Paul Saether
Owner & Funeral Director
Paul Saether has lived in Blanchardville his entire life. He grew up attending the Pecatonica Area Grade and High School, attended the Blanchardville Lutheran Church, and graduated from the Pecatonica High School in 1984. He went on to attend college at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater where he met his future wife, Julie Celta of Monroe. Paul graduated from the Worsham College Of Mortuary Science in suburban Chicago in 1987. He then returned to Blanchardville to work with his family in their furniture store and funeral home.
Paul took over full operations of the funeral home in 1989. Paul and Julie were married in 1991. Their daughter, Sarah was born in 1997. In 1998 the family made the difficult decision to close Saether Furniture upon the retirement of Paul's parents, Tom and Kay Saether. Paul and Julie's second child, Jeff, was born in 2000.
In 2002 Paul started a supplemental business to the funeral home, the Saether Livery Service, renting hearses and drivers to other funeral homes in an area covering from LaCrosse to Dubuque to Rockford. This business has now grown to include 5 hearses out of 2 locations, Dodgeville and Blanchardville.
Paul is the owner and funeral director here at the Saether Funeral Home. He is also very active in the community. he is serving on the Blanchardville Hollandale Community Fund board. He is serving as president of Blanchardville Community Pride, Inc, the organization that fills the role of a "chamber" in Blanchardville. He also served many years as president of the Blanchardville Lutheran Church where he is quite active. Paul has been very active in the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association, where he recently completed six years of serving on their managing board. Paul has a passion for antique cars, especially antique funeral cars. The Saether Funeral Home owns a 1969 Cadillac combination ambulance and hearse that Paul and his father had restored. Paul has enjoyed driving this car around the midwest and into Canada attending national annual antique funeral car and ambulance shows and gatherings. This car can usually be seen on display at the annual Blanchardville car show and in the annual Blanchardville and Hollandale homecoming parades.
Paul Saether
Owner & Funeral Director
Paul Saether has lived in Blanchardville his entire life. He grew up attending the Pecatonica Area Grade and High School, attended the Blanchardville Lutheran Church, and graduated from the Pecatonica High School in 1984. He went on to attend college at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater where he met his future wife, Julie Celta of Monroe. Paul graduated from the Worsham College Of Mortuary Science in suburban Chicago in 1987. He then returned to Blanchardville to work with his family in their furniture store and funeral home.
Paul took over full operations of the funeral home in 1989. Paul and Julie were married in 1991. Their daughter, Sarah was born in 1997. In 1998 the family made the difficult decision to close Saether Furniture upon the retirement of Paul's parents, Tom and Kay Saether. Paul and Julie's second child, Jeff, was born in 2000.
In 2002 Paul started a supplemental business to the funeral home, the Saether Livery Service, renting hearses and drivers to other funeral homes in an area covering from LaCrosse to Dubuque to Rockford. This business has now grown to include 5 hearses out of 2 locations, Dodgeville and Blanchardville.
Paul is the owner and funeral director here at the Saether Funeral Home. He is also very active in the community. he is serving on the Blanchardville Hollandale Community Fund board. He is serving as president of Blanchardville Community Pride, Inc, the organization that fills the role of a "chamber" in Blanchardville. He also served many years as president of the Blanchardville Lutheran Church where he is quite active. Paul has been very active in the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association, where he recently completed six years of serving on their managing board. Paul has a passion for antique cars, especially antique funeral cars. The Saether Funeral Home owns a 1969 Cadillac combination ambulance and hearse that Paul and his father had restored. Paul has enjoyed driving this car around the midwest and into Canada attending national annual antique funeral car and ambulance shows and gatherings. This car can usually be seen on display at the annual Blanchardville car show and in the annual Blanchardville and Hollandale homecoming parades.
Jeff Saether
Funeral Director
Jeff graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in the summer of 2024 and became a fully licensed Funeral Director in 2025. Prior to that he grew up in Blanchardville and was always around helping with the family business. He graduated from high school in 2019 and attended UW-Milwaukee for his undergrad. In 2023 he graduated with a degree in Communications and minored in Economics and Business. In his free time Jeff enjoys to golf, read, go to the gym, hike, camp, and spend time with his fiancée Carmen. Jeff is passionate about working in Blanchardville and supporting a community that helped raise him. He is excited to give back to his community and for what the future holds.
Jeff Saether
Funeral Director
Jeff graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in the summer of 2024 and became a fully licensed Funeral Director in 2025. Prior to that he grew up in Blanchardville and was always around helping with the family business. He graduated from high school in 2019 and attended UW-Milwaukee for his undergrad. In 2023 he graduated with a degree in Communications and minored in Economics and Business. In his free time Jeff enjoys to golf, read, go to the gym, hike, camp, and spend time with his fiancée Carmen. Jeff is passionate about working in Blanchardville and supporting a community that helped raise him. He is excited to give back to his community and for what the future holds.
Carmen Danz
Funeral Director
Carmen is originally from Appleton, WI. She was introduced to the Saether Family in 2020 when she met Jeff at Moon Beach UCC Camp as fellow staff members. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in Music and Religion in 2021. After college, she was originally going to become a pastor, but Jeff and his family introduced her to funeral service and she realized it was a ministry in itself. She received her Funeral Director's Apprentice license in 2022 and worked at a local funeral home in Appleton, WI. She attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science with Jeff and the two graduated together in 2024. Jeff and Carmen are engaged to be married in the fall of 2026.
Carmen moved to Blanchardville, WI in 2024 and realized her love for small towns, especially this one. She stays connected in the community by volunteering at the Blanchardville Public Library and participating in the New Hope Lutheran Church Choir among other things.
In her free time, Carmen enjoys watching movies, spending time with friends, camping, hiking - especially any trails that get her closer to accomplishing her goal of completing the Ice Age Trail, reading, trying new crafts or hobbies, and visiting a local coffee shop.
Carmen is blessed to be a part of such a dedicated and lasting family tradition and considers herself grateful for the opportunity to lend a hand to those while they navigate through difficult times of grief.
Carmen Danz
Funeral Director
Carmen is originally from Appleton, WI. She was introduced to the Saether Family in 2020 when she met Jeff at Moon Beach UCC Camp as fellow staff members. She graduated from Hamline University with a BA in Music and Religion in 2021. After college, she was originally going to become a pastor, but Jeff and his family introduced her to funeral service and she realized it was a ministry in itself. She received her Funeral Director's Apprentice license in 2022 and worked at a local funeral home in Appleton, WI. She attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science with Jeff and the two graduated together in 2024. Jeff and Carmen are engaged to be married in the fall of 2026.
Carmen moved to Blanchardville, WI in 2024 and realized her love for small towns, especially this one. She stays connected in the community by volunteering at the Blanchardville Public Library and participating in the New Hope Lutheran Church Choir among other things.
In her free time, Carmen enjoys watching movies, spending time with friends, camping, hiking - especially any trails that get her closer to accomplishing her goal of completing the Ice Age Trail, reading, trying new crafts or hobbies, and visiting a local coffee shop.
Carmen is blessed to be a part of such a dedicated and lasting family tradition and considers herself grateful for the opportunity to lend a hand to those while they navigate through difficult times of grief.
