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About Us dedication to being a Funeral Director
throughout the years has put her where she
is today. Meeting her husband along the way,
Kenneth J Maher Jr. was the two have reestablished the meaning of
born and raised in St. family owned and operated with the funeral
James NY, graduating home they run together.
from Smithtown High
School in 2000. As a
second generation Meg Forrester was born
Funeral Director Ken and raised in Hicksville
has always wanted to NY graduating from
Kenneth J Maher, Jr. follow in his father’s Hicksville high school
Licensed Funeral footsteps, working along with her 8
Director & Manager
in his father’s funeral other siblings. After
home from an early age and then Starting his completing business
education in the Mortuary Science Program classes and then
at Nassau Community College in 2000 and Meg Forrester working as a dental
graduating in 2002. Ken also continues to Office Manager assistant, she moved
serve the community to this day. Coaching to Hauppauge and has been a resident for
Smithtown little league as well as golf for over 25 years, being a stay at home mom
the Smithtown Adult Education Program. raising her two children, while still staying
Also, being highly active in the Knights of active in the community by helping with
Columbus as one of their youngest Fourth school events and being involved in the
Degree Members as well as being a member PTA. As her children grew older she started
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Ken and as a Veterinary Assistant and spent her
his wife opened Forrester Maher Funeral down time volunteering at the Guide Dog
Home to be able to continue to serve the Foundation and teaching children’s religion
Community and be there for families in a for the local church. Starting in 2015 as an
time of need. Office Manager at Forrester Maher Funeral
Home, Meg has been helping families in this

great community ever since.
Melissa Forrester-
Maher was born and
raised in Hauppauge Jill Olish was born and
NY. She graduated raised in Central Islip,
St. John the Baptist NY. She graduated
Highschool in 2008 from Smithtown
and then attended Christian HS in
the Mortuary Science 2006, then attended
Program at Nassau Suffolk County
Melissa Forrester-Maher
Licensed Funeral Community College Community College
Director
that following year Jill Olish and the University
also while attending Long Island Beauty Licensed Funeral of Tennessee before
Director
School, graduating in 2011. Melissa loves attending the
her volunteer positions at the Smithtown Mortuary Science program at Nassau
Historical Society and giving her time at local Community College, graduating in 2013. Jill
shelters. She also is an active member of the is very involved at her home church in West
Ronkonkoma Chamber of Commerce and Islip, NY and volunteers with the Postpartum
the Greater Middle Country Chamber, as Resource Center of NY. Specializing in pre-
well as putting her time into the Farmingville planning, Jill has been helping families in the
Residents Association. Her hard work and community secure peace of mind.

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