May 17, 2023

Concordia's Joshua Meyer installed as KFDA president

Posted May 17, 2023 12:12 PM
<b>Joshua Meyer.</b> Photo courtesy KFDA
Joshua Meyer. Photo courtesy KFDA

KFDA

TOPEKA – Joshua J. Meyer of Concordia was recently installed as president of the Kansas Funeral Directors Association (KFDA).

The installation was at the 2023 KFDA Convention April 30 through May 3 at the Wichita Marriott. Funeral directors and embalmers from across Kansas gathered in Wichita to participate in the many wonderful educational opportunities presented by experts in the funeral profession and to view the latest in funeral service supplies, equipment and services which were displayed by funeral service suppliers.

Meyer is the president of Tibbetts Brothers Inc. and the manager of Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home of Concordia and Chaput Mortuary, Clyde. He attended Kansas State University and received a mortuary science degree from Kansas City Kansas Community College. He is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Kansas and Nebraska.

Meyer is active in his community. He is a member of the Concordia Rotary Club, Concordia Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Cloud County Ducks Unlimited, and chairman of the Concordia Men’s Golf Association. He serves on the Cloud County Community College Auction Committee and is a past president of the Frank Carlson Library Board and member of Concordia Lutheran Church.

Other KFDA officers installed include Marty Mendicki, Parsons, president-elect; Chris Holland, Olathe, vice president; and Todd Schneider, Pleasanton, secretary-treasurer.