In 1811 John Brough and his family settled in
Miamisburg, Ohio after moving here from Pennsylvania.
They original established a cabinet shop, which also built
an occasionally needed coffin. Their residence and
business was located at the current location of Our Lady
of Good Hope Church at Third St. and Central Ave. In
1865 The Brough family purchased the land where the
funeral home is currently located and built the original
portion of that home along with a two story furniture
manufacturing facility.
The house was primarily used as a residence for the
Brough family until shortly after the 1913 flood when
funerals began to be held less often in the home of the
deceased. Their furniture and cabinet manufacturing
business slowly took on the form of a typical undertaking
establishment of that era. By the end of WWI The
Broughs were fully involved in the funeral business as
well as furniture manufacturing and retail furniture sales
in the adjacent buildings to the funeral home.
In all, there were seven generations of the Brough family
which passed the torch of continuous service in the
Miamisburg, Montgomery County community. In the late
1970s the Broughs closed the furniture business, but
continued on faithfully to operate the funeral home.
In 1986 Joe and Jeri Getts purchased the funeral home
and continued the tradition of personalized service to the
residents of Miamisburg and the surrounding area. Joe,
a licensed funeral director, embalmer and ordained
minister, is a life long resident of Montgomery County,
and his wife Jeri was raised in Miamisburg, the daughter
of Jerry & Marylin (Lightcap) Patrick. The two met while
attending Dayton Christian High School. They were
married in 1979 and raised their two daughters, Kristen
and Jayma in Miamisburg, while living in the residence
above the funeral home.
In 1993 the funeral home was honored by the City of
Miamisburg for being the oldest continuously running
business not only in Miamisburg, but in the entire
Montgomery County area. The firm also has the oldest
existing phone number ever issued in Montgomery
County. This unique history and tradition of personalized
family service remains firmly in tact today.
Miamisburg, Ohio after moving here from Pennsylvania.
They original established a cabinet shop, which also built
an occasionally needed coffin. Their residence and
business was located at the current location of Our Lady
of Good Hope Church at Third St. and Central Ave. In
1865 The Brough family purchased the land where the
funeral home is currently located and built the original
portion of that home along with a two story furniture
manufacturing facility.
The house was primarily used as a residence for the
Brough family until shortly after the 1913 flood when
funerals began to be held less often in the home of the
deceased. Their furniture and cabinet manufacturing
business slowly took on the form of a typical undertaking
establishment of that era. By the end of WWI The
Broughs were fully involved in the funeral business as
well as furniture manufacturing and retail furniture sales
in the adjacent buildings to the funeral home.
In all, there were seven generations of the Brough family
which passed the torch of continuous service in the
Miamisburg, Montgomery County community. In the late
1970s the Broughs closed the furniture business, but
continued on faithfully to operate the funeral home.
In 1986 Joe and Jeri Getts purchased the funeral home
and continued the tradition of personalized service to the
residents of Miamisburg and the surrounding area. Joe,
a licensed funeral director, embalmer and ordained
minister, is a life long resident of Montgomery County,
and his wife Jeri was raised in Miamisburg, the daughter
of Jerry & Marylin (Lightcap) Patrick. The two met while
attending Dayton Christian High School. They were
married in 1979 and raised their two daughters, Kristen
and Jayma in Miamisburg, while living in the residence
above the funeral home.
In 1993 the funeral home was honored by the City of
Miamisburg for being the oldest continuously running
business not only in Miamisburg, but in the entire
Montgomery County area. The firm also has the oldest
existing phone number ever issued in Montgomery
County. This unique history and tradition of personalized
family service remains firmly in tact today.
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| Brough-Getts Funeral Home |
| 937-866-1001 |
| 102 South 2nd Street Miamisburg, OH 45342 |
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