Services
When designing a funeral service it is important to take the time to consider many of the options listed below that would best suit your needs. For example; a register book with a blue background featuring clouds may be right for one person, however the register book featuring an open field with deer may be more appropriate for the nature lover. Whenever possible a picture of the item will be below the description.
- Location: Where do you want
the service to be held?
You have several options. A local church or community hall, the funeral home, the cemetery, or your own home. Should you wish to use a public/state park or building authorization may be needed. Listed below are some of the local churches:
- Bassett Hospital Chapel
- Brookfield Wesleyan Church
- Burlington Flats United Methodist Church
- Burlington Flats Baptist Church
- Burlington Green Baptist Church
- Columbus Community Church
- Edmeston Second Baptist Church
- Edmeston United Methodist Church
- Exeter Center United Methodist Church
- Leonardsville United Methodist Church
- New Berlin Berean Baptist Church
- New Berlin United Methodist Church
- Saint Theresa's Church
- South Edmeston Community Church
- Unadilla Forks Baptist Church
- West Edmeston Baptist Church
- West Exeter Baptist Church
- Brookfield Baptist Church Seventh Day Baptist Church
- Clergy: Who do you wish to conduct the
service?
If you belong to, or are active in a church or fraternity (i.e. VFW, American Legion, Fire Department) you may wish to ask your minister or Chaplin. However, some families opt to ask a close friend to oversee the service.
- To be Present or Not:
Do you want the deceased at the service? The decedent does
not have to be present for you to have a service. If you
choose for them to be present they can be either in a
casket or urn. Or you may may also choose to have them in
a casket for the service, then cremated, and later have a
ceremony for the spreading of ashes or the interment of
their urn.
- Memorabilia for the service or calling hours:
This is where we want to help you personalize the life of
the deceased. It can be done through picture boards,
family albums, quilts, musical instruments, favorite songs,
etc... This is an area of expertise for our firm and we
will gladly assist you in any way to insure your
satisfaction.
- Local Cemeteries:
We serve numerous cemeteries throughout this area.
However, we are also available to transport the deceased
outside this region. Listed below are the cemeteries that
we frequently serve. We also contact these cemeteries for
the family and arrange for the grave to be opened. We have
listed the phone numbers when possible in case you are
interested in family genealogy.
- Edmeston Union Cemetery (607) 965 9891
- West Edmeston Cemetery (607) 855-7843
- Brick School House Cemetery (607) 965 8456
- Brookfield Rural Cemetery (315) 899 5884
- South Brookfield Cemetery
- Burlington Flats Cemetery (607) 965 8669 or (607) 965-8018
- Burlington Green Cemetery (607) 965 8927
- Columbus Corners Cemetery (607) 847 6498
- Crown Hill Cemetery (315) 737 8008
- Evergreen Cemtery (607) 656-4642
- Exeter Center Cemetery (607) 965-8256
- Fairview Cemetery (607) 847 8498
- Hartwick Cemetery (607) 293 7936
- Hartwick Seminary Cemetery (607) 547 2143
- Hillington Cemetery (607) 263
- Leonardsville Cemetery (315) 855-7525
- Oneonta Plains Cemetery (607) 432 7103
- * Pinelawn Memorial Park (516)249 6100
- Sand Hill Cemetery (607) 988 2537
- Schuyler Lake Cemetery (315) 858 2204
- South Brookfield Cemtery (315) 855-4646
- Taylor Hill Cemetery ((607) 965 8458
- Unadilla Forks Cemetery (315) 855 4329
- West Exeter Cemetery (315) 272-6122
- * Calverton National Cemetery (Veterans)
- * Saratoga National Cemetery (Veterans)
* denotes cemetery's that are not local but that we frequently go to.
- Obituaries:
An obituary is the written documentation about the deceased and informs the public about calling hours and the service. This can be very difficult for a family to compose. However, we do encourage the families we serve to bring us what they have written and we will fine tune it for them. We also like to include in the obituary personal tidbits to further personalize the deceased. During the arrangement conference our staff again will inquire about the likes, traits, and hobbies that may be used in the obituary.
- Calling hours:
Similar to the location of the service you need to decide where you would want it be be held. It could be at the funeral home, church, your home, or community center. Some families opt to have calling hours the day or night before the service, others prefer to have them and hour or two prior to the service. Please consider what is best for your family, because that is who we wish to please.
- Livery:
You may choose from our traditional Hearse or company van to transport your loved one to either the church or cemetery. We recommend the Van on long trips, and use it also as a flower car when transporting all of the arrangements and equipment from the funeral home to the church or cemetery.
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