About Us

Crescent Tide Cremation Services

Was started in 2011 by Verlin Stoll (licensed funeral director in MN, WI) and wife, Lisa Stoll (licensed funeral pre-arranger) to be a different kind of cremation provider. We provide many of the same services as other funeral homes and cremation societies, but with lower overhead (of not having a chapel) and prices at about half or less.

We operate our own crematories on site – Operated only by our licensed funeral directors / certified crematory operators.

Crescent Tide Cremation

OUR LOCATION
774 Transfer Road, St. Paul, MN 55114

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Jen Bloom

Funeral Director
Jen grew up in Sacred Heart, MN. She got her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice: Sociology from North Central College in Naperville, IL and then went back to college to get her Mortuary Science degree at the UofMN. She enjoys spending time with family (especially all the little ones), fishing, playing with her dog, Duke and officiating basketball. She lives in Ham Lake with her husband, Andy and their chocolate lab, Duke.

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Ross Lemmon

Funeral Director
Ross graduated from The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and has been a Licensed funeral director since 2001. He lives with his wife and 2 daughters in Eagan.

ERIN SMITH Funeral Director

Erin Smith

Funeral Director
Erin graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2005 with a degree in Mortuary Science. She lives in Minneapolis.

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Grant Kuhlmann

Funeral Director
Grant originally hails from Iowa.  He graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in Sociology and Anthropology and later attended Des Moines Area Community College where he obtained his Mortuary Science degree.  He lives in south Minneapolis.

Norcorafatimah “Cora” Armstead

Funeral Director
Cora graduated from University of MN with a Mortuary Science degree in 2019. She lives in St. Paul with her loving Chaco golden knee tarantula.

Ashley LeBeau

Funeral Director
Ashley graduated from University of MN, Mortuary Science.

Andrew Simmonds

Funeral Director
Andrew graduated from University of MN, Mortuary Science. He lives in Eagan and enjoys fishing and spending time with family.

Otylia King

Funeral Director
Otylia is originally from Southern Minnesota. She attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and received her bachelors in Mortuary Science in 2023. When not at work, she enjoys fixing up her house, playing with her cats, or baking with her sourdough starter. She lives in East St. Paul with her spouse and 3 cats.

Corrie Korbel

Funeral Director
Corrie graduated from University of MN, Mortuary Science. She lives in Richfield and enjoys gardening, going to the gym, and spending time with her family.

Carter Hennessy

Funeral Director
Carter was born in raised in Eastern Iowa before earning his Mortuary Science degree from the University of Minnesota in 2021. He and his wife live in Shakopee with their 2 wonderful dogs and their cat.

Shane Bustin Crematory Operator

Shane Bustin

CANA Certified Crematory Operator
Shane grew up in the Twin Cities and currently lives in the Merriam Park neighborhood of Saint Paul. He enjoys traveling when he can and playing music with his friends.

Susan Biales

Administrative
Susan received her BA in Theatre and Social Work from St. Catherine University in 1996. She went on to receive her MA in Performing Arts Administration from New York University in 2006. She currently resides in Saint Paul.

Erin Hanlon

Administrative
Erin grew up in Detroit Lakes, MN and currently lives in Crystal. She has education background in Holistic Health Care, and enjoys spending time with family, raising chickens, gardening, and yoga.

Josh Dietsche

Administrative
Josh is from New Brighton where he lives with his partner and cat. In his free time he enjoys both playing and producing music.

Kathleen Pascuzzi

Administrative
Kathleen lives in Saint Paul with her husband and 3 cats. She hails from New England but has lived in Minnesota longer than anywhere else. She has her own hand-dyed yarn business and knits whenever she can.
www.modeknityarn.com

Rebekah Patzner

Administrative
Rebekah lives in the West 7th neighborhood of St. Paul. She enjoys spending time with her family and creating art. She also loves camping and getting out in nature.