We had a good experience here. When my mom passed I had no clue of what to do or where to go. I…read morespent a day googling funeral homes and cemeteries and chose St. John's because it's a Catholic cemetery and not that far from where my dad lives so it would be easy for him to get to. The front desk staff was fairly friendly and the gentleman that helped us purchase the plot was very helpful and walked us through everything. He was also patient with me, in terms of decision making because I was in a total fog since it was barely 48 hours since everything happened. Once we finished the paperwork the gentleman walked us over to the actual location of the gravesite and showed us. On the day of the funeral everything went seamlessly and they did a great job of coordinating with the funeral home. They coordinated well with monument place when we purchased a headstone later in the year. It is definitely expensive but worth it for what you get. I appreciate that maintenance is included and we don't have to pay that on top of everything else you pay for. The location of the gravesite is perfect, about 2 mins from the entrance on Metropolitan. I appreciate the cleanliness of this place, every time we visit Mom's gravesite is clean as well as the surrounding areas. They also communicate well throughout the year, they will send you a flier for seasonal flowers as well as other mail for other things that may need to be addressed. If you are a Catholic and have a Catholic family member that needs a burial I would recommend this place.

I have family in two plots here a few rows away from each other and it's always well-maintained…read morewhen I visit, unlike another cemetery in the area. The masoleums are gorgeous as are many of the statues. A lot of mafia people buried here.

My elderly father passed away suddenly. My brothers and I needed to help my mother make the…read morearrangements. We were faced with the decision of choosing a funeral home. We chose Arthur's and have no regrets with our decision. The Funeral Director Alan walked us through all of the difficult decisions, guiding us throughout the whole process. He was easy to reach, very compassionate, supportive and kind. He did not try to upsell us - he showed us our options and let us figure out what be the best for our mother. Though we don't like to think about the monetary aspect of these types of things, the reality is that the cost matters. The prices seemed reasonable when all was said and done. Thank you Alan for really helping us during this incredibly difficult time. I'm not sure how we would have gotten through this without your understated and gentle guidance.

Karma Gardner von Burg transitioned from complications of breast cancer on Sunday, October 6, 2024…read moreat 11.11am at her home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York. When my granddaughter and I arrived at Arthur's from Dallas, TX the next day, I knew immediately that we were at the right place. Alan, and Arthur Dybaniwski, went far beyond the call of duty to assist us at a time when we were overcome with grief and desperate for support and assistance. From working with the medical examiner to get her death certificate in 48 hours, to sending a courier to pick up the documents, to guiding us through the surrogate's court requirements, to her cremation just a few days later, they compassionately served our all needs. I was especially grateful that Alan told me about the documents needed to go through security with her ashes. I rarely write reviews but I absolutely had to wirte this one!

Words fail to properly express the professionalism, empathy, and dedication to service exhibited by…read moreTom and staff through out the terrible experience of my father's passing. I reaearched and gathered info on many funeral homes, taking hours. There are so many, many details to figure out, and right when you're least capable in every way of making these types of decisions... most of all, price. What can we reasonably afford, especially after dealing with a parent's long sickness? The space itself is homey, clean, and recently renovated. It's great especially for the pricing compared to every other home I saw. We had roughly 150 visitors over the course of a few visitation hours, and it didn't feel overwhelmingly populated. Note there is no audio equipment or mics, so we brought in a karaoke amo and mic of all things to deliver the eulogy, which worked perfectly. Tom really made the process as trouble free as possible. He listened to my requests with sensitivity, agreed when he felt appropriate for us, or suggested better alternatives when he felt it would help. He also coordinated seamlessly with the cemetery we chose (Maple Grove). On day of, I can only think of a one thing that was off (these things are never perfdct), and Tom remedied it immediately. I will always be indebted to you all for the compassion and service. 5 stars. And I will be sharing your names as references with my colleagues.

I laid my beloved grandmother to rest this past weekend. While it was a sad occasion, the warmth…read moreand support of the Guida Funeral Home family helped make the day as comforting as possible. My heartfelt thanks to Tom for making her look so beautiful, and to Mary and Jessica for ensuring every detail was just right. They have been a staple of Corona for as long as I can remember, and they even had a Pictures with Santa this past Christmas, set against a beautiful fireplace in their entry. It made for a wonderful Christmas card that we sent out. Thank you again for everything.

[886] 4-2-2019…read more This funeral home is located on a busy but easy accessible street in Totowa. Plenty of parking in back and the side lot. The staff is very friendly. They guided me on where to go and park during the funeral ceremony My friend had her dad's service here and she was very impressed with the staff and help provided. She is not on yelp but wanted to make sure you knew that the staff was great when she made all the arrangements. Definitely a place I would recommend if needed.

Recently used Festa for the passing of my learning disabled cousin. I did this remotely as I live…read morein Washington, D.C. They took care of everything fabulously! At first I wanted him cremated then changed my mind last minute. No problem they took care of it immediately. When I went up for the burial, Charlie, the representative, was wonderful! Very caring and said some prayers at the gravesite because I had elected not to have a priest. I see some bad reviews here but in my experience I would not hesitate to use them. They were very caring and very responsive to my needs. The reason I used them was one of my cousins caregivers recommended them. She has been a hospice care giver for 20 plus years so I figured her recommendation was solid. It was!

I highly recommend Seneca Chapel, especially Zamira. She went above and beyond to help our family…read moreduring one of the most difficult moments of our lives. She was patient, compassionate, and always available whenever we needed guidance. She made sure every detail was taken care of and helped us through the entire process with professionalism and genuine kindness. We will always be grateful for her support on our sister Yomaira Zoraida Lazaro Salas funeral.

seneca chapel went above and beyond to help out family through this difficult process! they are…read moresupportive and incredibly attentive to detail. our fathers funeral was organized and incredibly detailed. The staff was so helpful and sympathetic during the process and helped put it all together in a beautiful manner. A funeral home is not a place we want to be but we had to pick one and this place has exceeded every expectation and helped us honor our father beautifully!

If 1 were to ask me the 2 most beautiful, historic, aesthetically pleasing, and artistically…read moreenriching cemeteries in the northern U.S. (maybe the entire U.S.), I'd have to say it's a toss-up between Greenwood in Brooklyn, and Woodlawn in the Bronx. My personal favorite? Impossible to say; I love them both, even though I haven't been to either 1 in several years. Maybe Greenwood, because it's easier to get to. I first came to Woodlawn in the late 80s with my father, who wanted to look up the grave of his maternal grandfather. We stopped at the main office, which looked as if it hadn't been updated or refurbished since the time "Cemetery John engaged "Jafsie" Condon through the cemetery fence during futile negotiations for the return of the Lindbergh baby. However, cemetery staff were very helpful and we found the gravesite easily thanks to the map they provided. The cemetery itself is enormous, and enormously impressive. Its 1st burial occurring in 1865, Woodlawn is a 400-acre oasis of architectural splendor, pastoral loveliness, and restorative tranquility in the center of the Bronx. It's the last resting place for robber barons from the "Gilded Age" like Jay Gould and John "Bet A Million" Gates to humble artists like Herman Melville (his modest tombstone has the engraving of a blank sheet of paper on it) to statesmen like Fiorello LaGuardia (a friend said, "The Christian concept of Heaven was very real to him, except he believed it was achievable on earth, and, if he only hurried, possible in his lifetime.") and Ralph Bunche, to criminals like Ruth Snyder (her murder of her husband, accomplished with the aid of her lover, served as the basic plot for the classic film "Double Indemnity") and Charles Becker (a crooked cop executed in 1915 for the murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal, although he may have actually been innocent of that particular crime) to mobster Frank Scalise (his fatal shooting while buying fruit from a Bronx fruit stand was re-created in "The Godfather") to those you least expect, like Western lawman Bat Masterson. The more ornate, elaborate mausoleums resemble hilltop castles, a stark contrast to the tombs of the more humble "permanent residents" (like my great grandfather). Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and George M. Cohan are buried here. So is poor, luckless actress Diane Barrymore, daughter of John Barrymore and author of the book "Too Much, Too Soon." She died too young as a suicide and is buried in the plot of her mother's family. A multitude of family names are on the stone, with the exception of hers. I've always been haunted by some of the highly realistic and sometimes disturbingly lifelike statuary populating the cemetery. One in particular is of a lifesized nude woman (tastefully rendered) sitting alongside a grave in eternal mourning, or until she ultimately crumbles into dust. In turns mournful, sad, historic, lovely (in spite of the sometimes grim reality of the Bronx surrounding it), Woodlawn is a must visit cemetery on your list, if you visit any cemetery at all (although Greenwood in Brooklyn is in the running, as I've mentioned). If you're interested in the history of cemeteries, or of NYC, or just in history itself, Woodlawn is a repository of it all.

Small chapel and lovely service for a dearly departed friend. Several prayers, singing and eulogy…read moredone. The funeral service to the crypt was by car to a very large plot area. The service was short due to the cold but a great memory to our friend. Rest In Peace. Lot parking.

Bushwick Monuments was great. Julie was a pleasure to deal with and very accommodating. I probably…read moreexchanged forty emails with her over the course of the process and she was very patient, always nice, and willing to explain all sorts of differences between stone types, and font styles, and sizes of font. For an entire year and a half prior to Bushwick , I had a terrible experience with another memorial/monument company--probably the biggest monument company in Brooklyn--for the same loved one's memorial stone. I was clear as day with the design--in person and through subsequent emails and phone calls--and provided them with a PDF made in Adobe Illustrator. It was perfect insofar as spelling, etc. The first company made so many mistakes with the drawing they sent me to sign off on and never took accountability for their mistakes. They were also completely against anything I wanted to do that was outside their very basic template. Yet they were extremely arrogant and rude and became increasingly ambivalent and then hostile. Ultimately, the first company acted like they were the only monument company in Brooklyn. I believe they prey on people who are distressed and just act nice and sell you the easiest thing for them to sell based on your cemetery and the size of your plot. But I was under no pressure and was not distressed and once I scratched the surface, their nature began to show. I was so relieved after I found Bushwick and Julie that I was able to give the first company the heave-ho. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that detailing that the first company said they could not do (such as spell out full months instead of use three letter abbreviations for months) Julie said they could do--and she did. Julie's costs were also a bit lower than the other company. I would use Bushwick Monuments again and again and cannot recommend them enough.

They went above and beyond in helping me fix a sunken monument. They got all the information needed…read moreto get the job done and kept on top of my request without charging a dime.

if you are in the area this is an absolute must see. It has the Grave of Hamilton, his wife and his…read moreson. There are also the graves of some other prominent figures as well. You should also go in to the church. It is beautiful and equally historic.

This cemetery seems way out of place when you look at the surroundings. I didn't even know it was…read morehere, otherwise I would have prioritized my visit here. I went to the 9/11 memorial, then stopped at the Oculus and walked a bit down the block and just stumbled upon it. I was so excited because I'm totally a "graveyard girl". It's so beautiful and actually seems quieter than the surrounding city. It's just a tiny square with a church in the center of the surrounding headstones. A large bell sits just outside the church doors. It looks old and mossy, and has all the components of creepy east coast graveyards. It's a very peaceful block.