Started by Dr. Ennis J. Ogorsolka (Dr. "O"), a veterinarian for over 40 years, Eden Memorial Pet Care has been serving San Luis Obispo County and surrounding areas from Monterey to Bakersfield.

Dr. "O" pioneered personal pet cremation in San Luis Obispo County over 18 years ago, when many local veterinarians saw their clients having difficulty deciding what to do with their beloved pet after death.

More and more clients were unable to take their pet home for burial for different reasons - didn't own property, county ordinances, and inability to dig a proper grave. There was another alternative to home burial - cremation.

Eden Memorial Pet Care has expanded on the basic principles and now has raised the bar in quality of service.

Personal touches like a wooden urn as the standard urn, sympathy cards, certificates of cremation for all cremations, and (soon to be offered) engraving all set the stage.



Christine Johnson
General Manager & Marketing

Christine grew up on the Central Coast for 18 years, when college took her north to the Bay Area. After graduating from San Francisco State University with a BA in Broadcast Electronics Communication Arts, and a few years of traveling, surfing, and snowboarding, she settled down in a "real" job as GM of Las Olas Surf Adventures for Women. Marketing, sales, and operations management took a backseat after her husband and she wanted to start a family. Now years later, she finds herself back with her passion - helping animals and people. Christine, now mother of 3 (doggie- Aztec, son -Eli and new baby girl- Dyllan), spends most of her time in her Oakland home office but traveling to and from Paso Robles when needed. "Being a daughter of a veterinarian, I understand what it is like to lose a pet. Our pets are our family and sometimes it's not about closing that door, it's about keeping their memories close to our hearts in hopes of seeing them again someday."



Tracy Suttmiller
Head of Crematory Operations

Born in Berea, Ohio a neighboring suburb of Cleveland, Tracy graduated from North Olmsted High School and Polaris Vocational Center as a Cosmetologist. Tracy has an impressive resume from professionally handling horses to Broadcasting school. Tracy worked as a radio announcer for 10 years while doing hair in various salons, until she finally bought her own salon business. Eden was lucky enough to find Tracy this past year, after she had moved here with her husband and two daughters, Olyvia and Natalya. Within the past 2 ½ years of being in California, she has had 5 rescue dogs and 3 cats. Four out of five doggies, she has found their owner's and the remaining one stays close to her side and loves coming to work. In her "spare time", Tracy volunteers for the American Cancer Society and manages the Elkhorn Bar. Tracy is the definition of loyalty and friendship, someone we are proud to have on our team. When, and if, you ever get to meet Tracy, ask her to tell you of her friend, whom she rescued from a motorcycle accident, and waited nearly an hour for a rescue squad. When it comes to her work here at Eden, Tracy says, "I feel this job helps me give something back to humanity."



Jerry Spencer
Crematory Operations & Equine Division

Jerry was born and raised in Paso Robles. As Jerry says, "You won't find many people around here that have been here as long as I have." He is a true local and wonderful addition to our staff. Jerry graduated from Paso Robles High and attended Cuesta College before he went to work for the state of California for 20 years. He then went into business with his father, who was the founder of the Paso Robles Elks Club. Recently, Jerry has been self employed with his handy-man business. Jerry is also a father of two daughters, one who lives in Idaho and another in Oregon; and a son, who also lives here in Paso.