History & Staff
We have years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.
Our History
Chad and Jennifer Schuchert built the Schuchert Funeral Home in 1999 to serve the Lakes area. In 2014, they sold the funeral home and crematory to Jayme and Melissa Lentz. When Chad and Jennifer moved to California in June 2016, Korey and Kerri Robinson partnered with Jayme and Melissa as owners of Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home and Crematory. Our funeral directors and staff have been helping families at one of the most difficult times in their lives. You can count on the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home to serve your family with dignity and respect. We serve all faiths, offering the most complete service, new facilities, at an affordable price
Our Valued Staff
Korey Robinson, Owner / Funeral Director
Korey L. Robinson was raised in Manchester, IA where he began working in the funeral business at the age of 16 with the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home. He graduated from West Delaware High School in 1997. After graduation he attended Kirkwood Community College and continued to work for the Murdoch Funeral Homes in Cedar Rapids, IA and Marion, IA for 2 years. He graduated with an Applied Science Degree and Applied Mortuary Science Degree in 2000 from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL. He served his apprenticeship in Clarinda, IA. In 2001 he joined the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, IA. In January of 2006, Korey joined Meyer Brothers Funeral Home in Sioux City, IA. On September 1, 2016, Korey and his wife Kerri became partners and co-owners of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home. Korey is a licensed Funeral Director in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
He married Kerri Brown of Clarinda, IA in April of 2003. They have three boys, Spencer, Tyson and Jasper. Korey is a member the Spirit Lake Noon Kiwanis, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake, board member of the Spirit Lake Chamber, and board member of the Spirit Lake Youth Little League. He enjoys hunting, fishing, boating and camping with the family, and cheering on the Iowa Hawkeyes, Kansas City Chiefs and Kanas City Royals.
Jayme Lentz, Owner/Funeral Director
Jayme E. Lentz was born and raised in Emmetsburg, where he graduated from High School in 1991. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a medical specialist. He served at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he obtained the rank of sergeant and was awarded the Expert Field Medical Badge.
Jayme received an Associate of Arts degree from Iowa Western Community College in 1997, Associated of Applied Mortuary Science from Carl Sandburg College in 2000, and a Bachelor of Elected Studies from St. Ambrose University in 2001. In 1999 he began working at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home in Davenport where he served his apprenticeship. In August of 2001 Jayme joined Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. On January 1, 2006 Jayme and Melissa purchased the Wilson Funeral Homes in Algona, Burt and Livermore. They later purchased the Schuchert Funeral Home and Crematory on July 1, 2014.
Jayme is a member of Rotary, the American Legion and the Iowa Funeral Directors Association of which he is a Past President. Jayme enjoys hunting, camping, fishing, biking and boating.