Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park & Crematory

Who We Are

Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park & Crematory was founded in 1964 by the Mary H. Smith consisting of 119 acres located in Ventura County and is embraced by the Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy overlooking the agricultural fields of the Oxnard Plains.

The historic Chapel of the Islands, built in 1942 and was originally named Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Port Hueneme, California. In 1962 this church was part of the 33-acre Urban Renewal Project in Port Hueneme and had to be relocated or lost forever.

In 1965, the church was transported to the cemetery to be used for interdenominational services. Originally the Chapel of the Islands was to be transported to the center of the Cemetery however due to the weather during transportation, the chapel was placed where it sits today.

This chapel is still used today for all types of services including weddings.

October of 1977, we acquired our first cremation chamber and performed our first cremation on December 28, 1977.

May 1981, Conejo Mountain received a Funeral Establishment License and started serving client family’s funeral home needs thus becoming the only full service funeral home, memorial park and crematory. An interesting fact is, we are still the only funeral home, memorial park and crematory all located on the small site and under the same management. The increase in the number of families served required the placement of a “temporary” portable building to move all of the administration duties into. This “temporary” building remained in place until the spring of 2007.

After many years of planning & permitting, Conejo Mountain broke ground on the construction of our new funeral home on November 30, 2005. The ground breaking ceremony marked the construction of the largest and most state of the art funeral home in Ventura County.

Memorial Day weekend 2007, the new funeral home was dedicated to the community of Camarillo and Ventura County. Our new facility is the most “state of the art” facility in the county incorporating a new crematory with a private family witness room. We also constructed a large reception room that is being used daily by client families and community organizations. This “Community” room has proved to be one of the most requested features of the facility.

Today, Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory will assist more than 400 client families perform 400 interments and 200 cremations annually. All of this would not be possible without our dedicated staff associates and our management team in sync working towards the same goals.

In 2008 we will yet again be the leaders in the community by upgrading our audio/visual capabilities to allow our families to share those special memories via a custom personalized DVD photo presentations.

Our Valued Staff

Robert M. Boetticher Jr., Managing Partner

Robert M. Boetticher Jr., is Managing Partner of Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory. Bob is a second generation funeral, cemetery and cremation professional holding California State required licenses in all three areas of his expertise.

Raised in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Bob now lives with his wife and three children in the small community of Moorpark, California. Being a funeral director in our community is an important role that I don't take lightly. Our commitment to our community is so important to us that you will see us at local community events, sponsors of caregiver programs and support local civic organizations.

Bob served as a member of the Ceremonial Funeral Detail who worked with the Military District of Washington on the services and interments of our 38th President Gerald R. Ford, and our 40th President Ronald W Reagan.

Bob is the chair of Cremation Association of North America’s marketing and communications committee and his committee is responsible for all of CANA’s social networking utilizing LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Bob also serves on the Board of the California Funeral Directors Association serving as Secretary and chair of the Professional Development Committee.

It is my personal mission to ensure all whom entrust the care of their loved one to us is treated with the utmost dignity and respect. Our team is committed to our community and we are here to serve our community at their greatest time of need with compassion and understanding.
Alan Ducker, Family Service Counselor

I am married for forty-two years with three grandchildren. I am the longest tenured Counselor with 11 years of service coming from a restaurant management career of 45 years.

Living in Ventura for 28 years I am deeply involved in my community and a variety of charitable organizations.

Even after all these years I still marvel at the beautiful surroundings that I am privileged to work in every day.
Wendy Haden, Family Service Counselor

Born Windsor, Ontario, Canada, I have 2 sons, one lives in Ventura, and the other lives in Albuquerque N.M. I have been in the Funeral and Cemetery Industry for 8 years and previously worked in Healthcare for 12 years.

I love what I do, It’s not everyone that can say, “ that every day when they go to work that they have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those they serve”.
Ellie Mosher, Family Service Counselor

California License Sales Person
Marlies Fiske, Family Service Counselor

Marlies Fiske was born in Germany, immigrated to Canada and then to California. I have worked as a Paralegal and owned of a publishing company publishing a woman’s magazine. I have a son and daughter and soon to be son-in-law. I have been working at Conejo Mountain as a Family Service Counselor for over two years and I enjoy helping families in time of need.
Patrick Boetticher, Family Service Counselor

Patrick Boetticher was raised here in Camarillo. He attended school locally and obtained a degree in Liberal Arts in 2003. He earned his Eagle Scout rank at an early age and continues to be active in the local Boy Scout program as Varsity Coach. Patrick has a wide variety of interests from motorcycles and other automobiles to construction and audio-visual design.

He is happily married and lives in Camarillo with his wife and two dogs.
David Arimura, Advanced Planning Counselor

Born in Camarillo to Sumitoshi and Emiko Arimura, my brother Chris and I have lived in Camarillo our entire life. I graduated Camarillo High School 1981, worked in family growing flower business established in 1955. In September 1984, I started a new division of the company to Market, package and Ship flowers to most cities in the U.S. and Canada.

My wife and I have three daughters who keep us active. I am part of a mountain biking group established in 1995. I am a regular member of Crossroads Community Church and love football and classic American Muscle Cars.