Our Staff

Alison Brettnacher is a Licensed Funeral Director with Baue Funeral Homes in St. Charles, Missouri since May 2017. She grew up in Bloomington, IL and currently resides in O’Fallon, MO. Alison graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a Bachelors in Mortuary Science and Funeral Service. As a funeral director, she sees herself as someone who has the privilege of being able to honor those that have passed and also to help guide families through a difficult time.

In her free time, Alison enjoys listening to music, going to sporting events and spending time with her dog, Louie.

Amy Nelson is a Licensed Funeral Director and Pre Need Agent and has been with Baue Funeral Home since February 2009. She grew up in St. Peters and Mexico, Missouri, attending both Fort Zumwalt South and Mexico High School. Amy then went on to attend St. Louis Community College and Lindenwood University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree.

For Amy, being able to care for those that are grieving with both kindness and compassion is what matters most. She feels deeply for the families that she serves and makes them her main focus.

Amy currently lives in St. Peters with her husband, Chris, and together they have three children. She enjoys spending time with her family, being on the water, and reading.

Katie joins the Baue team with more than 16 years of experience within the funeral industry. She began her career in 2005 as office manager for the funeral home in her hometown, gaining knowledge in various aspects of funeral service before serving her funeral director apprenticeship. She obtained her funeral director license in the summer of 2021 and is more passionate than ever to serve our community during their most challenging times. She takes immense pride in caring for grieving families and stands ready to serve.

Katie was born and raised in Dittmer, Missouri where she still resides with her husband, Kevin and daughter, Karsyn. She enjoys unwinding on her front porch, road trips filled with good music and getting lost in a good mystery book. Her favorite season is fall when the leaves are changing and the weather is perfect for a bonfire. She has always had a soft place in her heart for animals, especially her fur-babies, two heeler mixes, Remmy and Jasper. Katie is also a licensed hairdresser and has always enjoyed making personal connections. She loves her small-town roots and enjoys being an active member of her communities.

Eve Heavner has worked for Baue Funeral Homes since August of 2020 and became a funeral director in August of 2022. She graduated with an Associate’s degree in Applied Science from St. Louis Community College in May. Eve is proud to be able to help and serve people in their time of need.

Eve is close with her parents and her four sisters, and dearly loves her two miniature schnauzers, Herman and Wolfgang. She is a talented flautist and has played since 2011. In her free time, she loves spending time with friends and family, knitting, and playing video games. Eve is honored to serve the community and your families.

Rick Ingersoll is a Funeral Director at Baue Funeral Homes. From a young age, Rick knew he wanted to work in funeral service, helping families create a celebration of their loved one’s life. Beginning working at a funeral home when he was a teenager, Rick now has worked every position in the funeral profession and is licensed both as an Embalmer and Funeral Director.

After growing up in Lancaster, Missouri, Rick now lives in Wentzville, Missouri with his partner, Kimberly, and their dog Bella. He enjoys spending time with his two daughters and six grandchildren. Throughout his life, Rick has been actively involved in local theatre communities with his family. Rick also enjoys playing golf and bocce, as well as getting involved in community organizations and clubs.

Jazmine has been a Licensed Funeral Director at Baue Funeral Homes since February of 2021. Her interest in the profession began at age 18, when she experienced the death of her Aunt. She was extremely helpful to close family members during the grieving process. This challenging time for her family is what sparked her interest in the funeral industry.

Jazmine grew up in St. Louis County receiving her elementary and high school education in the Lutheran Schools Systems. In 2018, Jazmine completed her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mortuary Science and Funeral Service at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. While attending she joined the business fraternity that brought better opportunities to students, Sigma Phi Sigma.  

Jazmine’s biggest joy is her family. She is a loving wife and mother to two daughters. When not working, Jazmine assists with the care of her grandparents. She also enjoys outings, traveling and spending quality time with her family.

Neva Rankin, a Funeral Director, has been licensed since 1975.

She has been compassionately serving families at the Baue Funeral Homes since 1995.

Neva grew up in Troy, Missouri where she met the love of her life, her husband, Pat Rankin. He too is a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer at Baue Funeral Homes who is currently serving as the on-staff Certified Celebrant. After their marriage, they made their home in St Charles County.

Neva has lived and served in the Wentzville community for over 41 years. During this time, she has founded the Wentzville Sea Dragon Swim Team, she served 4 terms as the Wentzville City Collector and has been extremely active in numerous organizations along with being a member on many boards. Neva is an active member of St Theodore Catholic Church in Flint Hill, Missouri. She has been the recipient of awards such as the annual Wentzville-Lake Saint Louis Chamber of Commerce Volunteer Service Award, and was honored and received the ‘Evangelizer of the Year.’ She continues to serve her community in many areas in order to ‘give back to society’.

Neva’s greatest accomplishment is being the mother of three beautiful grown daughters, Heather, Holly, and Heidi, along with their husbands, and her 11 Grandchildren; they are the joy of her life.

Working as a Funeral Director, Neva feels she has been blessed with an opportunity to serve family, friends, and community when they have lost a loved one. She can share her gift of compassion through her work offering personal services for the grieving families that have suffered a death and touch their hearts in a time of need.

Colby was born and raised in the Arkansas Delta. A small town thirty miles west of Memphis. Because of its size and proximity, Memphis was always a place his family spent time growing up. Colby enlisted in the Navy after graduation from high school and served aboard submarines for nearly 10 years. Colby was proud of his service on submarines, which is a small community within the military. “First kid on my block to drive a nuclear submarine”, is his often-quoted claim to fame.

Since TV and the internet was a scares commodity while at sea, Colby read a good number of books. He would read fiction, non-fiction, biographies, and anything in between. It was at that time that he read a story about a man with a terminal illness. The story with few characters focused on his end-of-life care. Colby always gravitated to the Funeral Director character in the book. He thought it was an honorable and dutiful vocation.

Colby enrolled and graduated from Mortuary College. He practiced funeral directing in Memphis until 2006. In 2006 he moved to Saint Charles to work for Baue Funeral Homes. Colby has held many positions at Baue, from Staff Embalmer to Director of Operations. Lisa Baue invested her time and energy into developing Colby as a leader within her organization. Graduating with a business degree from Lindenwood was part of the development. He has always been grateful to Lisa for seeing something in him he didn’t necessarily see in himself.

Colby has lived in many different places in his life and traveled millions of miles at sea visiting countries large and small. Saint Charles is home as he has lived here longer than anywhere in his life.

Colby Is married to his wife Kelly, together they are raising two wonderful children. Colby says the greatest gift that his family has given him is unconditional love. The family enjoys traveling to different destinations for hiking and spending time outdoors. Hunting and fishing are other activities that they enjoy together. Cooking is a passion for Colby, He shows his gratitude by preparing large meals for family and friends.

Colby is proud to serve the Saint Charles community. Guiding, educating, and serving the families of Saint Charles County is still an honorable and dutiful career. “If I can make a difference in just one family’s experience with a loss, it was all worth it!

Brenda Suit, Controller, has served the families of St. Charles with Baue Funeral Homes since August 2014. Suit grew up in the small farming community of Montezuma, Iowa. Brenda attended Truman University, the University of Houston and Lindenwood University where she completed her Master’s in Business.

Brenda has two beautiful daughters, Nicole and Angela, and she and her husband, Alan have lived in the St. Charles community since 1990. In her spare time, Brenda enjoys a spending time with her family and participating in a multitude of outdoor recreational sports including golf, biking, walking, and tennis. She is a member of USTA Tennis Team, the World Tennis Team, and regularly attends Immanuel Lutheran of St. Charles, and the Joy in Morning Bible Study.

Greg Fuller has been the superintendent of Baue funeral homes and St. Charles Memorial Gardens since November 1998. He has lived in St. Charles since 1970, prior to that he lived in Detroit Michigan. Greg began working at Laurel Hills and Lake Charles cemetery in 1980. In 1986 Greg began working at Bruns Norwalk Vault Company, and after 11 years decided to return to the cemeteries.

As soon as he began at Baue he knew it was where he wanted to be; the compassion Baue has for their families and expectations of perfection made it a perfect fit for him.

Greg has been married to his wife Tracey since 1987 and is the father of three boys; Chad, Dustin, and Zachary. Greg is also a grandfather to three beautiful grandchildren, Joshua, Bentley, and Isabella.

In his spare time, Greg enjoys attending his children and grandchildren’s school events and spending time with his family

Kacie Derby is the Advance Planning Manager, and has worked at Baue Funeral Homes since August 2011. She grew up in O’Fallon, MO and attended Missouri State University in Springfield. Kacie now resides in Wentzville with her husband Chris, daughter Reagan, and twin daughter and son Harper and Landon.

At Baue Funeral Homes Kacie manages the Advance Planning department and St. Charles Memorial Gardens. Her team helps families plan for their funerals and final wishes ahead of time to take that emotional and financial burden off their loved ones when the time comes, as well as helps families plan their permanent memorialization in the cemetery. Kacie directs and oversees all of our grief programs, memorial events, and Silver & Gold 60+ Senior Club events. She is a member of Immaculate Conception Dardenne, O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce, Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce, Cottleville-Weldon Springs Chamber of Commerce, Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce, Senior Service Resources, and the Community Council of St. Charles County.

In Kacie’s spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and friends.

I was born and raised in St. Charles county and reside in St. Peters. I have two children Paytn and Eli. We have a wild little puppy named Luna who was rescued by a local animal shelter. I attended Francis Howell Central high school and worked for AAA Insurance for many years before starting my career in funeral service.

When I first applied to work at Baue in 2008 I would never have dreamed that I would find a career that both challenges and brings a sense of pride in what I do. I was not searching for a career in funeral service but once I began my journey with Baue there was nowhere else I wanted to be. The work that is done here for the community is truly something I am proud to be a part of. It is an honor and a privilege to be able to help those who have experienced a loss, they do not know where to go, who to turn to, but that is why we are all here, we know what to do and are here to serve.

Pam Gehrs is the Director of Sales, and has worked at Baue Funeral Homes since 2010. She grew in the small town on Ironton, Missouri located in the beautiful Arcadia Valley area.

Pam started school at William Jewell College and graduated from Southeast Missouri University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration with a Degree in Marketing and Communications.

She and her husband, Michael have been married since 1992 and have three handsome sons. In her spare time, Pam enjoys the sunshine and outdoor activities including watching her sons play sports and visiting the beach. She is an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ellisville, Missouri and enjoys spending time with her family worshiping and filling her spiritual bucket with activities and learning.

For Pam, realizing she could make a difference and help others while working in a compassionate field is what led her to do the work she does. She believes it is an honor to be able to help others find ways to memorialize and honor their loved ones in meaningful ways.

Aimee is from Saint Charles, Missouri where she lives with her husband and two sons.  She graduated with her Bachelor's  degree in Sociology from the University of Missouri, Columbia.  After college,  Aimee decided to pursue a career in the floral industry.  As a Master Floral Designer and Manager of the Baue Flower and Gift Shop,  she works closely with area florists to ensure that our families needs are met.

In her free time, Aimee enjoys attending the sporting events of her children, spending time with family and friends, gardening and ending the day with a good book.

Alexis Mast has been a Family Service Director with Baue Funeral Homes since October 2019. Alexis graduated from Lindenwood University with both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. She is grateful to be able to help those in our community when they need it most.

Alexis grew up and lives in O’Fallon, MO with her husband. She loves being outside, enjoys finding new hiking trails and parks to explore, enjoys cooking, and trying new restaurants.

Barb Haag has been a Family Service Director since July of 2021. After growing up in St. Louis, she began building her resume, working in several fields, including the banking and printing industry. As she gained experience in customer service and project management, she progressed into sales. Now, as a part of the Funeral Industry, she is fueled by a passion to help families.

At home, Barb enjoys spending time with her daughter, Amanda, and her cats Garth Brooks and Buffy, as well as gardening. On the weekends, she loves being adventurous and traveling to attend concerts.

Brittany Neunuebel is a Family Service Director and decided to work in funeral service because her purpose in life is to help others. All throughout her life, she has chased that purpose in Academic Advising, pursuing up to her Educational Doctorate in Higher Education and Student Services. She has been in Higher Education Administration for the last 15 years and continues adjunct teaching at Lindenwood University. Additionally, she teaches Sunday school at Simple Church St. Louis. In her free time, Brittany spends time with her husband, and their two kids, and enjoys taking them to parks and spending time outdoors.

Mike grew up in St. Louis near the Hill and attended Missouri State University in Springfield where he received a B. S. in Organizational Communications. He and his wife, Patty, have three children, Olivia, Isabella, and Julia. They have a Golden Retriever named Holly. He is a member of St. Peters Parish in Kirkwood and is on the Executive Committee and is the Social Media Coordinator for the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame. In his spare time, he enjoys working out, sporting events, and spending time with his family outdoors. He is passionate about helping others through an extremely tough time in their lives because he has experienced firsthand the pain of loss when his brother, Scott was tragically killed in 2015 six months after the death of their mother. They have honored Scott’s life with the creation of the Scott Knopfel Memorial Dine Out which benefits hospitality workers.

Sara Ruemker has been a Family Service Director with Baue Funeral Homes since July 2019. Sara graduated from Lindenwood University for both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. She felt a calling to serve families and provide them with a service that is not only a gift to them, but also to their children.

Sara grew up in St. Ann, MO and currently lives in Barnhart, MO with her husband Lawrence and three daughters, Brielle, Cecilia and August. She enjoys spending time with her family kayaking, traveling, coaching youth sports, hiking, and cheering on the St. Louis sports teams.

Kelly Kreitler has been a Family Service Director with Baue Funeral Homes since February 2024. Kelly graduated from Lindenwood University with her Bachelors in Business Administration. After working in non-profit for eight years, she wanted to continue serving the community and helping others.

Kelly lives in Florissant, MO with her dog, Walter. She loves being outside, traveling, listening to live music and trying new restaurants.

Susan is an embalmer and Care Center manager for Baue Funeral Homes and has been a Care Services Team Member since 2010. She is a graduate of STLCC Forest Park.

Susan lives in St. Charles with her husband, Tim. Susan enjoys reading, quilting, traveling, craft beer, and spending time with her many nieces and nephews. 

Sarah is an embalmer for Baue Funeral Homes and has been a Care Team Service Member since 2016. She is a graduate of Mesa Community College.

Originally from Macon, MO, Sarah now lives in St. Peters. Sarah enjoys reading, traveling to the beach, hunting, and spending time with family and friends. 

Dylan Holst has been a member of the Baue Funeral Homes Care Services Team since 2015. Prior to joining Baue, he spent 10 years in the footwear industry. 

 He was born, grew up, and currently lives in St. Charles with his fiancée Danielle, his 3 children, Addy, Oliver, and Max. They have two dogs, Morgot and Mordecai. In his spare time Dylan enjoys spending time with his family and watching Blues games and professional wrestling. 

Kyle Koehly is an embalmer for Baue Funeral Homes and has been a Care Services Team Member since 2010. He is a graduate from STLCC Forest Park.

Originally from Cahokia, IL, Kyle now lives in St. Charles with his wife, Kate and his sons, Augustus and Alexander. Kyle is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, enjoys his time off to compete in tournaments, and travel to pop culture conventions with his family.

Justina Perez an embalmer for Baue Funeral Homes and has been a Care Team service member since 2020.

She is a graduate from STLCC Forest Park. Justina joined the industry to be able to better serve her community as there are few bilingual funeral professionals in the area. 

In her free time, Justina enjoys traveling, going to music events, listening to Bad Bunny and spending time with her dogs Cleo, Duvalin and Junior. 

Brett has been a Baue team member since 2018. He has worked as a member of our Property and Ground and Care Services Team. 

 Brett lives in St. Louis with his wife, Kelsey, his daughter Adriana, and Dwight, his golden retriever. Away from work, Brett enjoys spending time with his family, and his interests include chess and soccer.