Spaulding & Curtin Funeral Directors

Spaulding & Curtin Funeral Directors, LLC. is a four generation family owned and operated funeral service firm, currently owned and managed by Kevin B. Curtin, the great grandson of our founder, Verner Spaulding.

Mr. Spaulding entered funeral service in 1905 in Buchanan, Michigan, before moving to Rochester in 1911, where he operated an undertaking and furniture establishment until moving to Ferndale in 1927.

There he formed a partnership with Albert Stienbaugh. In February 1938, Merton E. Spaulding partnered with his father Verner. Spaulding and Son Funeral Home began operating in their newly constructed facility on the present site, said to be the first funeral home built as such in Oakland County.

Mr. Stienbaugh and J. Joe Wessels, who was an employee of Spaulding and Stienbaugh, formed a partnership which has evolved into the present firm of Wessels and Wilk of Pleasant Ridge. In 1960, Merton E. Spaulding and Patrick J. Curtin formed the partnership of Spaulding & Curtin Funeral Home.

Funeral customs are in transition as cremation and memorial services increase. We pride ourselves in maintaining the family tradition of providing caring and personalized professionalism to all families, with respect and dignity, in whatever manner they wish to be served.

Patrick J. Curtin
Having been raised in Ferndale, attending St. James elementary and high school, Patrick joined the firm of Spaulding & Son in June 1951. He pursued his collegiate academic requirements at Jackson Junior College, the University of Detroit and Wayne State University, where he completed his studies in Mortuary Science and was awarded licensor to practice in the State of Michigan in 1953. He then served two years in the U.S. Army, eighteen months of which were spent with Graves Registration in Kokura, Japan. In June of 1956 Patrick married Carolyn Spaulding and they had five children, three of whom survived; Lynn, Kevin and Kelly. He was admitted as a full partner in January of 1960, the firm becoming Spaulding & Curtin. His partner, Merton Spaulding, died in 1970 and was succeeded by his son, Michael, who withdrew in 1987. Patrick and his son Kevin became full partners in 1987, retaining the name Spaulding & Curtin. Patrick retired on December 31, 1999. Due to Kevin's illness, he returned in March of 2002 and co-managed until November 2005. He is presently serving as manager.

Thomas F. Erickson
Tom graduated from Lahser High School in 1990. He served in the Missions, working with under privileged children, for five years before serving in the US Army for two years. He received an Associates degree at Oakland Community College before entering Worsham College in Wheeling, Illinois. He was awarded his degree in Mortuary Science at Worsham and received a license to practice in the State of Michigan . Tom joined Spaulding & Curtin in January 2005 and currently resides in Ferndale.

	Amelia E. Roll Amy graduated from Carlson High School in 1994 and went on to attend Wayne State University , where she received a Bachelors Degree in Mortuary Science in 1998. She was awarded her Mortuary Science License in the spring of 1999. She joined Spaulding & Curtin in October 2006, and currently serves as Funeral Director and Pre-Need Specialist. Amy is also a member of the Ferndale Rotary Club.

	Marilyn Norconk Being a lifelong resident of Ferndale , Marilyn graduated from Ferndale High School . and is a member of Zion Lutheran Church . She joined Spaulding & Curtin in June 1998 and currently serves as a greeter. In addition to working at the funeral home, Marilyn also works part time in the Coding Department at Wm. Beaumont Hospital in Troy . She and her husband, Steve, have one daughter, Julie, and are members of Zion Lutheran Church .

	James Podzikowski Jim attended St. James Elementary and High School in Ferndale . After graduation he went on to serve three years in the U.S. Navy. Jim and his wife, Gloria, have two children, Anne and James; and four grandchildren, Paul, Jamie, Laura and Sarah. Jim and Gloria reside in Oak Park and are parishioners of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, where Jim is an active member of the Men's Club and an usher. Jim joined Spaulding & Curtin in 2004 and currently serves as a greeter.