Our Staff

Meet Our Caring Staff

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The Staff of Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of our utmost importance. It is our purpose to give thoughtful, caring and compassionate service to every family we serve, and in doing so we hope that we are able to lighten your burden in your time of need.

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Edward White

Funeral Director

Ed White was born and raised in the Chisago Lakes, Minnesota area. He attended school and graduated from Chisago Lakes High School in 1988. Ed went on to attend college at the University of Minnesota-Morris and later transferred to the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree, with a Mortuary of Science Major in 1992. He worked for a short time in the Twin Cities metro area before taking a job with a funeral home in Forest Lake, Minnesota in 1995. In January of 2002, Ed joined Williamson Funeral Home and in 2007 became business partners with Chuck Williamson. In 2010, he solely purchased the business.

Ed and his wife, Anne, live in Amery with their five children. He is past a President of the Amery Community Club, and currently is an Amery Ambassador, a board member of the Amery Economic Development Committee and a Captain and First Responder with the Amery Fire Department. He is also very active in many other community groups and organizations and was the proud recipient of the Amery Community Club’s “Volunteer of the Year” award in 2012 and "Businessperson of the Year" in 2013. Ed enjoys duck hunting, fishing, camping, and spending time with his family and friends.

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Chuck Williamson

Funeral Director

Chuck was born and raised in Amery, Wisconsin. He graduated from Amery High School in 1972 and went on to attend college at the University of Minnesota. Chuck graduated from the University of Minnesota 1975 and returned to Amery to work with his father, Bob, at the family funeral home.

Through the years, Chuck has been very active in the Amery community. He has served on the Amery Fire Department, Amery Community Club, Amery Lions Club, as well as being active with the Amery schools and several other boards and community projects. Chuck and his wife, Cheryl, reside in Amery and have three children. Chuck enjoys the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing. He and Cheryl also enjoy spending time with their family and new grandchildren who have also made their homes in Amery.

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Kailee Linton

Funeral Director

Kailee was born and raised in Cumberland, Wisconsin. She graduated from Rice Lake High School in 2010. After receiving a degree from the University of Wisconsin - Barron County, she attended school at Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, Illinois and graduated in March of 2017. She joined our staff as a licensed funeral director in February of 2023.

As a funeral director, Kailee is committed to providing compassionate and personalized services to families during their time of need. With years of experience in the industry, she understands the importance of honoring the life and legacy of your loved one. Her goal is to make the process as smooth and comforting as possible.

During her free time, Kailee spends time with her husband, Aaron and their two children. She enjoys reading a good book, playing cards, and creating everlasting memories with her family and friends.

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Brianna White

Funeral Director

Brianna grew up in Amery, WI and graduated from Amery High School in 2012. She then attended nursing school at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN and began working at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN as a nurse in 2016. During the pandemic, Brianna decided to go back to school to become a funeral director and return to her hometown to serve the community she grew up in. She graduated from the University of Minnesota’s Mortuary Science program in 2023.

As a healthcare professional, comforting the family and friends of a loved one is something she’s no stranger to. She is excited to take her experiences from being a nurse and applying them to funeral service, as she believes that acts of kindness and empathy shown by caregivers can help make the unbearable bearable. Brianna looks forward to helping families celebrate and honor their loved one in their own unique way, whether that is a traditional funeral service, celebration of life, or something completely different.

During her free time, Brianna likes spending her time with family and friends, listening to live music, traveling, and enjoying community events.