Specialties
Parsels Funeral Home provides dignified and compassionate service to the families we serve. We are able to assist with creating a service which meets the needs of our families and pays tribute to loved ones remembered. Our staff is committed to providing support, compassion, information, and direction as needed to all members of our community, their families, and friends who are dealing with loss and grief.
History
Established in 2010.
Parsels Funeral Home has been serving local communities and the Atlantic County area since the late 1800's. The first funeral home location was in Pleasantville, NJ. That location remained in operation until 1982. In 1960, Parsels Funeral Home opened its current location in Absecon, NJ. Over the past several decades, Jack Lowenstein, a former owner spent many years serving the community as the local funeral director. In the late 1980's, Jack sold the funeral home to a small corporation located in New Jersey. In the late 1990's, Parsels Funeral Home became part of a large, national corporation. It remained corporately owned until 2005, when H. Laurence Scott, III and his wife Susan bought the funeral home from the corp, thereby bringing it back to its family owned and operated status. Upon their retirement, in Aug 2010, Larry and Sue Scott were proud to sell the funeral home to their daughter & son-in-law, Heather L. and Steven Matis, the current owners.
Meet the Business Owner: Steven M.
Steven began his career in funeral service in 1987, working part time for several funeral homes in the surrounding communities where he grew up in northern New Jersey. He continued working in various capacities during his college career, including while in Cincinnati, Ohio where he attended mortuary school. Steve is a 1993 graduate of The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, graduating with a bachelor degree. Steve became a licensed funeral director in 1994. He began his career in Ocean County, working and managing funeral homes in Toms River, Lakewood and Manahawkin. In 2005, he and his wife, Heather moved to Galloway Township, while he continued to work in Ocean County. In 2010, they were able to continue family ownership of Parsels Funeral Home, by purchasing the funeral home from Heather's parents. They are now residents of Absecon and enjoy living and participating in the community events Absecon and surrounding communities have to offer.