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.

Yoder-Culp took care of my husband's grandmother and they did a fantastic job! Mackenzie worked her…read moremagic and made her look beautiful, even after years of sickness and a nasty fall before her passing. They went above and beyond to make a hard time more manageable. It's clear to see how much they value the families who use them and provide extremely professional and compassionate services. We would highly recommend them!

"I wanted to take a few days to speak on this. The funeral home we went through for my dad's…read morefuneral really traumatized my children. I tried to make light out of it in the moment because I didn't know if the kids knew exactly what was going on. For one they didn't dig the hole big enough. So instead of pausing and fixing it they decided to just keep trying to push the coffin in. Then we had to move Dad off of the top and the men in my family had to redigg it. I feel it was very disrespectful to even have to see." They said it was a technical difficulty and didn't offer our family anything to make it right. They also said it was a pine casket when it was actually just a cardboard box. Traumatized and disappointed.

I should have spent parts of this week and last week in South Bend, Indiana, and near (or in)…read moreNiles, Michigan.* In honor of not taking the normal Sunday (or Monday) drive with my dad (and often my mom) to southwestern Michigan, I'm snagging this FtR. The last time I was in Niles, Michigan, was last fall with my dad. He loved the random drive we took through autumn leaves and along winding rivers with surprising islands and over hills I didn't know Michigan had. When we drove by this adorable little Catholic cemetery, my dad made me make a U-turn. We marveled at the tiny, vaguely Russian-looking chapel in the middle. Of course, the chapel was locked, but that just added to the mystery. It's a really small cemetery, or a larger graveyard, whichever you prefer. It's so small, in fact, that while it does have paved roads so that cars can get close to graves, those roads are so narrow that if you park on the road itself, you'll be blocking traffic. I have no idea what they do for graveside services; do people park outside the cemetery and walk in? It's affiliated with but not physically connected to nearby (but somewhat difficult to find) St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church ( https://www.yelp.com/biz/st-mary-of-the-immaculate-conception-catholic-church-niles-2?osq=St+Mary+of+the+Immaculate+Conception ), which deserves a visit as well. Some cemeteries are spooky. This one is not. Or at least it's not spooky in the middle of the day. Whatever the case, I usually enjoy visiting cemeteries. They're so odd and beautiful and sad and hopeful and often historical. *Things happened, as they say, or--more accurately--the Women's Selection Committee once again awarded Ohio State a home bid to host even though they haven't made it into the Sweet 16 in two (and now three) straight years of hosting. My Fighting Irish should have hosted, like they usually do, but they made short work of the Buckeyes anyway.

Unfortunately, my family had to use Kaniewski for funeral arrangements…read more Mike helped us arrange everything and was a great person to contact with questions about the process. They made everything so easy during this rough time. The facilities were nice and they added included many services to make the entire process stress free. We were really surprised to find out they were going to deliver the remaining plants and photos from the visitation. When you're going through a time of loss, you really appreciate that you don't have to think of the small details.

Our family was deciding between multiple funeral services and ultimately went with Kaniewski. We…read moreare so grateful we did. Their services were professional and prompt, and their prices were reasonable. They do all the Holy Cross funerals for Notre Dame. If they are good enough for ND, they are good enough for everyone!

VERY impressed!! This is a service that you don't want to review~ however they were outstanding! My…read more18 year old cat passed away in his sleep Monday evening. I called Kryder Cremation Services Tuesday morning and get some info so I could make the decision to bury him in our pet cemetery or cremate him. They made my choice so easy! Information was readily shared, they were polite and very soothing to speak to. 20 minutes later I was in the car on my way to them. Went in and the area is clean, bright, and a few meows were lounging to greet me. A few questions later about individual or group cremation, and basic info about me and my Napoleon dynamite, a fee of $120.00 was paid and I was on my way home to eat cookies and sob in my bed. The next afternoon they called and said that he was ready to be picked up and gave me the hours of operation again. I couldn't believe that in just over 1 day it was done. Drove out there, was greeted by a orange and white meow ( which is what my Napoleon dynamite was) which almost brought me to my knees- the ladies at the desk were very fast to ask me what I needed and when I said that I was there to pick up my ashes one went to get them and the other gently spoke to me about the cats that I was admiring. The box that they sent him home in is absolutely perfect. Is tasteful and elegant and just so lovely. The certificate has his name on it and is wonderful as well.

Brown Funeral Home was so gracious to my family when my husband of 30 plus years passed away the…read morecompassion from the staff and Mr. Brown helped me through a tragic experience. I have never had any experience with a funeral home that would compare to this wonderful establishment " treating you just like family " They went beyond measure to make sure my husband was given the military service he deserved ( he was a Marine). They have become like family to me and with family you love forever. On behalf of my husband Anthony E. Garner, Sr. Forever in my heart Gwen G.

There is not enough words to express how I feel about Brown's they are absolutely the most caring…read moreand loving people. We have had to use them 2 times in just a year apart and in the difficult time they were very comforting. I would definitely recommend them to everyone. There is not one of them that didn't go above and beyond for us. If you want your loved one in the best place that will truly treat them as if it were there family then this is definitely the place you want them to be at.

We need a headstone for my step-father who was buried in Michigan City but we live in Florida. We…read moreworked with funeral director Dale Knouse to design, order and install the headstone. In the process we found out two other family members had problems with their headstones sinking over time. Cutler arranged to have the headstone lifted and stabilized. The other was over one hundred years old and had cracked in half. Dale again assisted us to replace the headstone with a new one. Cutler took excellent care of us every step of the process. Updating us with photos and timelines. I can't tell you how relieved I was that my 82 year old mother did not have to travel back to Indiana during Covid to take care of this! Dale you're a lifesaver!

amazing facility and caring staff I recently was at a friends funeral and was very comfortable and…read moreI felt a calmness that is hard to explain, you can tell that the people at Cutler Funeral Home and Cremation Center are deeply concerned with not only family members but everyone in attendance, the reason I felt compelled to write this is simply because of my own experience when I lost my father a few months back and believe me totally different, I felt like they were checking boxes and not concerned at all. I wish I would have voiced my opinion to my family in a stronger conviction to have chosen Cutler Funeral Home

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