The McVeigh Funeral Home has served us directly upon the deaths of our parents. The services -…read moretraditional wakes and funerals as well as a cremation and memorial service were impeccable. David Parente and his staff were responsive, caring, professional and fully transparent. The funeral home is beautiful and our every request was fulfilled in a most professional and respectful manner. I recommend McVeigh Funeral Home without hesitation.

I highly recommend McVLeigh Funeral Home. My mother's wake was as beautiful as she was. They were…read moreso helpful in this stressful time. They did everything for our family to help us through this. If you want a funeral home that appreciates your loss and takes care of you & your family this is the place.

St. Agnes is a very beautiful cemetery. It is incredibly large compared to other local cemeteries…read more It is also very convenient to travel through as well as visiting loved ones. I highly recommend at least to take a drive through and see the beauty for yourself!

This cemetery has beautiful rolling hills and lots of winding roads. It has many visitors and an…read moreentrance that is a little difficult to maneuver but making your way up the drive makes it all worth it. Loses a star for not being Max-approved - no dogs allowed by order of Board of Trustees.

We were here to visit the final resting place of "Uncle" Sam Wilson, the famous Uncle Sam thanks to…read morea link from Atlas Obscura, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-of-uncle-sam. According to the story, Sam Wilson joined the American Revolution as a teenager just as the war was ending. He landed in New York and made a living as a meat packer. He supplied troops with meat and the barrels were stamped "US" and the legend grew from there. Iconic during World War I and World War II, even though Sam had died well before in 1854. Still, he's officially the official Uncle Sam thanks to a Congressional resolution in 1961. It's a beautiful cemetery with clear paved paths. Pretty, restful and really nice. They have many signs that point the way to Uncle Sam. You can pretty much drive most of the way. [Review 11507 overall, 1287 of 2019.]

Oakwood Cemetery is an amazing location full of scenic beauty, incredible history (and multitudes…read moreof historic figures), unique memorials and architecture, and a lovely place to rest in peace. I have a family plot here and visit often. Many folks come just to walk the miles of roads and trails in the peace and scenic nature here. With over 60,000 graves from the early 1800's thru today spread out over 325 wooded and hilly acres, makes it very difficult to maintain. Grounds crews do what they can with limited budgets and personnel to keep the grass and weeds cut and trimmed but all except the front lawns sometimes get a bit overgrown before the grounds crews cycle back thru all the sections. The front lawns near the main entrance on Oakwood Ave are always kept looking good. Many memorials that were placed on the 1800's and early 1900's without adequate foundations are often leaning and toppled but the caretakers have been making a valiant effort at restoring and repairing as many of these old memorials as they can. I often volunteer here with locating and photographing memorials for Find-a-Grave and the office staff is very helpful in assisting in locating specific graves even though all records are manual with very little digitized. The manual system they use is ancient but it works for them. I do wish it was fully digital and searchable though. If you come to enjoy this place for whatever reason, please respect the people buried here and the families that may be visiting their lost loved ones. Maintaining an air of peace and quiet and reverence is what keeps this beautiful location special.

The good folks at Lyons Funeral took care of everything from helping with decisions to guiding the…read morefamily through the process at the funeral mass. They also had a template to help with the obituary. The staff was friendly, compassionate, and knowledgeable. Highly recommend.

Cannon funeral homes professionally helped me through the worst time of my life…read more They were considerate, professional, and never pushy about the logistical details and requirements of the service. They worked with our family to ensure that my wife was honored and that her service, along with most of the logistical stuff you would not want to spend your time doing, were handled. During the planning, they explained our options, politely explained deadlines for certain items and requirements, and was considerate of our time and spontaneous requests. Some of the things that were done included assisting us with the writing of her obituary, adding details to their web site, creating a central site which served as a place to offer tribute, condolences, view slide shows, and obtain relevant logistical details like locations and times of the services. All things we were able to leave to the site and not be overly concerned with during the process. The service was well planned, the preparations down to every detail and specification were undertaken with the utmost care, and even when we asked to have a stop added to the procession, for her, they did so without complaint. It is my sincere hope that you rarely need this review and even more rarely that you would need Cannon's services, but when you are in need, I recommend them.

During one of the most difficult times of our lives, John Cannon gently led our family in the…read morehorrible journey of bringing our oldest son back from Westchester Hospital and allowed us to respectfully honor Nicholas after his passing. Words are not enough to thank Cannon Funeral Home. John and Glenn, God bless you both. Jim and Debbie O"Connor

We don't live in Troy. We don't live anywhere near Troy. However, my husband's family used to…read morelive in this area about 50 years ago. We recently had a relative pass away who was going to be buried near Troy in the family plot. When we pulled out our records, we noticed his family used Riverview 20 years ago when his grandmother needed their services. So, we called them to use their services again. In full honesty, we had no idea what to expect. We knew nothing about them except they were in the area we needed. When we needed their services, we called them up first to figure out the next steps that involved transport and the general services involved with burying a person. We were a bit nervous because we had no family left in the area (well, above ground) and did not know who we needed to contact about the plot, religious services, flowers, and all the rest. Riverview was a life saver. They handled everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything. They handled the pickup, plane transportation, cemetery, obituaries, flowers, priest coordination, service, and everything else I'm missing. They were kind, professional, organized, and completely on the ball. Absolutely everything worked perfectly and exactly as it was expected. I also found the cost of the services to be very reasonable. If you have little experience, funerals are not cheap... if it is your first experience, you will have sticker shock... and after the sticker shock, you are often a bit stunned by the cost. Riverview was not cheap, but everything 'all in' costs roughly the exact same amount of money it cost to bury my own grandparents about 10 years ago. So, with that amount in mind (granted, I know its a different area of the country, but I assume many of these things are fixed costs), I was fine with the cost of their services. I will probably never need their services again because this was the last relative to set up permanent residence in that area. However, if I do ever need to use a funeral home in the Albany/Troy area again, I'd call them in a heartbeat.

I know it's morbid and/or slightly strange to review a funeral home on Yelp - where we strive to…read morereview community-building events - but I had to share my recent experience with Riverview Funeral Home and its staff. After a long illness, my grandmother passed and my family and I looked all over the Capital Region for a funeral home that could honor the woman my grandmother was in life. Riverview Funeral Home went above and beyond. The service was beautiful, the grounds were well-kept, and the entire staff made the entire process better than I could have expected. A big thank you to everyone that helped remember my grandmother and what an effect she had on all those she touched.

Benjamin was of wonderful and professional services to my family. We suffered a very tragic loss…read moreand he provided us with amazing quality work. When a family is going thru a hard time with dealing with a death, the arrangements should be as least stressful as possible. We were extremely pleased with the work. I simply cannot begin to thank Benjamin enough. His passion and dedication to his craft and business truly shows and he is such a pleasant spirit. Hoping that I will not be planning a funeral anytime soon but it is hard to find reviews on funeral homes. Sturges is highly recommend for anyone who may be looking. Thank you for everything