Mark A. Melroy is a native of Seneca County, having been raised at Bloomville and a graduate of Tiffin Columbian High School. After completing a tour of duty with the U.S. Army he attended the Ohio State University Marion Campus and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1981. Since coming to Caledonia Mark has been an active member of the Caledonia Memorial United Methodist Church where he has served as Chancel Choir Director for over 25 years. He also serves as an adult Sunday School teacher and church historian.

His other past-times have included being involved with the local Boy Scout Troop as scoutmaster. Mark holds the Rank of Eagle Scout and is a member of the National Eagle Scout Association. He also holds the Scouter's Key, Scouter's Training Award, Scoutmaster's Award of Merit and the God & Service Award from the United Methodist Church and the Commission for Church and Youth Agency Relations. Mark lead his troop on numerous canoe trips in Canada and was expedition leader for two trips to Philmont National Scout Ranch in Cimmaron New Mexico.

He also maintains his membership in the American Legion Post 407 of Caledonia. He is an active member of Oliver Lodge No. 447 F & AM as Lodge Education Officer. He also holds memberships in the Scottish Rite Bodies, Valley of Columbus and the Aladdin Temple Shrine of Columbus where he serves as pipemajor of the Aladdin Pipes & Drums. He has gained a reputation playing the Highland Bagpipes for other funeral homes in the area. Mark and Diana lost their only son Stephen at the age of 23 in a traffic accident on June 8, 2010.

Mark A. Melroy, Embalmer/Funeral Director

James Cook, Funeral Director

Jim Cook is also a native of Seneca County, having been raised in Tiffin and is a graduate of Tiffin Columbian High School and Heidelberg College. Jim began his funeral career with Mark & Diana Melroy (Diana is Jim's sister) in 1984. He has been a licensed funeral director since 1996.

Jim's interests are wide and varied. He and his wife Sue are active with the Ritz Players at the Ritz Theatre in Tiffin where Jim has built many of the sets for their theater productions besides taking to the boards in numerous plays himself. He has also designed sets for many area high schools.
Another of his interests is the Model T. Jim and Sue are members of a number of the area Model T Clubs and have traveled throughout the eastern U.S. on various "Crawls" and have been involved in numerous activities at Greenfield Village in Dearborn.

Jim is also an avid model railroader in N and HO gauge. He is an accomplished performer on the Fender Bass Guitar and Double Bass Violin. In scouting Jim received the rank of Eagle Scout and is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. As an adult leader he has been involved in numerous canoe trips in Canada as well as an expedition to Philmont National Scout Ranch.

Jim and Sue have two daughters, Nichole (Barry) Abbott of Wisconsin, Jessica Cook of Florida and their son Walter. They have one grandson Steven Abbott in Wisconsin.