Parthemore Funeral Home
Voted “Simply the Best”

Every year, the readers of Harrisburg Magazine vote for their favorites in categories including area businesses, services, destinations and many others. The magazine recently announced that Parthemore Funeral Home has once again been voted Simply the Best Funeral Home.

Since 2005, Parthemore Funeral Home & Cremation Services has been honored by readers in Harrisburg Magazine’s Simply the Best voting. This marks the sixth year in a row Parthemore Funeral Home has been honored.

We’d like to thank everyone that voted for us. We appreciate your support. We pledge to continue to provide the outstanding service to our community that you’ve come to expect.

Gib Parthemore Recognized By Rotary

Pictured left to right: brother Steve Parthemore, wife Joanna Parthemore, son Christopher Parthemore, Gib Parthemore, son Gibby Parthemore, mother Sondra Parthemore and Dr. John Judson, incoming president of Rotary Club of Harrisburg.

Gilbert “Gib” J. Parthemore, Supervisor of Parthemore Funeral Home and Cremation Service, recently received the Robert D. Hanson Rotary Excellence Award for his continued work in helping the Rotary Club of Harrisburg reach the Club’s strategic community service goals. The Excellence Award is named in honor of Robert D. Hanson’s dedication to Rotary on the local and regional level. Hanson had been an active member of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg for more than three decades. 

Gib Parthemore has been active in service and leadership roles in the community and the Rotary Club of Harrisburg for over 17 years. He has served on the board of the Rotary Club of Harrisburg and the Red Land Senior Citizen Center.
He has served his community as president of the West Shore School District Board of Directors where he served as a director for eight years. Gib is also a member of numerous Masonic organizations and the Knights of Columbus.

Rotary International is a volunteer organization with over 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries conducting humanitarian programs that address today's issues, such as hunger, poverty, and illiteracy. The 1.2 million members donate their expertise, time, and funds to support local and international projects.

The Independent Magazine
Features Steve Parthemore

The cover of the Order of the Golden Rule’s  special 80th anniversary edition of The Independent Magazine featured a familiar face—our own Steve Parthemore.  Steve was picked to represent the edition’s theme, “It’s Members that Matter.”  The Parthemores have been a member of the OGR for the last decade.

OGR is a professional association that stands at the forefront of the funeral profession to address the concerns and needs of the independent, family-owned and locally-owned funeral home. Members lead their businesses with care, compassion and dignity and the cornerstone philosophy of the association, “Service measured not by gold, but by the Golden Rule.”