About Us

My career in funeral service began when I was fourteen years old. I began working for a family owned funeral home in Council Bluffs in the spring of 1992. Everyday after school and throughout the summer I would ride my bicycle to the funeral home. I would wash cars, care for the lawn and help with other duties. A couple of summers later, once I had a driver’s license, my role changed significantly. I began driving to the cemetery and helping on all of the services and during evening visitations. I became so passionate about funeral service that I found my early life revolved around working at the funeral home.

Life for me has always been about service to others. While attending college, the owners of the funeral home sold their ownership to a national firm and there was no room for me after this acquisition. Seeking service to others, I took a job with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office as a corrections officer and that led to being promoted as a deputy sheriff. Eventually, I was hired by the Iowa Department of Public Safety. During my 10 year career, I served in the Division of Criminal Investigations and as a state trooper with the Iowa State Patrol.

I found my time serving in law enforcement personally rewarding, especially the helping others in my community, my passion for helping families with funeral service never was silenced. During my time with the Iowa State Patrol, I was able to complete my education as a funeral director and for a few years I worked two jobs. I worked as a trooper on the midnight shift and as funeral director/mortician during the day.

In August of 2011, my family and I opened Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home and in August of 2020, I purchased Huebner Funeral Home; this is an extension of my life in service to all of you.

I grew up on a family farming operation north of Council Bluffs, IA. Throughout college, I would spend much of my summer and holiday breaks assisting Mike and staff at the funeral home with various office tasks and with evening visitations. After graduating college in 2017 with a degree in Agricultural Science and Animal Science, I moved to Des Moines, IA and worked for an agricultural seed company in communications and visitor services.  I returned to the funeral home full time in March of 2020. I attended Des Moines Area Community College’s Mortuary Program from 2021-2023 earning an advanced standing diploma in Mortuary Science. It is a privilege to serve families in the place where I was first inspired about funeral service. It is rewarding to be a part of a team that provides compassion and commitment to all families we serve.