A Red Hill funeral home owner has acquired two additional homes. Bridget Monaghan Wible, Esquire – a funeral director and certified preplanning consultant who 

Bridget Monaghan Wible

owns and operates Monaghan Funeral Home in Red Hill – announced Tuesday that her business has acquired The Oliver H. Bair Company Funeral Home, Montrose Cemetery and Memorials (Upper Darby), and Cumberland Cemetery (Media/Middletown Township).

            With this transition, the firm will move forward as The Oliver H. Bair & Monaghan Funeral Home, reflecting both its historic roots and its continued family leadership.

            Founded in 1878, The Oliver H. Bair Company has long been recognized as a leader in compassionate funeral service. Founder Oliver H. Bair established the firm on the principle that families should be served with dignity, empathy, and attentive care during life's most difficult moments. In 2007, the company was acquired by John J. Monaghan, Bridget's father, who led its operations alongside Monaghan Funeral Home until his passing in 2020.

            Monaghan Wible earned her undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University and her funeral service degree from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in New York, NY. She became a licensed funeral director in 2012.

            While working full-time in the profession, she also earned her Juris Doctor degree from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, DE and was admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars in 2015. She also runs a small law firm, Monaghan Wible Law LLC, focusing on estate planning and administration.

            She becomes only the fifth owner in the company's 148-year history, and just the second female owner. Mary Bair, daughter of founder Oliver H. Bair, was among the first female funeral directors and owners in the United States.

            "Continuing the legacy of The Oliver H. Bair Company is both an honor and a responsibility," said Monaghan Wible. "My father instilled in me the importance of serving families with compassion, integrity, and respect. I am proud to carry that tradition forward."