Baumgardner Funeral Home of Andover was established in 1944 when Richard and Martha Baumgardner and their sons, Hugh and Sanford, came here from Smithfield, Ohio where they had operated a funeral home for a number of years.

Hugh joined his father in the funeral profession in 1962 after graduating from Mortuary School.  In 1964, Richard and Hugh purchased the funeral home in Kinsman, Ohio. In 1980, Sanford joined the firm to continue the family tradition in funeral service. In 1993, Scott C. Orahood, born and raised in Andover, joined the firm as a funeral director and embalmer. Sanford’s daughter, Jodi Baumgardner Poole, joined the family firm in 1997 and Hugh’s daughter, Pamela Baumgardner Toth joined in 1999. The Baumgardner’s celebrate three generations of serving friends and neighbors in their time of need.