After being turned away at another funeral home (not kindly and expensively) because they could not…read moreaccommodate a specific date request, we turned to Schmidt & Bartelt in Wauwatosa. We worked with Jim Mayo, who put our minds and hearts at ease immediately. Everything about the process was handled with kindness and care. At the funeral Mass at St. Jude the Apostle in Wauwatosa, Jim and Bob orchestrated everything with the utmost professionalism. Their other crew were helpful as well, although I was in too much of a fog to get the names (sorry!). I am incredibly grateful to all who made this difficult time easeful and stress free.

Jim Mayo was Very accommodating providing compassionate care to our family in our time of need…read more There is a lot of things that go into a funeral, far more than I imagined What an education. We were lucky to have them make things go smoothly.

This is a place everyone hopes they don't have to go but we all know there will be times when we…read morehave to make arrangements for loved ones. We worked with Dave and thought he was kind and thorough. He answered all of our questions and we trusted Krause to handle memorial items as well as cremation services. I appreciate being handled with care during a difficult time.

Excellent service. They think of everything (even the small stuff) to make this difficult time…read moreeasier. Wonderful staff. Superb follow up too.

Sarah was a pleasure to work with throughout the process from initial contact, through the day of…read morethe memorial service, and after the service had ended. She went above and beyond with personal touches to add meaning to the event celebrating the life of my daughter. I would highly recommend Sarah and her staff to anyone in need of their services!

They treat you like family and they are so empathetic to your pain and loss. God bless them alwaysread more

I pre-arranged my sister's final arrangements and cremation here. Funeral director, John Maher was…read morevery helpful and compassionate. He helped with the necessary paperwork. One thing I hate is bundling. Buying something you don't want is a rip off! A funeral can get expensive, were not talking a value meal, or phone, internet, and cable! They don't bundle at Brett funeral home. My sister was a very private person. She didn't want any kind of final ceremony, or anything. Nothing. ( I'm thankful she notified her lawyer of her intentions). My sister got exactly what she wanted, and paid only for the services requested. Now if she wanted more, she could have gotten more. The price for cremation, transportation, etc, etc was just under $2,000 two years ago. Almost everyone was steering us towards Church and chapel. Social workers, etc. Church and Chapel bundles. They wanted $10,000, maybe more it wasn't bad I guess if you wanted all the extras, but It's not what my sister wanted. Brett funeral just might be the cheapest. The respect and dignity is still there. They do cremations on site. In fact, they do cremations for most other funeral homes as well as the city of Milwaukee. If you're in need of cremation services for the least amount of money, I recommend Brett funeral home, they have knowledgeable, compassionate professionals.

I couldn't find my mom's grave. They helped me find it and loosened the flower vase in her…read moreheadstone. Very helpful.

I can echo the other reviewers with regard to Graceland's follow up and responsiveness: don't…read moreexpect any. They're good face to face and on the day, but the headstone is a few weeks late and still zero response from them.

I love this funeral home it's Even The Inside Of The Funeral Home That Is Beautiful And I Love Leon…read moreL. Williamson the Owner Of Leon L. Williamson Funeral Home And Would Totally Recommend This Funeral Home.

From the owner: Leon L. Williamson - L.F.D. Cassandra Winters - L.F.D., MBA…read moreWilliam Starr - Apprentice Staff Linda Gold Caesar Albert J. Carrington Jr Leon L. Williamson Funeral Home, formerly the Williamson Funeral Home founded by W. Lamar Williamson in 1950, has been serving the greater Milwaukee Community with great pride and dignity. Upon graduation from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, Illinois, Lamar started the business in a converted residence on North Seventh Street. On Palm Sunday of 1960 he moved to a larger facility on North 12th. Williamson Funeral Home is currently under the ownership of Lamar's son, Leon, who joined the family business in 1966 as a licensed funeral director. Leon's commitment to the family business and community is evidenced by the extensive renovations to Leo n L. Williamson Funeral Home's current location a

I used Schmidt & Bartelt funeral home for both my mom and dad. I could not have been more pleased…read morewith the professionalism, integrity, and Customer Service. Every employee has empathy and they're passionate about what they do. More funeral homes could have these work ethics within their organization. Thank you for all you bring to our community and the industry

I came to town for a funeral. Very comfortable location for such an event. It had started to…read moresprinkle as several of us arrived & despite the door being under a carport, someone came to hold the door for us; thank you. I had to ding one star.... "technology" can be the worst... I went to the ladies room... attempted to wash my hands... Could not get the faucet to work!!! Attempted again after I used the restroom..nothing. Had a seat on the bench while another woman attempted to use it. Nothing. Time for a new, just standard faucet, no fancy things... Maybe set a bottle of hand sanitizer in there too... in case such problems persist. Especially as we enter flu season. A bit frustrating. Otherwise it seemed they took maticulous care in setting up the memorial. That's the important part of the review, so thank you for that!

A death of a family member is definitely the toughest, or one of the toughest, things one has to go…read morethrough. I recently experienced this with the passing of my father. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Becker Ritter. Joe and Kathy Becker were some of the nicest people around. Sure, they're in the business to make bank - rightfully so - but Joe was so good in providing us comfort and going beyond our expectations in making the memorial service exactly the way we wanted. We also opted to have Joe take care of catering (snacks from Grasch's and Alterra), the slide show, obituary, and death certificate. They can take care of everything during the process from initially picking the deceased up at the hospital to delivering the cremains to your house. Facilities are also nice. There is one larger, kinda creepy, chapel where services are held, and there's a smaller room, where we decided to hold my dad's memorial service. Whatever your religious affiliation, they have all sorts of artifacts and statues that can be used. They also have a dining room where you can have a catered reception. All in all, Joe made a really difficult situation into a really nice experience to celebrate my dad's life, and I cannot recommend Becker Ritter enough.

My aunt died on a Friday afternoon few weeks ago. I came in from out of state to arrange her…read moreservice. She had specified Becker Ritter as her choice for cremation and services. Our family worked with Leslie beginning with the intake call. She was wonderful during this difficult time. The items and charges were explained clearly, she took care of calling social security, filing for the death certificate, and got the obit filed in time for the Sunday paper. More importantly, she provided picture boards and easels for our family pictures, assembled a lovely tableau of my aunt's favorite things, and made EVERYTHING go so smoothly on the day of the funeral. Every penny we paid Becker Ritter was worth it. Thank you for helping out of town relatives arrange a beautiful memorial for our Aunt Betty.

The services provided by Pagenkopf Funeral Home was thoughtful and professional. They provide an…read moreoutstanding facility for celebration of life services with attention to detail. The staff is compassionate and supportive. I am grateful for their guidance and support during the planning and the day of service.

Renee met with me on a Sunday to go over plans for my dad. She was very helpful and had everything…read moretaken care of quickly.

I found Preferred Care on internet. Was extremely pleased with the representative I dealt with…read more She was so patient and compassionate at a very difficult time. My son passed unexpectedly. They did an awesome job. Would recommend their services.

After submitting two time consuming contact form submissions and receiving only an automated…read moreresponse email- I reached out at 4pm on a Thursday- lucky me someone called me back and hour later and had absolutely no comprehension of my 5 sentence contextual submission. Albeit this, I signed a SINGULAR docusign which did not contain any of the important or pertinent information and had dozens of spelling errors, missing fields, false and inconsistent errors!!! Yet somehow they allowed payment from a third party and certified a death certificate that has less than 5% off fields spelled correctly and SICKENINGly lists next of kin and obtained all information from a random u related person. Months later I still have no resolution and no ashes and no phone calls. Fraudulent, scammers do not use stay far away no matter what they say