Our History

1959
1959

Mr. Paul Ray began the Ray Funeral Home in Libertyville in 1912. He had a son, Paul, also in the funeral business, but he passed away at a very young age. He also had two daughters, Mildred and Maxine.

Kenneth E. Burnett was born in 1910 and moved to Libertyville as a child. He would later marry Mildred Ray and graduate from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago in 1933.
1961
1961		 The funeral home would eventually be named the Ray-Burnett Funeral Home and following his father-in-law's death, became Burnett Funeral Home for many years. Ken Burnett worked for and later owned the funeral home from 1935 to 1978.
1973
1973		 Phil Dane was born in Bemidji, Minnesota, and raised near Biwabik, Minnesota. In 1965, with a very dedicated interest in funeral service, Phil came to Libertyville at 19 years old. In 1966, he graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago and served his apprenticeship under Ken Burnett.
Current
Current		 Mr. Burnett retired at the end of 1978 with Phil Dane assuming ownership. It was then that the funeral home became Burnett-Dane Funeral Home.