Irene Casper

Vice President and General Manager

Irene was born and raised in Inkom, a small town in Southeastern Idaho. Inkom is nestled next to a ski hill where she skied in the winter and hiked in the summer. Irene first started in the funeral business when she was about 14 years old. She would play the organ at funerals for a family friend that owned the local funeral home. She loved listening and learning about the wonderful people that she never knew.

Irene attended Ricks College and then Brigham Young University. She married Trent Casper of Driggs, Idaho in 1980. Irene and Trent have 3 children and the most darling 6 grandchildren ever!

Since being married, Irene and Trent have lived in Utah, Atlanta, Phoenix and then back to Utah. They have owned and operated several successful businesses. Several years ago a friend asked Irene if she would like to work for him in his funeral home. It was an easy decision. Her fond memories as a young girl brought her back “home.” It was the right thing to do at the right time. After a few years back in the industry, Irene got a chance to help launch Affordable Funerals and Cremations. Quite simply, she loves helping families in need.

Irene takes care of families as if they were her own. She helps and guides them at a very emotional time to achieve the tribute they desire for their loved one. She believes she has the best job ever. She truly loves what she does and the families she serves.

Irene loves anything music. She sings, plays piano, organ, flute, and dabbles in other instruments as well. She loves reading, speaking and teaching, hiking, gardening, being outdoors and traveling to anywhere. But most of all, she loves being a wife, mother and grandma!

Dale Deckard

Location Manager, Funeral Director

Dale was born and raised in east central Illinois.  He had just graduated high school when he lost his best friend in a tragic manor and had the funeral director reach out to him to comfort him in a time of need. That small gesture planted seed with him for years until 2010 when he and his family moved to Utah. That small seed started to grow once he and his family arrived in Southern Utah. Dale immediately looked for a position in the funeral business and found his calling for providing service to those families who have lost a loved one.

He never thought that he could love a job as much as he does.  Being able to provide the last little bit of service to an individual who has passed and service to their family is what drives his love for the funeral business. Dale graduated in 2014 from Arapahoe College in Colorado with a degree in mortuary science.

Dale met and married his wife Annette in 1997 and they have three amazing children. They enjoy the great outdoors that Utah has to offer. They spend a lot of their free time camping, hiking and exploring the state.