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Phil Dane was born in Bemidji, MN, and raised near Biwabik, MN. He was a graduate of Biwabik High School and attended the University of Minnesota. In 1966, he graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago. Phil assumed ownership of Burnett-Dane Funeral Home at the end of 1978.

Active in the community, Phil is a member of the National, Illinois and Northeastern Illinois
Funeral Director’s Associations, a member of the American Legion Post #329 and VFW Post #8741 and Past-President of the Libertyville Rotary Club.

Phil also is a member and ordained deacon at the First Presbyterian Church in Libertyville, served on the board of directors of the GLMV Chamber of Commerce, the board of the Knollwood Sportsman’s Club and the board of the Lakeside Cemetery Association.

He resides in Libertyville with his wife, Cynthia. His two oldest children are now funeral directors at the funeral home.

Paul Chominski was born and raised in Chicago, where he was a 1976 graduate of St. Patrick High School. In 1980, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Marquette University and graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1981.

Active in the community, Paul is a member of the National, Illinois and Northeastern Illinois Funeral Director's Associations, Past Grand Knight and longtime trustee of the Knights of Columbus #3674 Cardinal Stritch Council in Libertyville, Precinct Committeeman #172 in Libertyville and Sexton of Lakeside Cemetery.

Paul is also a member of Gardeners of Central Lake County, Sons of Italy Provencia de Lago and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libertyville.

He lives in Libertyville with his wife of 25 years, Connie.

Preston Dane was born and raised in Libertyville, graduating from Libertyville High School in 1998. Working at the funeral home for his father and owner Phillip Dane as a young man, Preston chose to stay in funeral service after finishing high school. He graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in the year 2000.

Preston is a member of the National, Illinois and Northeastern Illinois Funeral Director’s Associations and the First Presbyterian Church in Libertyville.

He resides in Lake County with his fiancée.

Marcee Dane
Licensed Funeral Director

Jennifer Kwasiborski is a licensed Funeral Director and serves as our Pre-Planning Consultant. She assists families with pre-planning funeral arrangements for themselves or their loved-ones. She began working in funeral service in 1995 in her hometown of Dixon, IL. She attended Bradley University in Peoria, and Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, graduating in 1997. Jennifer served her apprenticeship with Burnett-Dane Funeral Home from 1997 to 1998, and after many years as a licensed Funeral Director, became our Pre-Planning Consultant in 2005.

Cynthia Dane (nee Bresnahan) was raised in Des Moines, Iowa, where she was a graduate of Lincoln High School. In 1986, she graduated from Iowa State University with degrees in Finance and Biology and was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority.

She was a former branch manager for the Bank of Highwood in Libertyville, commercial loan officer for the Glenview State Bank and was in pharmaceutical sales with Fisons and Novartis Corporations.

Cynthia is a member of St. Joseph Parish, the church guild and active at St. Joseph School. She is a former member of the Kiwanis Club of Glenview and the Libertyville Junior Women’s Club. She is also a past-president of the Auxiliary of Condell Medical Center and served on the hospital board of directors.