Lisa Baue

A third-generation Funeral Director, Lisa A. Baue graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri Columbia. She is also a graduate of the National Foundation of Funeral Service Management School formerly in Evanston, IL. Lisa joined her family’s firm as a third generation Funeral Director in 1979 and took over the business following the unexpected death of her father, David C. Baue in 1987, becoming its sole owner in 1989.

Under her leadership, the Baue family business grew to encompass four funeral home locations, St. Charles County’s first onsite crematory, a flower and gift shop, three reception centers, an 80-acre cemetery and cremation park, a pet cremation and tribute center, a counseling center (the Center for Hope and Healing), and discount company, the Cremation Society of Missouri. Through these affiliates, Baue and its 120-plus employees currently serve close to 2,500 combined families a year. Lisa and her son John merged their companies the Park Lawn Corporation in 2019.

Lisa currently serves as the Chair-Elect of the Funeral Service Foundation. She previously served as a member of the board of directors of the National Foundation of Funeral Service as an instructor of its Management School and the Women in Funeral Service program in the late 1980’s into the mid 1990’s, when it was merged into the NFDA educational Trust and became the Funeral Service Foundation. Lisa Served as a founding member of NFDA’s Pre-Need certification program (CPC), was a speaker at their meet the Mentors program and served as an NFDA national spokesperson to the media.

She is Past President of Preferred Funeral Directors International (PFDI) and Past Sec/Treasurer of Selected Independent Funeral Homes.