The staff at Curran-Shaffer FH in Apollo is phenomenal. They handled services for both of my…read moreparents, less than 2 years apart. James and Norm were especially helpful and went out of their way to make sure each of my parents were honored the way I envisioned. They helped make sad situations the best they could be under the circumstances.

I recently had to make arrangements for my fiance who passed and Norm made the process so…read moreeffortless. There were a lot of people involved in the arrangements and we are a verbose bunch but he didn't miss a beat. He organized the information we gave him in such a seamless manner. He also did the funeral for my mother in law as well and it was the same thing-seamless. He is so caring and sensitive to the family's needs. I highly recommend this funeral home because they aren't acting like a business that's out for profit. they are a person- centric business that cares for the needs of its customers. Norm you found your calling. Thanks for making such a difficult time much easier.

English Funeral Home were a great assistance in planning and caring out the funeral services for my…read moreparents, both in their 90s. My mother and father lived in a retirement community near Oakmont, while my siblings and I are scattered in various places around the US. Mark, Melissa and Megan walked us through the required paperwork (including creating and publishing an obituary in the newspapers), coordinating with the church for a funeral religious service, and the cemetery for the internment. The visitation was well done prior to the church service, and a funeral procession afterwards to the cemetery was seamless. They even helped us by arranging for a military color guard for my father's (a US Air Force veteran) burial. My family is very grateful for their professional and compassionate service.

The staff was professional, courteous and sensitive. I can't speak highly enough for this crew of…read morepeople. They made a very difficult time into a pleasant remembrance. I would trust no one else with my loved ones.

Managing a funeral during Covid is not easy and Ralph Schugar staff and Sharon Brody were beyond…read moreour expectations. They were caring, helpful and treated my family with respect and gave us welcome advise when we needed it. From start to finish, they patiently walked us through the process and helped us make the best choice for our family even arranging for a special viewing for the grandchildren to say goodbye to their beloved Papa . My mom did not want to split up my five siblings and wanted us all with her so they arranged for a stretch limo. The cemetery had issues with the actual grave site and they help navigate so that my mother and siblings were satisfied, we had a grave side service and they arranged for chairs for all of the older attendees and a tent. They even assisted with live streaming so that out of town guests could join us. My oldest brother had many many demands and required some extra attention and somehow Rose on the Schugar team was his personal aid and made him feel heard and got him what he needed quickly. We had one day to pull together a service, arrangements and shivas and they helped to get it all done. Thank you for helping us while we were at wits end during one of the worst times in our lives. I highly recommend.

There are times when all of us need to come to grip with reality regarding the inevitable. Ralph…read moreSchugar Funeral Chapel is one of the few ultra Orthodox Jewish funeral home in Pittsburgh. Clearly by far it is the best. They offer funeral packages, graveside packages, or you can make up your own. The chapel is an adequate size for the ceremony. Judaism dictates no open viewing but rather 1 hour visitation before the service. Casket remains closed. Off to the side of the chapel is the mourner's room where family and friends may pay their respects to the deceased' next of kin during that visitation period. They provide you with information on how to find the various cemeteries and give you a small book of prayers, and a listing of the yearly Yahrzeits (Hebrew anniversary of date of passing) for the deceased. Their phone answers 24 hours round the clock so there is always someone available. They provide excellent service and compassion and understanding to the one in need. Another service they offer is a prearrangement which I lean towards. Often times in a period of loss a person is under much duress and as a result has a tendency to overspend. You can arrange an apt with a member of their staff and declare your intentions for your next of kin or for yourself. Around the time of the Jewish High Holidays in the fall they give out complimentary Jewish calendars. I have utilized their services in the past and have been here on a number of occasions. Out of respect for the chapel no photographs please.

Daugherty Funeral Home helped me with final arrangements for my Dad in 2019 and most recently for…read moremy Mom. The level of compassion, incredible kindness, and professionalism were above and beyond. Thank you Dennis, for making these sad and difficult times so much easier! I very highly recommend this business!!

By far exceedingly professional, exceedingly caring, and took care of everything for us last minute…read moreall while helping us to keep it at budget. Absolutely amazing family business, highly recommended

I remember being upset about the grass until I talked to the groundsman and got a better…read moreunderstanding but since then they have been keeping the grass maintained. The office woman and both groundsman are very nice and good natured people. I hope and believe they will make the Cemetery as wonderful as it's always been.

I live out of town and there was a death of a family member in a hospital in Allegheny County. I…read morewas having much difficulties with the nursing home he was in prior going to the hospital. I was told by the nursing home that prior arrangements were made, although upon his passing I was then told, only the cemetery arrangements were made. I was involved everyday for a week with multiple phone calls to many people on how to handle burial arrangements since there was no family where he lived and family had not been in contact for many years. When advised that he had a burial plot at Grandview Cemetery, I contacted them and spoke to "Valerie". She was familiar with the situation and gave me guidance on how to handle the situation. There were several phone calls with her and each time she was patient, kind and understanding. Valerie gave me information and a referral. Everything worked out fine with the information she gave me. With her help it resolved the situation in a timely manner. Thank You again Valerie for all your help, you were FANTASTIC!

I've been to many funerals and mzny different guneral homes throughout my 74 years on this planet…read moreand no one takes such care of visitors and mourners as Syka Funeral Home.

Sadly a dear friend of ours suddenly passed away. We attended the viewing, the prayer service, the…read moretrip to the church and the final trip to the cemetary. I was pleased with what I saw, as much as one can be pleased in such circumstances. The building is beautiful and has ramps for those that need them. There is ample parking but it is on a one way street parallel to Ohio River Boulevard. The room was arranged beautifully. Employees were available but were not obtrusive. They could sense when someone might need a little help inside the viewing but they didnt hover. Everything was perfect both days. We knew where to be and what to do, accompanying our friend to the church and later to the cemetery. Syka struck just the right balance of professionalism and compassion. It's a sad time. Not everyone is experienced with the rituals that may be part of the entire funeral experience. My friend had a beautiful funeral. But I am sad she is gone.

Our mother passed away recently. We had originally chosen another funeral home to take care of her…read moreservices, but we weren't happy with the other funeral home's responses and consideration. That's when we turned to Turner Funeral Home and Ken and Jack Turner. We are so thankful we did! They listened to our needs; treated our mother with dignity and respect; beautifully carried out our wishes; and treated us with heartfelt kindness and thoughtfulness. It was a beautiful service, and we are so grateful to The Turner Funeral Home and Ken and Jack Turner for making it so. Such wonderfully honest and compassionate men, Ken and Jack Turner's mission is to serve with integrity and grace those who are grieving over the loss of a loved one. We are so grateful we came to you when we needed you. Thank-you from the bottom of our hearts! Linda Weyman and Debbie Facello

My mother asked me to make an appointment to pick up my father's ashes. I was able to make the…read moreappointment for the next day, then I find out another family member insisted on changing the day and making our mother wait another 4 days a grieving widow. This other family member wasn't even in charge; my mother asked me to do this! They were really rude to me, and they allowed the other family member to do this. I was really upset and dumbfounded by the whole situation. Just be aware if one has to go through this, and you have this one family member who thinks they are in charge, just know they will do what they say. I really don't have any relations to this family member anymore after all this in general. Now they were nice to my mother, so I do appreciate that. I don't know what this other family member told them, but I wish they had honored the appointment for the next day.

First, I just want to say thank you to everyone who works at the Thompson-Miller Funeral home…read more Everyone here is so kind under the circumstances that bring you to interacting with this type of business. They made my father's funeral a beautiful time for friends and family. We had a lot of requests for special things we wanted to do and the gentleman (Rob) that was helping us made every single one of them happen. My family and myself really appreciate everything they did for us. A big thank you to everyone here once again!