Meet Our Staff
Outstanding Service is Our Priority
We understand that each family is unique and has their own requests and traditions. Our staff members will listen to you and your family, care for your needs, and help you create a plan that works for your family.
From the first call to long after the funeral, we are here to serve you!
Jerry & Amy Jurrens, are natives of George, IA. Jerry came to work for the Roste & Walton Roste Funeral Homes in 1996 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in mortuary science from the University of Minnesota. Jerry also holds a B.S. in economics from South Dakota State University.
In 2005, after nine years as a funeral director with the Rostes, Jerry and his wife Amy purchased their funeral homes. Since then Jerry & Amy have expanded and serve several communities in northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.
Amy retired from her teaching profession after 27 years as an English Professor at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, IA. Amy has a master's degree in English from South Dakota State Univeristy. She started working at the funeral home in June of 2024. Her role is an administrator and funeral/office assistant.


Brian Jensen, a resident of Rock Rapids and began serving families at our funeral homes in 2003. He is a native of Estherville, IA, and his wife Jessica is a native of Emmetsburg, IA. Brian and Jessica have three children: a son, Nolan, and two daughters, Tatum and Lainee.
Brad Jensen graduated from the Worsham School of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL, with a Mortuary Science Degree in 1993. He served his apprenticeship in the Chicago area with M. J. Suerth Funeral Home, where he stayed on as a licensed funeral director until 1996. He then relocated to Wells, MN, and continued his career as a funeral director for nine years at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home before moving to Sibley in 2005.
Brad, a native of Estherville, IA, and his wife Janelle, a native of Spirit Lake, IA, have two children: a son, Alec, and a daughter, Jadyn.
Angela Selzer, a native of Melvin, IA, graduated from the Des Moines Area Community College Mortuary program in 2013.
Angela apprenticed with Jurrens Funeral Homes during her mortuary program studies and has now joined the staff as a full-time funeral director. She, her husband Brandon, and their four children make their home in Melvin.
Brett Jacobsen, a George High School Alum, continued his education at Dakota State University in Madison, SD, and later at the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in Dallas, TX, where he graduated with honors as the salutatorian.
His career in funeral service has led him to serve in several different communities in the south and upper Midwest. Most recently, he was Executive Director of Brown Wilbert a funeral supply company and headed up Jacobsen Consulting, where he helped improve the quality and service of existing family firms.
He is very excited about serving families in smaller communities where people are generally more down to earth and have a strong faith. Brett has made his home in Sioux Center with his childhood sweetheart and bride, Jan (Hall), also a George native.



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Doug is a farmer and assists at our funeral homes. He and his wife, Becky live in George.
In Appreciation and Memory of:
Norman Groenenboom - Retired Funeral Assistant (Deceased 2010)
Cornie Brower - Retired Funeral Assistant (Deceased 2014)
John Krull - Retired Funeral Assistant (Deceased 2018)
Roger Poppen - Retired Funeral Assistant (Deceased 2025)



