Owner, President, Licensed Director
Jerry graduated from Benedictine High School. He attended Belmont Abbey College, and then went on to John Tyler, receiving his degree in Mortuary Science. He has over 40 years of experience in the funeral industry.
Telephone: 1-804-427-2000
Accounting
J.P. graduated from Benedictine High School and continued his studies at Radford University, earning degrees in both accounting and corporate finance. J.P. worked in public accounting for 5 years, spending majority of his time in the assurance and advisory/consulting practices of BDO USA, LLP. J.P. heads the financial reporting and general accounting/operations of the funeral home.
J.P. is currently earning his Masters in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. J.P. is also completing his funeral service requirements to become a licensed funeral director.
J.P. enjoys having the opportunity to follow in his father's, grandfather's and uncle's footsteps in the funeral business. As a second generation, J.P. looks forward to continuing the legacy of the Monaghan Funeral Home.
Telephone: 1-804-427-2000
General Manager, Pre-Need Director, Licensed Director
Burt grew up on the North Fork of Long Island and graduated from Southold High School in 1999. Burt relocated to the Richmond area with his sons: Dylan, Christopher, and Nicholas in 2007 and settled in Chester, VA while he pursued his funeral service degree at John Tyler Community College. While pursuing his degree, Burt also served his internship with J.T. Morriss & Son in Petersburg. Burt graduated from JTCC in May of 2011 and passed his state board exam a few months later in July 2011, making him a licensed funeral service provider. It was also during this time that he and his children decided to move to Mechanicsville and put down some roots in Hanover County. Burt took a position with Bennett Funeral Homes in March of 2011 and spent about a year and a half with their Mechanicsville chapel until being transferred to their west end chapel, where he remained until September of 2014. Burt began working for Monaghan's part time in November of 2014 and came on full time the following month. By July of 2015 he was promoted as the full time manager of the funeral home and became the general manager about a year later. Burt is a dedicated father to his three sons Dylan, Christopher, and Nicholas. He will always be the first to tell you that he's an especially "proud Navy Dad" as his son Dylan is currently serving our country in the US Navy aboard the USS Theodore Rossevelt. While not at the funeral home, you’ll most likely find Burt spending time with his boys, his wife Tammy, his dog Yoshi, and most importantly, his grandkids. Burt Is an avid Yankees, Giants, Knicks, and Rangers (NHL) fan but he has also adopted our Richmond Flying Squirrels and any Lee Davis High School teams. One of his greatest joys is taking his yearly cruise with Tammy every fall.
Telephone: 1-804-427-2000
Office Manager, Licensed Funeral Director, Pre-Need director
Tammy was born in Jarratt, Virginia but also spent a large portion of her youth in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina and Emporia, Virginia. She attended Roanoke Rapids High School and later went on to earn a degree in Phlebotomy from Halifax Community College in 1992 and an Associates degree in Early Childhood Education in 2000 from Halifax Community College. After spending many years as a lab technician in the medical field and teaching Phlebotomy at the community college, Tammy decided to pursue her calling, and attended John Tyler Community College. She achieved her dream of earning an Associates degree in Funeral Services in 2011. While at John Tyler she met the love of her life Daniel “Burt” Olsen. Tammy relocated to Mechanicsville in December of 2015 and now shares a home with her husband, and his sons. She is the very proud mother to her daughter, Hayley and her husband, TJ of Mechanicsville, as well as her son, Tommy and his wife Jenilea, of Nelson, VA, and her son, Pete of Chase City, VA. She considers her most precious role in life as "Nana" to her beautiful grandsons, Jullian and Jason, and her grand-daughters, Izzy and Belle. Tammy will be serving as our Business Office Manager and as a Licensed Funeral Director and Licensed Pre-Need Director.
Telephone: 1-804-427-2000
Licensed Funeral Director
Niely was born and raised in
Richmond, VA. Niely comes to us from John Tyler Community College where she
graduated with top honors from the Funeral Services program in 2011. She has
raised 2 wonderful children, loves animals, history and old houses, and is
currently living in a lovely old house in historic Petersburg. She began
her internship here at Monaghan's in December of 2018 and passed her state board exam in July of 2020 making her a licensed funeral director. In her off time, she
enjoys historical re-creation, enjoying the fluffballs she calls cats, and
restoring her historic Petersburg home.
Funeral Service Intern
Chandler was born and raised in Hanover, Virginia as an only child. Being apart of the Monaghan family, she always had an interest in the funeral industry. Along with her loving father ‘Bebe’, she shares her home with two wonderful dogs – Clementine and Luna. After graduating Hanover High School with an advanced GED, Chandler attended Emory and Henry College briefly in 2019 before realizing her calling was in the family business. With a few years in the veterinary industry under her belt, she is very compassionate towards people, animals, and all living things. She is currently enrolled in John Tyler Community College's funeral services program and is looking forward to what is coming next! Some of her hobbies include sketching, photography, and equestrian sports (12 years and counting). Chandler began her internship at Monaghan in January 2021, where she has already learned so much about the field under the guidance of her Uncle Jerry and our General Manager Burt. “I believe a friendly face and a warm personality is what people need in their time of need,” she says quite frequently. Chandler is currently the ‘youngin’ of Monaghan's serving as a funeral service intern.
Telephone: 1-804-427-2000
Funeral Assistant
Carolyn
is originally from King and Queen County. Born and raised at Marlboro Farm in
Bruington, VA. She and her family moved to Mechanicsville in 1988 and just
recently moved to King William County at the end of 2018. She has spent most of
her working years in the insurance field as well as several years as a school
secretary at Temple Bethel Religious School in Richmond. She is widowed but
still lives for the love of her 3 children, 5 grand children, and 1
great-grandchild. She is a member and deaconess at Broadus Memorial Baptist
Church and she still has a deep commitment to her former church, Bruington
Baptist Church. Carolyn joined the Monaghan Funeral Home family part time in November
of 2017 as a funeral assistant. She joined our staff in hopes of being able to
help families through the difficult experience of losing a loved one. Since she
has faced several loses of her own, she realizes just how much of a difference a friendly face can be and wants to be that difference.
Funeral Assistant
Pat Hinton
was born in Greensboro Pennsylvania and has spent most of her professional life
in the nursing field. During her travels through life she eventually met the
love of her life, Dan Hinton in Maryland, just 10 days prior to his discharge
from the United States Army. In 1967 the couple decided to return to Dan’s
hometown and settled right here in Mechanicsville, VA. Together, Pat and Dan
raised their son Danny and their daughter Amy, both of whom still live in
Mechanicsville. She is the proud MaMaw to a granddaughter, 3 grandsons, and a
grandson in heaven. On April 3, 2017 her best friend and beloved husband joined
their grandson Elliott as an angel in heaven just 3 months shy of their 50th
anniversary. It was through the loss of her beloved husband that she met the
staff at Monaghan Funeral Home. She quickly became like a member of the
Monaghan Funeral Home family with her frequent visits and many long talks about
life and loss. With all of her years of experience in helping others through
nursing, and the wonderful relationship forged through all of her visits, we
thought it was only natural to invite Pat to join our staff in February of
2018. She gladly accepted the position and joined us as a funeral assistant and
lobby attendant where she has the privilege of using her own experiences with
loss to help others through their own grieving process. In her spare time, Ms.
Pat (As we all refer to her) is an extremely active member of St. John’s
Catholic Church in Highland Springs. She also enjoys a good cheese burger
followed by a FRESH slice of cheese cake once in a while.
Funeral Assistant
Chris is the middle child of our general manager, Burt Olsen and our office manager, Tammy Olsen. Chris is a senior at Lee Davis High School and will be helping out at the funeral home full time as a funeral assistant this summer until he has to go down to part time when school starts again in the fall . Christopher is a very active young man! He is currently the Public Affairs Officer for his NJROTC unit at Lee Davis which is the Navy equivalent to the rank of O-1 or Ensign. He recently earned his EMT certification through a cooperative with Hanover High School where he is currently working towards his firefighter certification as well. He's also been accepted into the International Baccalaureate program in the subject of history at Lee Davis. After high school Chris will continue his education at the Virginia Military Institute in order to achieve a degree in business or technology. He would like to become a commissioned officer and join his big brother, Dylan, in the United States Navy as a pilot. Christopher has a passion for aviation and has actually been taking flight lessons since he was 13 years old! He is currently a flight student at Heart of Virginia Aviation at the Hanover County airport in Ashland. He hopes to have his private pilot's license by the spring of 2021. He is also an avid "online gamer" and has even built a few computers on his own.
Funeral Assistant
Hayley was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC but
was raised in Chase City, VA for most her life. It was there that she graduated
from Bluestone High School in 2014.
During her high school tenure through
a cooperative with Southside Virginia Community College she was able to obtain
her CNA (certified nursing assistant) degree as well as diploma in Phlebotomy
prior to graduating high school. She married her high school sweetheart, Tony
“TJ” Liles, shortly after graduation and they are the proud parents to their
son, Jullian “Doodle” and their daughter, Elizabeth “Izzy”. They currently live
in the Battlefield Farms area of Mechanicsville. Hayley has spent the last 2.5
years with TitleMax where she was the
general manager of a location in Chesterfield. She has decided that she would
like to follow in the footsteps of her parents and pursue her dream of being a
funeral service provider. She has taken
on a part-time position with us as a funeral assistant and hopes to start classes
in mortuary science at John Tyler Community College in the Spring of 2021. She
is extremely excited about pursuing her goals and joining her parents (Burt and
Tammy Olsen) and brother (Christopher Olsen) as a Monaghan Funeral Home family
member. Hayley enjoys music, movies, family game nights, spending quality time
with her family and anything with a zebra print.
Business Office Manager
Receptionist