In the most awful time in our life- we had to bury our 37 year old son -Chris and Marsha Wells were…read morea Godsend - their compassion and empathy was so needed - their after care helps me still a year later - me and my family are forever grateful

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Very professional. Kerry Palmer took care of all the issues related to my wife"s funeral. No…read morerequest went unfulfilled. He even took time out of his personal schedule to make sure thing got done. Very highly recommend

Worked with Julie on prepaid arrangement, she was kind & very helpful. Have used SJFH for many…read morefamily members. Staff is wonderful. Very kind and understanding of the emotions people are feeling. Always clean and willing to make sure your wishes are met. Would highly recommend using SJFH on Mayflower & Sample Rds

My father purchased a prepaid plan back in 2004. He passed away suddenly in 2015…read more The staff was very cold. I went in several times to go over the details as my dad was a stage 4 cancer patient at the time, and was only given weeks to live. Every question I had was treated as an inconvenience. Only "certain" people could help you if you walked in. They disregarded several of my requests. They think they have the monopoly on the Catholics on the West and South sides of South Bend. More, on prepaid arrangements, you are a thorn in their side. I took a year to think before I wrote this review. It wasn't done on raw emotion.

I worked with Jessica for setting up the service. She was very helpful. Gave us great advice for…read moredifferent services. She went above and beyond to help.

This is a record of what occurred three years ago. And it still hurts!…read more Pat McGann sent this email to me on August 31, 2017: "Fred has asked me to have you return your mom's ashes to me, which is his right, being the next of kin. Sorry to have to ask this, but it is the law. Please drop off at the Edison Rd FH. Thanks!" My response to McGann: Hey McGann, who do you think you are telling us to return our mother. Do you think for a minute that I care about Fred's rights? And do you really think I care about the "law" you are quoting? Do you have any idea what this has been like for us? My mother is gone. Her life and memory have been insulted by this abusive husband she made the mistake of marrying. I have been sick for a full month, and you talk about "the law." Are you kidding? You knew Fred was refusing to pay for the headstone as he walked away from that funeral. You also knew he did not have any interest in the ashes. With his actions, he basically sent the message, "Oh well I've done as much as I'm going to do (or as little as it turned out); you guys (her children) can pick up the rest on this one." I guess he just assumed we would put Binder (his last name) on the stone. And then he went home as if he had just played a round of golf. I am sure he bought a nice headstone for his first wife, but not for my mother. That is why you gave us her ashes. My sister picked them up and we went about our business and made plans to take care of her. We had a nice stone picked out, and we planned to have our own private burial over the Holiday Season. Even in our sorrow, we felt some peace that she would be remembered properly as she so rightly deserved. And now just because Fred gets shamed for refusing to pay for a headstone for my mother's grave, he decides on a whim that he wants us (her children) to return them? And now you (Pat McGann) are telling us to return our mother to you? And you are telling us it is the "law." You and Fred have prevented us from completing our arrangements for our mother. Do you have any idea how insulting and disrespectful to my mother and us you sound? "Sorry to have to ask this but it is the law." "Please drop off at the Edison Rd FH. Thanks!" You are talking about my mother's remains as if she is some object like a garden tool or bag of laundry. "Please drop off" Are you kidding me? All you care about is the money now that Fred wants to buy a headstone from you.

Jessica Lambert and the whole McGann team involved with our recent funeral on Thursday, March 4…read more Thanks again for all you did to make my Dad's celebration so memorable. He would be super proud!! Working with someone like you (17 years experience), who is so passionate about your job and helping families at a most difficult time, has been an amazing experience. Your (and your firms') reputation for more intimate, hands on/high touch funeral services were on display immediately when two catholic parish funeral coordinators recommended you so highly. You were truly a trusted advisor and made what had the makings of a family disaster (very short timeline for service and lots of family emotions on type of service) turn out to be an amazing experience/celebration of my Dad's life. Your attention to detail, super clear and timely communications and sensitivity were priceless when there was so much pressure & anxiety (&grief) being dealt with. Every detail we planned for was clearly communicated and executed without a hitch. Having someone like you who knows the Catholic faith and funeral protocols can't be underestimated. My sources tell me your pricing was competitive even with "higher touch/personal services" factored in. I give my highest recommendation to anyone considering funeral services in the South Bend area to consider McGann & Jessica for all your funeral needs.

This is the most degrading funeral home someone could ever use. Pat McGann is the most selfish,…read moreinconsiderate person I have ever met and does not care about anything but his money. He wrote up the bill and said he triple checked it on quickbooks, then after it was already 1/2 paid he called and said we owed an extra $500. Money was no issue for us to pay, but he messed up the pending arrangements in the paper saying my father had passed away when it was my brother who passed away; when we went to go pay the bill he said it was our fault and nothing was his fault, even though when he messed up the pending arrangements in the paper for everyone to see he personally took the blame and apologized at the time. Thank god he sent a reviewed copy of my brothers obit, because he put his death date as March 17, 1937 when it was March 7, 2017. Do not let him use a pencil to fill out a contract, and if you decided to use this horrific funeral home make sure you record every conversation you have with Pat McGann. In the end all he cared about was his new roof he had just put on his funeral home and MONEY MONEY MONEY. I DO NOT RECOMMEND HIM TO ANYONE.

I always used to think of it as a spooky old graveyard, especially when I rode my creaky old bike…read morepast it around dusk in late autumn. It can seem even spookier when there's lots of snow and the old iron fence is easy to walk into because the sidewalk is covered. Over the years, though, I've grown to love how peaceful it is even though hundreds of thousands of college-football fans tromp right past it on their way to the bookstore. At this point, I know a few people buried here, including my dear old South Bend landlord Bill (RIP), who remains the best landlord I've ever had. It's also interesting and kind of eerie to see the headstones of friends who have bought plots already but who are still alive. It's a tiny cemetery, but it's also difficult to find the famous people you're looking for just by going up and down the rows. Try to do it anyway, because it just feels weird using a phone in a cemetery, especially one this old. It's not dilapidated!