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Our Staff Eric S. Buehler
Managing Director

A. Wayne Overton Eric joined the
President (Retired) firm fulltime in
September 2001
Wayne is the son of the founder, Arthur and became
W. Overton, and manager upon
joined the firm in Wayne’s retirement
1983. Wayne holds at the beginning
a BA in Psychology, of 2004. Eric is the
an MS and Ed D. in son of Nancy, the Eric Buehler
Education. He is grand nephew of Wayne, grandson of
also a graduate of Fred, and great grandson of Arthur. He
American Academy is a graduate of New York University and
McAllister Institute Wayne and Lois Overton American Academy McAllister Institute
of Funeral Service. Wayne was the first of Funeral Service. Eric enjoys being
president of Hospice of the South Shore, active in the community, serving on
a past president of the Islip Chamber the boards of the Rotary Club of Islip
of Commerce, ex-chief of the Islip Fire (twice as President), Islip Chamber of
Department, past commander of the Commerce (Past President), the Islip Fire
Great South Bay Power Squadron and a District (Commissioner), Town of Islip’s
founding member of the Nassau-Suffolk Economic Development Commission,
Funeral Directors Association. Wayne and Northwell Health’s Southside
retired as Manager at the end of 2003. Hospital. He lives with his family in Islip.
Eric is an avid film buff, an aspiring
Nancy V. Buehler screenwriter and enjoys to travel.
Vice President
Michael G. Folks

Nancy joined the firm in 1983 and Funeral Director
serves as Vice President. She is the
g r anddaugh t er Originally a funeral director from
of the founder Sayville, Mike has
and daughter of been with us since
longtime previous 1996. He has a
manager, the late Bachelor’s degree
Fred L. Voss and the from St. Joseph’s
late Shirley Overton College and an
Voss. Nancy is AAS in Mortuary
responsible for Nancy Buehler Science from
accounting, payroll, record keeping, Nassau Community Michael Folks
and correspondence. Nancy is a lifelong College. He married his wife Maria in
Islip resident and is a graduate of the 1996, has two sons and is a resident
Katherine Gibbs School. She enjoys of West Islip. Mike has worked in the
scrapbooking, walking, and spending funeral industry since he was seventeen
time with her granddaughter. Nancy is years old and after twenty five-plus
also one of four Notaries employed at years in the business, he still loves his
the funeral home. job and the aspect of helping families in
need. In his free time he enjoys running,
photography, and being with his family.
He is also one of four Notaries employed
at the funeral home.

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