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Email: Neil@RichardsFH.com
Phone: (607) 687-3210
Cell Phone: (607) 343-6479
Neil J. Lewis grew up in Owego, NY and graduated from Owego Free Academy in 1991. After graduation from S.U.N.Y.Canton in 1994 with a degree in Mortuary Science, Neil returned to Owego and is currently the 4th generation in the family business.
Neil is a NYS Licensed Funeral Director and Certified Crematory Operator. He is highly skilled in all aspects of Funeral Service, Grief Care, Embalming and Restoration, Pre-Arrangement, Pre-Funding and Pre-Planning. He cares deeply for the families he is called to serve and strives to create personalized and meaningful life tributes. He has served 20 years as Tioga County Coroner.
He also specializes in cemetery and civic monument and memorial concept, design, construction and installation.
In his spare time, Neil enjoys time with his family, hockey, hunting and fishing.
Neil is married to Sarrah (Sindoni) Lewis, BSN Clinical Regulatory Specialist at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. Together they have two boys, Camden and Aaron, who love adventure, soccer & dinosaurs.
Neil and Sarrah have been coaches and sponsors of Owego Little League T-ball team "Richards Rowdies," TCYSA Soccer teams Richards FH FC and Owego-Apalachin Lacrosse
Neil and his Bavarian Mountain Hound, Tessily, are NYS DEC Licensed Wounded Big Game Trackers, and during the fall hunting season, they can be found out in the woods of New York and Pennsylvania giving their best effort toward helping hunters recover their wounded deer or bear.
He is a Master Handler, Blood Tracking Judge and Vice-President of Deer Search Central New York www.DeerSearchCNY.com

Born in 1975, Keith A. Lewis grew up in Owego, NY and attended Owego Free Academy. Following graduation in 1993, he attended S.U.N.Y. Canton where he earned a degree in Mortuary Science. After graduating from Canton in 1997, Keith returned to work at Richards Funeral Home and is currently the 4th generation in the family business.
Keith is a NYS Licensed Funeral Director and Certified Crematory Operator. He is highly skilled in all aspects of Funeral Service, Grief Care, Embalming and Restoration, Pre-Arrangement, Pre-Funding and Pre-Planning. He cares deeply for the families he is called to serve and strives to create personalized and meaningful life tributes.




Born in 1961, Irene V. Delahanty grew up in Owego, NY and attended Owego Free Academy. In 1984 Irene relocated to South Florida where she pursued her education in Accounting and Computer Science. After the death of her husband in 2009 she returned to Owego and joined Richards Funeral Home. She was a Full Charge Bookkeeper and Funeral Service Specialist. Irene cares deeply for the families she has served.
In her spare time, Irene loves golfing, reading, and just simply enjoying life.