Our knowledgeable staff are passionate about providing families guidance and support during the funeral planning process and well after the funeral. Together, we can honor your loved one’s life while beginning your grief journey.
Paul W. Healy is a fifth-generation funeral director, the son of William and Marilyn Healy. He graduated from West Aurora High School in 2000 and attended Illinois State University and the Worsham College of Mortuary Science before becoming a licensed funeral director in 2005. He lives in Aurora with his wife Amy and daughter Eleanor.
Matthew J. Darling is a 1985 graduate of West Aurora High School and a 1987 graduate of Southern Illinois University. He has been at the Healy Chapel as an embalmer and funeral director for 31 years. Matt is married to Elizabeth (Jones) Darling and they have three children, Caroline, Amanda, and Madison. Matt is the brother of Anthony and Christopher, and the son of the late James and Kathleen Darling. He enjoys spending his time watching his daughters play volleyball. Matt is also on the board of directors of Plum Landing Retirement Community.
Lori A. Rizzuto has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 20 years, the last 15 with The Healy Chapel. She was born and raised in Chicago and is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota with a degree in Theology and Liturgical Music. She lives with her husband and daughter in Montgomery. She enjoys watching her daughter play tennis for Kaneland High School, fostering dogs, and training therapy dogs.
Mario Leyva was born in Los Angeles and raised in Chicago. He graduated in 1996 from Worsham College of Mortuary Science. He moved to Aurora in 1998 and started his career at the Healy Chapel. He lives in Aurora with his wife Blanca and son Mario and is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Noah Jones is from Oswego and graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2018 with a degree in mortuary science. He has been working for the Healy Chapel for two years, the last year as a licensed funeral director. Noah enjoys building computers, eating out, and binge watching Netflix.
Ray is a retired school teacher and elementary school principal. He graduated from North Central College in 1961 and then received a Master's Degree from the University of Hawaii.
He has been married to Mavis for 53 years and they have two children, Bonnie and Brad.
He has been working for the Healy Chapel for 48 years in a variety of different positions, but what he enjoys most about working here is greeting people and making them feel welcome.
Jaime and Juanita have been at the Healy Chapel since 2005 and live in Oswego. They have three children, Vanessa, Yesenia and Andres. They also have 4 grandkids; Isabela, Sofia, Johnny and Ely. Two of the kids have dogs. Vanessa has Molly and Yesenia has Carlos. Jaime and Juanita enjoy riding their Harley bike, jogging and hiking.
