzzles, read and spend time with her horse, Flanagan. Her and her husband, Ryan, love to go camping every summer. They currently live in Pembroke with their two cats and four doves. They have one daughter, Serenity, born October 2006.

Mark Gomes

Mark has been active in funeral service since 1989. He is a first generation funeral director, and has been employed at firms throughout the state. Most recently he held the position of General Manager, with the Alderwoods Group, where he was responsible for all activities associated with families, community liaison, operations, staff, facilities and financials for 4 funeral homes. In February 2006, he accepted a position with the firm. Mark holds a B.S. degree in Business Management from Franklin Pierce College, graduating Magna Cum Laude. In the same year, Mark was a High Honors graduate of New England Institute at Mt. Ida College, with an A.S. degree in Funeral Service. He is a member of Phi Theta Kappa Society. An avid scuba diver, Mark has earned the professional certification of Divemaster. He has traveled extensively throughout the Caribbean, diving with sharks, stingrays, and a vast array of marine life. Other interests include animals and sport cars. Mark resides in New Boston with his wife Gina, and their four cats.

Mark

Linda
 

Linda M. Shaughnessy

Linda began working at the Cremation Society in April of 2006. Most of her work experience has been in Mass and Florida. Linda has lived in Manchester for the past 4 years. She has 2 children, 2 cats and an African Gray Parrot named Dino. In her spare time she likes to hike and talk long walks especially in the Fall which is her favorite time of year. She also likes to spend time with her family and friends, garden, read, crafts and follow her children’s activities.

Marie Vandersyde

Marie has worked in funeral service since 1995. She worked as a funeral director and later as manager of two funeral homes in Nashua for the past 11 years. Marie joined the company in June of 2006. She holds a B.S. degree in Business Management and A.S. degree in Funeral Service from the New England Institute at Mount Ida College. Marie lives in Merrimack with her husband Jeremy. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and tending to her flower garden.

Marie

Nicole
 

Nicole

Nicole joined the company in June 2007. Before coming here Nicole had worked throughout the United States as a pastry chef, a profession she fostered after gradating magna cum laude form Johnson & Wales University in 1988. Since that time Nicole has experimented with different business ventures including owning an operating a small home based catering company and a pool cleaning service in Boynton Beach, Florida, where she resided the last 11 years. Nicole loves the outdoors and fall in New England. She is most happy about being home again and having the chance to be part of the family business and work beside her brother Buddy and sister, Michele.

 Vera

Vera joined the firm in July 2007. She was born and lived in Russia before moving to the United States in 1998. Vera became a US citizen in 2007. Previously she worked as an office manager and funeral services assistant at a small funeral home in the Concord area. An avid reader, she also enjoys cooking, taking long walks, helping others, and spending time with her family and friends. She lives in Hooksett with her aunt and her daughter.

Vera
 

Michael

 Michael Reagan

Michael joined the firm in December 2007 but has worked in funeral service since 1988. He was born and raised in Chester, PA and received an AAS in Funeral Service from Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in Trenton, NJ. He is also licensed in Georgia where he lived prior moving to NH in 2005 and has been licensed in NH since 1997. Michael lives in Hooksett with his wife, Johanna and their twin sons, Macallister and Malachi. He enjoys all sports; spending time with family, especially visiting his in-laws in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.