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John Delcoma, CPC ~ Director of Pre-Planning

John Delcoma, CPC is the Director of Pre-Planning for Toland-Herzig Funeral Homes of Dover, New Philadelphia and Strasburg. He has been in the funeral profession for more than ten years and in that time has gained vast experience in the area of funeral planning in both at-need and pre-need situations.

In July of 1999, John became recognized nationally as a leader in the field of funeral pre-planning by earning the distinction of being named a Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC) by the National Funeral Directors Association and National Funeral Service Foundation. The first such professional in this part of Ohio, John remains the only licensed funeral director in Tuscarawas County to have earned this designation.

2002 marked the fourth consecutive year that Delcoma was honored at the annual meeting for the Monumental Life Company. There are over 600 pre-need counselors across the United States and Canada affiliated with Monumental. In each of his four years with Monumental, Delcoma has been sited as a top-ten counselor each year including a number five ranking the past three years. For the past two years, John has been the highest rated Monumental pre-planning consultant in Ohio.".

Not only was he cited for his knowledge, integrity and skill, but, as a ''Top Five'' counselor, Delcoma was inducted into the Monumental's prestigious President's Circle. He was also recognized for his numerous community information speeches including his unique presentation - ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Funeral Pre-Planning But Were Afraid to Ask''.