In 1991, Ben and his mother, Hallie Kruse, partnered with Neill Brooks in the construction of Schoppenhorst, Underwood & Brooks Funeral Home located at 4895 North Preston Highway, Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Alvin Jessie directed the funeral home operations until 1997. The business at its new location experienced growth of 68 calls per year. In 2003, a Chapel was added and in 2008 two visitation parlors with private, adjacent food-service lounges were also added. Steve Brooks was elected Secretary and Ben Underwood is Board Chairman. Currently, the volume averages over 500 calls per year making Schoppenhorst Underwood & Brooks Funeral Home one of the top funeral homes in Kentucky. In the spring of 2015, Schoppenhorst, Underwood & Brooks Funeral Home opened a second location at 123 Winning Colors Drive, Mt. Washington, Kentucky. This 18,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art funeral home is furnished with a beautiful stained glass windowed Chapel and four large visitation parlors each of which have private, adjacent food-service lounges. Each lounge is equipped with a refrigerator, ice machine, microwave, coffee machine, spacious service counters, and tables. Each lounge also has its own outside entrance which provides easy access for food delivery and allows convenience for smokers needing to step outside. In addition to the pristine interior of the funeral home, a baby grand piano sits in the spacious foyer entrance which is played by accomplished pianists during visitations. Schoppenhorst, Underwood & Brooks Funeral Home is proud to carry on the devoted legacy of its original owners, Edward and Flora. As an independently owned business, we are in the position to customize our services to meet the personal needs of those in our community. We consider it a privilege to serve the families of deceased love ones by providing professional and compassionate care during their critical time of bereavement
