Our Staff makes a difference.
Into our hands, you place the utmost trust and confidence by allowing us the privilege to serve you. Our funeral directors and support staff provide the absolute best services your family deserves. When a loved one dies, you have enough to deal with. Let us take care of everything else...that is why we are here.
At Curran Funeral Homes, we consider it an honor and privilege to provide our families with world-class service. Our purpose, as funeral service professionals, is to make certain that your loved one's funeral is a personalized celebration of life, to pledge our attention to details, and to provide an appropriate service at a reasonable price.
Kunkle, Jr.
Owner, Funeral Director

Arthur R. Kunkle, Jr. is a graduate of Kiski Area High School and continued his education at Penn State University, New Kensington, Pa. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1977 and has been working in the funeral profession since 1972. Art, Bill Curran and their wives formed a partnership in 2002 and are now the owners of both the Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. and The Brady-Curran Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. with locations in the Apollo, Saltsburg, Vandergrift and Leechburg. In addition Art serves as the Supervisor of the Apollo Funeral Home. Art was born and raised in Vandergrift and currently resides in Washington Township with his wife Janice (Love). Their son, James, currently resides in Allegheny Township, with his wife, Krissy (Christmas) Kunkle.
arthur.k@curranfuneralhome.com
Owner
Raised in Avonmore along with his brothers, David, Jerry, and Gary Curran, Bill graduated from Bell-Avon High School in Salina, PA and Morehead University, Kentucky. Before joining Curran Funeral Homes in 1989, he was a teacher for the Kiski Area School District, and also worked as a salesman for the steel industry for many years. Bill resides in Saltsburg, and is a parishioner of St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church in Saltsburg. Bill enjoys spending time with his family: his daughter, Meghan and her husband, Austin Reed and their children, Landon and Alyson "Pepper" Reed; his son Michael Curran; his daughter, Shaney Quinn Curran; his son, Keene and wife, Jen Curran and and their children, Tyler, Jordan, and Griffin; and his son, Tyler Jennings Curran. In 2002, after the untimely death of his brother Gary, Bill purchased the funeral homes along with his partner, Art Kunkle and Art's wife, Janice.
Funeral Director
James A. Kunkle, a Kiski Valley native, has joined the staff of Curran’s. A licensed funeral director since 2000, James is a graduate of The Kiski School, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. He and his wife, Kristina, reside in Allegheny Township, along with their daughter, Paige.
james.k@curranfuneralhome.com
Funeral Director
A licensed funeral director, Michael is the supervisor of Curran’s in Saltsburg. Originally from Monessen, he is a graduate of The Douglas School of business, from which he earned a degree in Specialized Business Administration and accounting. He then earned an associate in specialized business degree from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. Prior to entering the funeral business, Michael worked in the info rmation technology industry for 16 years. He and his wife, Christine, reside in Loyalhanna Township, along with their pre-adoptive twin sons.
michael.s@curranfuneralhome.com
Administrative Assistant
A graduate of Leechburg Area High School and Edinboro State College, Martha has been associated with the Curran Funeral Homes since 1989. The daughter of the late Louis and Martha (Antoniono) Meidus, Sr., she was raised in West Leechburg, and has always been a resident of the Leechburg area. She is a member of Christ the King Parish, and has two sons, Beneditto and Antonio.
martha.m@curranfuneralhome.com
Secretary
madeline.s@curranfuneralhome.com
Maintenance Supervisor
Funeral Assistant
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