About Us

Kim Josué

Managing Partner, Operations

Kim Josué, a proud graduate of Lakes High School, grew up locally after her father was stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord. Her educational journey led her to the University of Southern California, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. However, the call of the Pacific Northwest eventually drew her back to Tacoma.

With over 20 years of experience in the funeral and cemetery profession, Kim began her journey as Mountain View Funeral Home and Memorial Park’s Switchboard Operator. Her dedication and leadership skills propelled her to the role of Office Manager, which she held for over a decade. Later, she took on the position of Director of Administration for NorthStar Memorial Group, where she offered operational expertise with a focus on better serving families.

In 2024, Kim returned to Mountain View Funeral Home and Memorial Park in the role of Managing Partner of Operations. She is honored to continue the legacy of serving families in one beautiful location. Beyond her professional life, Kim finds joy in various pursuits. Whether cruising the waters of Puget Sound, hitting the slopes on her snowboard, or learning to ride her motorcycle, she shares these adventures with her long-time partner, Steve Scott. Alternatively, she loves to snuggle up with a good book and her three beloved fur babies.

Alyssa Fortin

Cemetery & Funeral Home Office Manager

Alyssa has been a part of the Mountain View family for the last four years and has a long history of working with large groups and interacting with different people. She leads a team of 14 amazing professionals who are top-notch in their field. Learning something new daily is a passion of hers. Alyssa finds the local history of Mountain View Memorial Park inspiring!

Russ Seaton

Assistant Funeral Home Manager

Even at a young age, Russ felt the calling to the funeral profession after the loss of two young cousins and his grandmother, but finally joined the vocation following the sudden passing of his brother-in-law. He has helped family and the closest of friends through tragic loss and understands the grief process from personal experience. Russ is dedicated to helping others through some of their most difficult times when losing a loved one. He is a member of WSFDA (Washington State Funeral Directors Association) and a National Board certified and Washington state licensed funeral director.

Russ has a passion for working with those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia by reaching out to memory care and nursing home facilities, bringing his ukulele and singing, spreading joy to those who might find themselves alone or in need of comfort. He believes music has a healing power that transforms and rejuvenates. Russ has served as a board member of Sarge’s Place in Forks, Washington, supporting veterans in finding housing and medical treatment through government and non-profit resources, and works very closely with surrounding Veterans Associations to help families of those who served find resources in times of loss.

Russ and his wife, an elementary music teacher, are Pacific Northwest natives but have lived around the world, including China and the American Southwest. They also perform professionally as singers in various capacities, with advanced degrees in music, coaching and performance. He considers himself a history buff, especially concerning the American Civil War as well as the days of the Old West (his favorite place in the world is Tombstone, Arizona). Russ is committed to celebrating all cultures and respecting ways of life and memorials with personal touches, meeting every family’s needs. A champion and advocate for diversity, he believes each family deserves the utmost care and respect consistently, especially in times of loss. Traveling from Tanzania to Tibet, from Ireland to Italy, from Germany to Japan, Russ lives every day to the fullest, cherishing his wife, his three amazing daughters, his two dogs Jake and Emma, and two crazy cats, Kevin and Virgil (Earp).

Neil Beck

Supervisor & Senior Family Service Advisor

Neil is a resident of Tacoma, Washington and is a 3rd Generation Pacific Northwest Native. Never married, his dedication to his work and his Father kept his focus for the last 28 years.

A graduate of Foss High School, Pierce College, and the University of Washington where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology.

While in College, he worked part time and the Summer months teaching and coaching competitive swimming to local youth in Fircrest where Neil grew up. The ability to connect with kids and train them in this sport led to a full-time position directly following College graduation. He coached with Tacoma Swim Club under the guidance of Dick Hannula from Wilson High School Fame.

During 1995 - 2006 as a coach Neil worked with Local, National, and Olympic Trial Qualifiers. He loved watching and helping kids develop their life skills through the hard work and dedication in the pool. He volunteered at the YMCA teaching lessons to all ages, and was head of all youth planning for Pacific Northwest Swimming programs.

Neil took many lessons and experiences while working with kids from the pool and applied it to Mountain View, where he joined the team in 2006 working under the Thompson family. He was particularly captured by the opportunity listing advertisement; "If you truly want to make a difference in Peoples' lives."

Neil had had many losses in his family, beginning with his Mother in 1978 before even considering working with Mountain View, but the position seemed to have found him. " I didn't really know what my responsibilities were when interviewing, but I knew I wanted to create an impact and be where my family and Generations before have trusted with their arrangements.

Taking a brief time away in 2021 after losing his beloved Father Neil came back to the position he loved, fulfilling his Fathers' wish for his son to continue on, assisting all people and being there at a difficult time. He recently moved into a supervisory role to pass the knowledge he has gained over the many years to his team, but will continue working and helping families.

On a rare day away from the office, Neil enjoys working in or out of his older Craftsman home, playing golf at local courses, especially Chambers Bay and hopes to join Fircrest Golf Club one day. He also likes older Muscle Cars, playing guitar, antique shopping or just walking a trail or Park in the beautiful area he has called home for 50 plus years.

Bob Johnston

Senior Funeral Director & Embalmer

Bob’s career has spanned over 40 years as he began serving families in 1981 and has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1989. Bob grew up in Tacoma and graduated from Mt. Hood Community College in 1985 with an associate degree in funeral service education. He joined the team at Mt. View in 2012.

Bob’s main passion in funeral service is caring for the families of our fallen first responders. These deaths are not easy to care for but we are honored to be called upon to help.

Bob is engaged in the community and has been a member of Rotary International since 1991, serving 2 terms as President and 14 years as Club Secretary in the Rotary Club of Parkland-Spanaway. Bob has also served as a board member of the Washington State Funeral Directors Association.

Bob currently lives in Tacoma, and he and his wife, Teresa just celebrated 45 years of marriage. They have one daughter and two grandchildren. In his off-time Bob enjoys traveling, golf and gardening.

Jennice Webb

Funeral Director & Embalmer

Jennice Webb is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer who began serving families in 2017. She was raised in southwestern Oklahoma with her sister, and two brothers.

Jennice attended the University of Central Oklahoma where she received a Bachelor of Science in Funeral Service. While attending college, she worked as an apprentice at Strode Funeral Home and Cremation in Stillwater, Oklahoma. There she learned the necessary skills and gained knowledge needed to excel in the profession. She became a fully licensed funeral director and embalmer in June 2021.

After graduation she worked at Ray and Martha's Funeral Home in Anadarko, Oklahoma. There she was entrusted to serve numerous Native American tribes and honor their timely traditions and customs.

Jennice joined the team at Mountain View in March 2022, here she serves families of various cultures and religions. She enjoys spending time with her family, kayaking, disc golf, and watching football.

Jennice has had personal experience with loss and therefore understands the importance of taking time to honor a life well lived and guiding families through difficult times. She believes in personal connections and giving every family a safe space to grieve.

Valentine Fry

Funeral Director

Valentine Fry is a licensed funeral director who began their career in funeral homes in 2021, here at Mountain View Funeral Home.

While attending the University of Washington receiving a Bachelors Degree in political science, they were called to serve as a part time service assistant and transfer technician at Mountain View, having no prior connection to the profession. Valentine gained a reverence for the people they worked alongside and the strength of the families Mountain View cared for. Once Valentine graduated from the UW, they knew they would not enter the field of their degree. Instead Valentine started a new job as a Funeral Director Intern at another funeral home in Pierce county in July of 2022, later returning to Mountain View in 2024. In 2025, just a few days shy of their anniversary funeral directing as an intern, Valentine received their complete license as a Funeral Director.

Valentine is a born and raised Tacoman and proud of it, having grown up in the Northeast neighborhood and graduating from Stadium High School. They currently live in the Hilltop neighborhood with their partner Clyde and their pitbull Dale. Valentine enjoys cooking vegan food, antique and thrift shopping, linocut printmaking, and attempting to find new spots in Tacoma they haven't visited before.

Valentine believes all families deserve the opportunity to celebrate and honor their loved ones and give space to the grief experienced. Having lost family members in the past, they understand the healing power of gathering as a community to memorialize those we have lost.

Jacob Yocom-Blum

Funeral Director Intern

Jacob is a Funeral Director/Embalmer Intern at Mountain View Funeral Home and Memorial Park as of July 2025. He is originally from Laramie, Wyoming, home of the University of Wyoming. Growing up in fresh, snowy, mountain air for the first 24 years of his life taught him a great love all things outdoors. In his free time he enjoys visiting the coast or hiking in the mountains.

In 2017 he began a career in healthcare, working as a Certified Nurse Assistant. He worked mostly in the hospital setting while pursuing a bachelor's degree in Spanish from the University of Wyoming. In 2020 he gained his Emergency Medical Technician licensure and certification, wanting to continue further into the healthcare field. He worked in healthcare through the COVID-19 pandemic and found himself affected by burnout and compassion fatigue. Often, he found that working with patients and their families who found themselves grieving, either expectedly or unexpectedly, was his true passion. Looking for another career where he could serve others, he turned to the funeral service industry.

He worked for the one and only funeral home in Laramie to gain experience and saw the inner workings of the funeral industry before moving to Portland, Oregon in 2023. He worked on prerequisites for his Associates of Applied Science in Funeral Service Education program at Mt. Hood Community College in spring of 2023. From 2023 to 2025 he gained more funeral industry experience through an academic internship and serving as a funeral attendant through SCI locations in the Portland metro area. He is excited to apply real-world knowledge and classroom knowledge to this position, and hopes to become dually licensed as a funeral director and embalmer.

Having finished mortuary school in June of 2025, it was time to move north so his partner could go back to school at the University of Washington. They relocated to the Tacoma area with their corgi, Penny.

He looks forward to working with the staff at Mountain View and learning to become the best funeral service practitioner he can be, along with treating each family and their loved one with care, compassion, and respect.

Richard Wallace

Staff Associate

Richard Wallace is a native of Tacoma. Richard graduated from Curtis Senior High School and graduated from Eastern Gateway Community College with an associate in business. Richard then attended Northeast Texas Community College receiving his Diploma in Funeral Service.

Richard, not knowing he would ever be called to funeral service, entered Mountain View to handle arrangements for his aunt in 2019. Richard and his family fell in love with the services they received from Mountain View, which inspired him to get into the profession part time. After a few months of working with Mountain View part time, he was drawn to the profession in a full-time capacity. Richard served as a staff associate, a funeral director intern, licensed funeral director, assistant funeral home manager, and now currently serves as Mountain View's funeral home manager.

Richard is very devoted to community service; He is a member of The Tacoma Urban League, a board member of the Tacoma Historical Society, and a volunteer with the Tacoma Fire Buff Battalion. Richard is also member and devoted parishioner of St. John Church, Transformation Ministries International. When Richard isn’t serving the families of Tacoma at Mountain View, he is often serving them out in our community. He is well known in the Tacoma area for his kindness, integrity, and just his overall wonderful spirit.

Richard is engaged to Micka Sacramento, has one daughter, Dora, as well as his loving mother, Staci Holman; Richard also has 2 sisters and 4 Brothers, and his grandmother, Fannie Lee, affectionately known as “Big Momma” and she also serves as Mountain View’s official Grandmother.

Richard considers it both an honor and a privilege to serve the community during their time of need.

Geoff Piper

Grief Consultant

Geoff Piper is an experienced grief group facilitator, counselor and teacher. His experience includes 40 years supporting bereaved people in a variety of settings. He has been a pastor, a Hospice bereavement counselor, funeral home Bereavement Director and Consultant, and private practice grief counselor. Geoff has taught classes and seminars on grief for college, community and church groups.

As our Grief Consultant, Geoff facilitates Mountain View’s bereavement support program. He leads support groups, classes and special events; is the contact person for information about grief support here and throughout the community; and provides individual grief consultations to help people identify and connect with resources to help them through their bereavement.

Geoff is a member of Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and is a Certified Grief Recovery® Specialist with the Grief Recovery® Institute.

Mr. Hobbs The Dog

Mountain View Therapy Canine

We are so lucky to have Hobbs working part time for us. After a successful career as a guide dog for the blind, Hobbs wasn't quite ready for full retirement and transitioned into a therapy dog. He loves up on our staff as well as families we serve. He's even know to say hello and get some belly rubs at some of our community events.