Meet Our Staff - Naples, FL

Kim M. Borselli

Managing Partner

Kim M. Borselli was born in New Jersey and grew up working and managing funeral homes around the state. In 2001 he and his family moved to Broward county Florida where he managed cemeteries and funeral homes in Broward and Dade Counties.

In 2014 he came to Naples, Florida as managing Partner for Fuller Funeral Homes.  His three children still reside in Palm Beach county attending college. Kim is a member of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, the Naples North Rotary Club, the Collier 100 club. Kim also is an active board member of the Sampson International Nurses Tribute Society and sits on the Board of Directors of Kiwanis Naples on the   Gulf. A member and trustee of St. Agnes Knights of Columbus council 14202, also a member of the fourth degree assembly # 3084. A member of the Naples Interagency.

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Jeffrey K. Tarvin CFSP

Funeral Director

HMC(AW) USN (Ret.)

Jeff was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and moved with his family to Naples, Florida in 1961. A 1976 graduate of Lely High School, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy, where he trained as a Hospital Corpsman and Aerospace Medicine Technician. For the next 22 years, Jeff held a number of positions at various military and non-military locations worldwide: the American Embassy, London, England; Office of the Attending Physician to Congress, Washington, DC; the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (The Blue Angels); Naval Hospital, Guam; Naval Aerospace & Operational Medical Institute, Pensacola, Florida. Jeff retired from the Navy in September 1998, having attained the rank of Chief Petty Officer.

Following his military career, he attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, where as class president and clinical laboratory assistant, he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Mortuary Science degree in 1999.

Following graduation, Jeff returned to Naples and affiliated with Hodges Funeral Chapel while completing Florida state licensure requirements. He received licensure as a Florida state funeral director and embalmer in March 2001. Recognizing growth potential, he moved to Milford, Ohio in April 2001 and received licensure as an Ohio state funeral director and embalmer in May 2002. Jeff returned home to Naples in September 2005 and affiliated with Fuller Funeral Home. He holds the professional designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP), is a certified crematory operator, a member of the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (APFSP), and a member of the Naples (downtown) Kiwanis. Jeff and his wife, Debra, have five grown children between them and reside in Naples.

Todd A. Muller

Funeral Director/ Manager

Todd grew up in Staten Island, NY and moved to Naples after graduating from mortuary college in 1979. He started his career with Hodges Funeral Chapel where he met his wife, Marcia. They both shared such a passion for helping families that they decided to open Muller-Thompson Funeral Chapel in 1996. They have two sons, Andrew and RiLee. 

Marcia A. Muller

Funeral Director

Marcia grew up in Naples and had always wanted to become a funeral director. She graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI with a Bachelors Degree in Mortuary Science. She met her husband, Todd, in 1990 while working together at Hodges Funeral Chapel. With the love they shared for helping families they opened Muller-Thompson Funeral Chapel in 1996. They have two children, Andrew, who is 12 and RiLee who is 11. They love to spend time boating and visiting with family. Marcia has a large family here in Naples including her mother, Beverly Stearns; brothers, Scott, Brad and Randy and many nieces and nephews. Her sister and best friend, Marianne Stearns Self, her husband, Bill and four children live in Oviedo, FL.

Michael Roemmich

Cremation Center Manager

Michael is a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in Florida, Maine, and Kentucky. He began his career in funeral service in Indiana in 2008 while attending and  graduating from MACFS in 2010. Here he serviced families in both Indiana and Kentucky before relocating to Central Florida. After almost a decade in Orlando, FL his family decided to relocate to Portland, Maine in 2020. Michael and his family are now in Naples and are looking forward to spending time with their two Dalmatians on the beach and local parks. 

Philip J. Chiappini

Funeral Director

Philip J. Chiappini comes from the New England area. He was born in Framingham Massachusetts where his entire family is from. He was a 1973 graduate of Framingham South High School and he attended Massachusetts Bay Community College. Phil graduated from the New England Institute of Anatomy in Boston. Graduating in 1977 he opened the Phillip J. Chiappini Funeral Home Framingham in 1979.

In 2001 he and his wife Susan moved to Naples, Florida. Philip remained in the funeral business and in 2018 he joined Fuller funeral home as our Pre-planning specialist. Phil and his wife live in North Naples and are members of St. Agnes Catholic Church.

Debra J. Tarvin

Administrative Assistant

Debra was born on the Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and grew up in small towns in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois. She moved from Chicago to Orlando, Florida in 1996 where she worked in the corporate accounting department for a day labor service. In 1999, Debra moved to Naples and affiliated with Hodges Funeral Chapel. It was there that she met her husband, Jeff.

In April 2001, Debra and Jeff moved to Milford, Ohio where they worked until returning to Naples and affiliating with Fuller Funeral Home in September 2005.

Debra has a daughter, Valarie, and 2 grandsons, Austin and Teagan, who live in Texas; two sons, Michael who lives Denver and Carmie who live in Naples; and two step-sons, Kevin and Greg.

Betty J. Baumann

Administration

Betty J. Baumann joined Fuller Funeral Home in September 2015.  Previous accomplishments include Paralegal (California), Realtor (Utah) Insurance Agent (Florida).  A proud mother of two (Bailey and Billy), bilingual (Spanish) and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.  I enjoy my work at Fuller Funeral Home – Pine Ridge and helping families cope with the passing of their loved ones.

Karen Kirkum

Administration

Originally from a small-town northeast of Detroit, Karen came to Naples Fl after earning her Masters degree in Accounting.  Karen has been a Controller for a Cargo airline, a comptroller for city government, and an Accounting Manager for a health management system. 

Karen has two daughters, and 4 Grandchildren. 

After 25 years in the accounting field, Karen came to Fuller Funeral Home where she is an office coordinator, and assists families in their time of need.  

Frank Rich

Administration

Frank was born in Youngstown, Ohio and moved to Naples in, 2007. “My goal was to retire in paradise, but I decided why wait for retirement, do it now”.

Frank a cosmetologist was active in the Hair Industry as a salon manager and color educator for a major hair coloring company, before moving to Naples.

While working at Fuller he also works as a Certified Nursing Assistant for a Home Health Care Company.

When not working Frank enjoys the beach, the sand and the water.  “Life is better when there is sunshine, it puts a smile on the faces of people.”

Jessica Iverson

Apprentice

Jessica is an apprentice embalmer/funeral director with Fuller Funeral Home.  She was born and raised Naples, Florida, and graduated with a Bachelors in Forensic Studies with a minor in Biology from Florida Gulf Coast University. She is currently starting the process of obtaining a bachelors in Mortuary Science to become a licensed Funeral Director and embalmer.  She enjoys traveling, and always has a story to tell those who love to listen.  She resides in Naples with her family, 3 cats and 2 sugar gliders.

John Lwoff Jerome

Ambassador

John was born in Duvalierville, Haiti. He moved to the United States in July of 2007. He took ESL at Lely High School from 2008 – 2009. John continued his English at Lorenzo Walker from 2010 – 2011. John attended Edison Community College from 2011 – 2013.

John is fluent in English, Creole and French.

He is a member and Sunday School teacher at the Haitian Independent Church of God in Naples, Florida.

He is married and is a father of one daughter.

John works full time as a Suture Operator at Arthrex and as an Ambassador at Fuller Funeral Home since March 2015.

Judy Kleck

Ambassador

I was born in a small town in Northwest Pennsylvania.  I moved with my husband to Indiana in 1977 where I was a real estate agent from 1995-2005.  In 2011, I moved to Florida full time with my husband, Tom.  We have been married for 54 years and we have a son, Christopher, a daughter, Lisa and six grandchildren.  I am an active member of Saint Agnes Catholic Church and I also belong to the Columbiettes at Saint Agnes where we prepare meals for people in Immokalee several times a month.  I enjoy being around people and helping those in need.

Thomas Kleck

Ambassador

Tom was born & raised in NW Pennsylvania. He worked as a licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer in that area for approximately 10 years.

Tom joined Fuller Funeral Home as a funeral assistant in 2010, after he retired from his Plastic’s machinery business in Indiana & moved to Naples. 

Tom is married to his wife Judy for 51 years & has 2 grown children & 6 grandchildren. 

He is an active member of St. Agnes Catholic Church & St.Agnes KofC.

Tom is also a CDD board supervisor & active resident in the Esplanade Golf & C. C. neighborhood.

Denise C. Bolton

Advanced Planning Specialist

Denise was born in Mobile, Alabama and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.  She lived in Jacksonville, Florida and currently resides in Naples, Florida for over 25 years.

Founder and CEO of Denise Carol Modeling Inc. in Jacksonville, Florida for over 22 years, she graduated from Jones College with A.S. Degree and Florida State College.  Denise left the fashion modeling business and moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia where she attended Regent University.  Denise holds a Master of Divinity and Masters of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from Regent University as well as… four units of Clinical Pastoral Education from Naples Community Hospital.  For over 20 years, she has served as an On-Call Chaplain at Naples Community Hospital and was the Volunteer Chaplain Coordinator for Physician Regional for over 9 years.  As a minister, she serves the community as a chaplain with a background in Senior Living, Hospice, and Funeral Service.

In 2017, Denise received her Florida State License for Advanced Funeral Planning. She enjoys meeting with families, as they plan their life’s celebration. 

Yeraldy Garcia

apprentice

Born in Conroe, Texas and raised in Florida, Yeraldy is an Apprentice Embalmer at our Care Center. After graduating High School, she went on to Florida Southwestern University for General Education. She is currently enrolled at Mid-America College of Funeral Service for her Funeral Director’s license, but her passion is embalming. This highly motivated, bi-lingual member of our team feels humbled to assist families during their time of need and we are honored to have her on our team.