Credentials
Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer and Crematory Operator (KS)
Licensed Funeral Service Practitioner (WY)
CANA-Certified as a Crematory Operator
AAS, Funeral Service Education, Jefferson State Community College
BA, History (emphasis on Holocaust Studies), University of Colorado at Boulder - with a Certificate from the Program in Jewish Studies.
Biography
I am originally from Smith Center, Kansas, grew up in the former Simmons Mortuary (my dad was the funeral director), and graduated from Goodland High School in 2008. After receiving a football scholarship as the kicker at Bethel College in Southeast Kansas, I transferred to then graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder where I earned a B.A. in History, with an emphasis in Holocaust studies and a Certificate from the program in Jewish Studies. I spent eight months conducting post-graduate research in Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands, before returning stateside and starting professionally in funeral service. He is currently the Prep Supervisor for Olinger in Denver, Colorado.
Contact
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Mortuary Science
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ren.scherling [at] arapahoe.edu
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