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.

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'm thankful to Joe the funeral director, he was compassionate and professional in the most…read moredifficult time of my life. Excellent service.

I rarely review funeral homes but this location deserves a good recommendation…read more The review is for being a guest. The service is exemplary. We were welcome with a smile and guided us to the right direction. The attendant in charge during our visit seemed very approachable and helpful. He attentively helped my friend who requested their service on the entire night. When on our way out he overheard that we were looking for the restroom, he showed the way in a very friendly manner. When he overheard too that we planned to eat dinner and thought looking for a parking will be an issue , he volunteered to keep our car in the lot. He said if ever when he leave that our car will still in there, he won't lock the gate but requested us to make sure to roll back the gate. The parking spot is very useful, looking for a spot around the neighborhood is a struggle. It is a great plus. I am sure my friend who used their service was very happy indeed.

Rivera Funeral home in Santa Fe NM Very unprofessional -…read moresent a $400 flower arrangement which never got presented to the funeral of our loved one and Paul could not figure out where they went. He even suggested they never got delivered. How can a funeral home be so unorganized and not care....... Disappointed!!!!

The funeral home offers price A favorable for families that need to Handle their love ones …read more More than expensive place that double their prices

Had a wake and mass at a church followed by cremation…read more Everyone was so kind, helpful , polite and patient with us. The place was very clean and they did a great job making g our loved one look great and paid attention to what they looked like in life. Pallbearers were well dressed and very professional. All funeral services are going to be expensive but I felt it was a good value and gave us the closure we needed.

I met the owner and his wife at a recent event in Sarasota. Their kindness and compassion and…read moreprofessionalism in the funeral industry is unsurpassed. I would highly recommend using Hillebrand if you live anywhere in the NY/Long Island area. People with a heart! J

Went for my friend's mother's funeral. They did a lovely job from start to finish. They do offer…read morevalet and they also have an area for the repass. They took care of everything for my friend and her family with care and ease.

This is a classy, professional and family run business. I went here for a family member's funeral…read more(and cremation) in 2025; we also hosted the repast here. The young man from the funeral home who directed our loved one's service played the piano and sang like a pro--he was gracious, empathetic, and quietly dignified. They took extra care to find a preacher from my relative's country to lead the services--that was such a thoughtful touch. Please move away from money grubbing funeral homes like the one in Canarsie that everyone goes to -- they don't care about you nor your family member. Harmony proves that you can provide an important service to your community without emotionally nor financially blackmailing families to pay for unnecessary costs. Their prices are extremely fair and their service and attention to detail is top-notch.

I came to Mt. Hebron when I was just starting to visit historic cemeteries decades ago. Founded in…read more1903, it's considered the Jewish section of Cedar Grove Cemetery, but my memory is that Mt Hebron was much larger, much more impressive visually and with a serene, stately aura about it. I came in the days before Find a Grave. I was motivated by an old copy of Life magazine I had bought, from March 1944. They had a photo inside of the burial of labor racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, who had been executed at Sing Sing. Mourners are clustered about the gravesite, but in the background, I could see the remnants of the 1939 World's Fair. With a friend, I drove and navigated my way through Queens (not my favorite borough), and, arriving at the cemetery and using the magazine as a guide, eventually found Lepke's final resting place. We took our photos and explored the rest of the cemetery. Lepke was a fascinating figure. From a poor but respectable family, Lepke chose crime as his life's profession and, paraphrasing the words of historian Albert Fried, rebelled against authority at the same time he embraced it. He ran the infamous Murder Inc. with Mafia boss Albert Anastasia and was responsible for much savagery and many murders. (An interesting book is "Pacifist" by Donald Wetzel. During World War II, Wetzel was a conscientious objector and for a time was jailed with Lepke in NYC. Although a gentile, Lepke thought Wetzel was a Jew and began to act almost as a surrogate father to him. Often, Lepke castigated him for his pacifism. Wetzel would later write, "Finally, my patience gone, I interrupted, 'What kind of a Jew am I? No, Louis, you know what kind of Jew I am. What kind of a godd**n Jew are you?' He jerked his head back, his eyes brightened with surprise, and then, remarkably, he smiled. Far from outraging him, something about my angry challenge strangely pleased him. That I'd had the guts for it perhaps." When Wetzel is transferred upstate, "I reached for and found Lepke's outstretched hand, seeing, with absolute disbelief, his face contorted like a child's, Lepke crying, his voice a hoarse whisper, his last word to me, 'Shalom.'") In driving around the cemetery, we saw a mausoleum with the name "Streisand" on it. Barbra's relatives? I assume so. Since Find a Grave, I realize that among the honorable citizens buried here are notable actors, musicians, photojournalists, politicians. Also, other notorious criminals I was chagrined to learn I had overlooked. Martin "Bugsy" Goldstein, a Murder Inc. killer also executed at Sing Sing; Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss, a Murder Inc. killer who was part of the death squad that dispatched Dutch Schultz in Newark in 1935 and also died in Sing Sing's electric chair; Irving Wexler aka Waxey Gordon, a Prohibition kingpin; and Abe Landau, a Dutch Schultz bodyguard who was shot down with his boss. To Mt. Hebron's credit, they don't shy away from that unsavory history. If you visit their cutting-edge website, they offer walking tours such as the Murder Inc. mob tour, the Composer's Encore Tour, the Holocaust Memorial Tour, and the Yiddish Walk of Fame Tour. A beautiful cemetery rich in NYC's history and tradition, it comes highly recommended. I just wish Queens was an easier borough to get to and navigate. It has some of the best, most historic and beautiful cemeteries in NY.

An old cemetery Tip: driver be aware . GPS does not take you to the entrance . It is your first…read moreright after the left on Horus Harding Blvd. if you pass it you are on a one way and can not just turn around. Once in , the office is on the right. The outside staff is seasonal so there are not many to ask if you get lost looking for your site The trees appear well kept and of course look different in each season. So be aware of your surroundings , locations and markers.Angela is truly an angel. Today she served me as a Guardian Angel. The office closes at 3:45p.m. I caught up with her as she eas leaving and she guided me to the site that I wanted to go, an. Ordeal not easy to find. In the office she is the one to ask for. ( to business personnel- give the girl a raise - she's a keeper) She assistingly can give printed maps help set up the website where you can add name to gps walking . It is a difficult cemetery to drive through. ( see my previous review) ( see pix) . There are restrooms near office. If you need to park , go to the parking area on the left. The one on the right could get you towed. There is a yellow painted strip before the restroom. Where you can temporarily park /wait in car. Flowers not often available laced in this cemetery in leu of rocks. Flower vases are regularly taken out due to water collecting and mosquitoes. Red circles on grave stones are for seasonal care. Gold emblems are for Eternal care. Should delay from scheduled funeral service overlap another crew of workers is there for follow up at other location. Crews wait at site according to scheduled hour. Perhaps this is more than you need to know , as the driving directions and office info are the most important to getting to and around the cemetery.

Used this funeral home in 2013 when my mom passed as it was affordable and received excellent…read moreservice. Then in 2019 when my uncle passed we went back thinking we'd get the same quality service we received before, boy was I wrong. The moment we walked in we were met by pure ratchetness. Dudes that looked like they belong elsewhere eating wings and a so called funeral director (not the same one I dealt with in 2013) just as ghetto. No tact no empathy. I requested a change of casket since the one my cousin chose wasn't up to par and I was told it couldn't be done bc allegedly the body was already in the casket which I suspect wasn't true. Finally the morning of the burial they were over an hour late to pick him up and go to the cemetery. No reason given just kept telling us they were on the way. Unless this place has changed management and staff in the last 7yrs I would not use this place. I'd rate them no stars but that's not possible.

I was pretty much in shock when I contacted First Avenue Funeral Service in October from another…read morestate to make arrangements for a funeral. From the start they were compassionate, gentle and kind. There was no attempt made to upsell their services. They quickly took possession of my brother before I arrived in New York and it was a comfort to my family that he was no longer in the city morgue while I flew out to NY. They made the entire process of his wake and cremation as simple and gentle as possible. Mr. Lee was the one who prepared my brother for viewing. Mr. Lee is an artistic genius, due to throat cancer my brother did not look as he once did but Mr. Lee worked a miracle and despite the circumstances of his death my brother looked as if he had just settled down for a nap on my sofa. I half expected his ankles to be crossed as was his habit in life. While searching for a funeral home I found out that the one my family traditionally used was having legal issues over quality and was forced to look elsewhere to arrange funeral services. I'd contacted several funeral homes before deciding to go with FAS due to their location and was surprised to find that they were the least expensive out of all the funeral homes I'd contacted. They were budget friendly without being skimpy. Located in an area with several funeral homes, they are small, not so flashy and easily overlooked but they provide wonderful service and are kind and compassionate. I highly recommend them and will use them again should the need arise.