Constructed on a barren hillside along the outer edges of town, the Divel Funeral Chapel first opened its doors in 1928. The mortuary would serve the residents of rural San Clemente and the neighboring towns under the direction of the Divel family for forty years.
In March of 1968, the mortuary was renamed Lesneski Mortuary, when it was puchased by Edward J. Lesneski , Jr. and his wife Mary...