Meet Our Staff

D. Scott Griffith

Managing Partner

A Waterbury native and second generation funeral director, Scott is a graduate of Saints Peter and Paul Grammar School, Sacred Heart High School and the New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in Boston, Massachusetts, where received his degree in funeral service. He began his career in funeral service in 1988 with the Lyons Funeral Home and the Bergin Funeral Home in Waterbury, working for William J. Bergin at the time. In 1995, he went to work for a funeral home in Litchfield, eventually becoming manager. In June 2005, Scott decided to return home to Waterbury and accepted the position as managing partner of the Bergin Funeral Home and the Lyons Funeral Home.

An active member of the community, Scott is a member of the Waterbury Lodge B.P.O. Elks #265, Harmony Lodge #42 A.F. & A.M., and the Waterbury Rotary Club (Past President), a communicant of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Oakville and a volunteer member of the Development Committee of the Palace Theater. He is also a member of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association and serves as a clinical embalming examiner for the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. Scott resides in Watertown with his wife, Michele (Mailhot), and their three children, Christopher, Drew and Sarah.

Valerie Leo

Funeral Director

Valerie is a Naugatuck resident and a graduate of Naugatuck High School. She began her education in Funeral Service at Lincoln College of New England in Southington before transferring to New England Institute of Funeral Service in Newton, Massachusetts, where she received her degree in 2014. Valerie is now working with us as a licensed funeral director and is truly honored to serve families in their time of need.

Mr. Scott H. Potter

Funeral Assistant

Blake Aubrey

Funeral Assistant

John Cavanaugh

Funeral Assistant

Drew Griffith

Funeral Assistant