Our legacy
About Us
Through years of experience, we've gained valuable insights—like how to offer choices without overwhelming, and how to address the needs of multiple caring individuals. When people turn to us in their most challenging moments, we respond with compassion, clarity, and expertise.
Our goal is to create a memorable experience and ensure you always feel welcome. We dedicate our time to planning alongside families, staying informed on the latest industry developments, and making hard times a little easier.
Our beginnings
Formerly a registered nurse, Jeannine Williams-Barnard felt a calling to help families that have experienced one of life's most difficult challenges: the death of a loved one. She pursued an education in funeral service at the Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Southern Idaho. Following graduation and her first position in Boise, ID, Jeannine and her husband, Daniel, decided that the community of Brookings, Oregon, was a good place to settle and raise their family. They moved here in 1999 and after the subsequent closing of the two mortuaries serving the community, founded Redwood Memorial.
a move south
With the area's largest hospital in Crescent City, many families dealing with a loss had to compound the heavy emotions with interstate bureaucracy. To ease the return of Curry County families' deceased loved ones to Oregon, Jeannine and Dan opened Redwood Memorial Care in Crescent City in 2004.
2011 - A New Chapter
After managing the business for the Barnards for 2 years, Travis Sandusky, a graduate of the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science and ICCFA Certified Crematory Operator, Administrator, and Arranger, purchased the businesses in Brookings and Crescent City from Jeannine and Dan. Travis believes in giving every family personalized and authentic service - helping to create meaningful tributes that assist families on the long road to adjusting to their new life.
2012
In 2012, desiring to provide dignified services to families choosing cremation, Redwood Memorial Crematory underwent an extensive remodel. We invested in new, state-of-the-art, digitally controlled cremation equipment to ensure we would be able to provide complete services to families in Curry and Del Norte Counties for years to come.
2018
In 2018, Bryan Carnahan, owner of Goble's Mortuary in Fortuna, California, completed the acquisition of Redwood Memorial Chapel and Crematory. Mr. Carnahan has a long history of providing funeral and cremation services to families throughout California.
