Save yourself the heart I endured. I usually never write…read morereviews but when it comes to Harkins Funeral Home and My mom I'm making an exception. My mom passed away March 18,2025 after home hospice for 2 1/2 months. Sadly she died at 11:15 pm and I didn't know who to call so knowing Harkins Funeral Home was local I had hospice call them and ask for her to be pickup. . It started out okay they went and picked her up and I went the next day to make my arrangements. While in the meeting with Mr Lovelidge the owner, I found him to be very arrogant and excited to talk about himself also mentioning he would never hire a women to do his job as they weren't dedicated enough. The subject came up about how many siblings I had. I informed him I had two brother which hadn't had contact with my mother for years. Both living out of state. I explained that my younger brother would more than likely be willing to sign the cremation form however; I told my older brother would not. He never made mention that if my older brother didn't sign that he would not cremate my mom and in fact after finding out my older brother refused, Mr Lovelidge threatened to charge me to keep my mother there each additional day on top of the charge I already paid on my credit card. He said "we'll have to bury her". Crying and pleading with him not to bury her as her last wishes were to cremated. He said "I'm sorry but we can't just keep her here and it's a shame you have a brother like that". That being a moot point after making clear I wanted a direct cremation and nothing else. I thought he was going to allow me to see my mom and he never offered. When I asked if I could just pick my mother's body up he said sure but "I won't put my career on the line and I won't sign the death certificates which you have to have". Finding out that Maryland was a Majority Sign meant I could take her to a Maryland Funeral home and have just my younger brother agree. Mr.lovelidge was obviously angry and was short on the phone saying fine have another funeral pick up. I then called crying in a panic Schimunek Furneral Home and spoke a wonderful funeral director named Melissa. She was not only willing to be kind enough to get involved but assured me that my signature and my younger brother's signature was enough and my mother's last wishes would be honored. In trying to get refunded from Harkins not only was I not fully refunded with the exception of them picking her up and keeping for 36 hours they charged and additional $480 for "Professional Services" when trying ask what that meant Mr Lovelidge blocked my phone and handed the problem to his wife. Patty was unable to give any explanation as to what professional service were other we met with her husband for 40 minutes and listen to how wonderful he was according to himself. As my request for direct cremation took minutes. When speaking to Schimunek funeral home they explained they got pushback when they went to get my mom but stood their ground and retrieved body for me. Loving and heartbroken Daughter.

Harkins Funeral Home is the only funeral home around that truly customizes your loved ones funeral…read moreservice. We wouldn't go anywhere else!

So my son passed away suddenly in May 2023. Thankfully I worked for CSOL and Jeremy and company…read moregave Nate's send off for free. FREE does not EQUAL good services. What made my son's funeral so touching was all his classmates, teachers, friends and family were their to help say good-bye. This is true - my mother-in-law at the end of the service asked if DSFH staff were actually kind. I said yes, but yet she had her reservations. WHY WOULD THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS LEAVE MY SON'S SERVICE WAY BEFORE IT WAS OVER. I Was told by a funeral assistant that the funeral directors left when the priest started his prayers. You don't have to believe me, but the people in office often comment on the deceased bodies. I feel like people need to respect the dead. NOT to be nasty and cruel to someone who has passed. MY QUESTION - did they actually took Care of my baby boy. I don't feel like they did.

Best experience considering the circumstances! They made us…read morefeel comfortable. Never intrusive Gave us more than we expected I would highly recommend this business in your time of need

Highly recommend. Michael helped our parents (and now us) with pre-planning which made things so…read moremuch easier when the time came. He truly cares about helping people.

From the owner: We hope you will turn to us for compassionate care and impeccable service in your time of need. Our…read morepledge is to honor your loved one and family with dignity, respect, and personal attention to every detail. We promise to guide you through designing the most fitting memorial or funeral service to honor your loved one's memory and pay tribute to their life achievements and experiences, while keeping within your budget.

Sensitive, polite and do superior quality work and use quality materials. Very accommodating in my…read moredesign requests. I have used them twice for memorial monuments. Highly satisfied!

We respect and value White Rose Memorials and Mike Sunday. There are three generations of memorial…read morestones in the Highland Church Cemetery for the Wilson family, and the stone quality is excellent. Mike Sunday also can be engaged for cleaning the stones periodically. We highly recommend White Rose Memorials.

Very personal and genuine interest to fulfill the family's needs. A very laid back approach. We did…read morenot pressured in making decisions. Very professional and polite team.

Grateful and truly blessed has my family been for decades by entrusting "ONLY:  Charles F. Synder…read moreFuneral home and Crematory with our loved ones final homegoing services.  The loss of a family member is the most vulnerable and heartbreaking time we all must go through. It's a wound that never totally heals yet we just learn how to carry it a little lighter each day. The trust, respect and outstanding service their teams provide is unparallel to any others. Over 30 years Snyder funeral home have served Lancaster County not just service, but I personally consider them family. I have attended over 40 funerals for my loved ones, and Snyder is always there. Last month my mother suddenly passed, and the pain was so unreal that it felt, as if my heart was being pulled out of chest, I knew God would carry but Snyder would support me, just like they have done in the past. I had the privilege to work with Chad Snyder Elite team located at 414 East King Street to provide a 3-day funeral service for my mother. The attention to detail provided, reduced my stress and soothed my heart, Candice Riely my Lord thank you doesn't touch the level of gratitude my heart has for you. You want above and beyond the call to aide, support and love on my family that I consider you an earthly Angel When I couldn't speak you knew what I needed through a simple look into my face. Your hugs are magical, and smile was the sunshine my heart needed to carry me over the weekend long programs. In my personal will you guys have already been selected to entrust my finally needs. I humbly and sincerely thank you each for outstanding Love and Support. I couldn't have done it without you guys Kim

My wife and I were at the memorial park several weeks ago. The person who worked with us was…read moreMelissa Hilton. She was professional And honest in her suggestions for us. Her presence and personality were certainly an asset to the experience. I feel confident in what we achieve and accomplished in preparation for our future there at the memorial Park. We are grateful for the time that we spend with her and feel that she is an asset to the establishment. Mark Herr

Well kept and cared for cemetery and mausoleum. No large headstones allowed. Not to sound morbid,…read morebut this is the final resting place of three of my relatives. It is clean.

This is a family owned funeral home. Greg and Dolly Workman are warm, professional and very helpful…read morein navigating all that needs to be done after a death. We are very happy that we chose them.

I just wanna say that if you use any anybody else in Lancaster county, you are making a big…read moremistake. The Workman husband and wife duo are the best around. They have buried many of my relatives over the years. But when me and my wife buried our infant child just a few short weeks ago,it's when their professionalism shined through. I can tell you through my personal experience at the Workman's Funeral Home that they treat your loved ones just like their own. That level of respect is undeniable. And if they are reading this me and my wife sincerely thank and will never forget them for everything they did. Ed & Allison C. from Manheim Township PA.

I would like to make a public review of Scheid Funeral home (millersville/ Lancaster County) as…read morewell as Andrew T. Scheid as a business owner and human being. This post may be a little lengthy but I encourage you to take the time to read it, as it is my hope that no family experiences what we went through the past few days. Nanny went home to heaven on Sunday, July 7th. Nanny had all of her arrangements laid out in detail years prior to her passing. Scheid had a handful of simple but very important tasks to carry out for our family. They failed to do any one of those tasks to completion. Our family, especially my dad, was put under a great amount of stress in this time of mourning. The routine task of the funeral home placing a phone call to authorize the cemetery to open the ground for her burial had to be orchestrated by my father because Andrew Scheid simply "dropped the ball ." Half a dozen phone calls went ignored the last two days by Andrew Scheid. Never returned. Questions and concerns arose, the receptionist simply "could not find Andrew Scheid. " My mom and my sister saved many pictures of Nanny throughout the years. Special memories of her life that were to be played in the slideshow to remember and honor her. Scheid funeral home had these pictures Sunday night and expressed clear understanding that the slideshow was to be played during the hour viewing today. That did not happen. No slideshow was ever made. Conveniently, Andrew Scheid was nowhere to be found during the time of her viewing service and funeral. We will never get this day back and that is something that really hurts. Our family didn't deserve that. Nanny did not deserve that. Manor Township is a tightknit community. I truly hope that no one else experiences what we had to. At a time of loss, put your trust in another small town business. someone who is sincere, honest, and truly cares. Please feel free to share this post.

Has botched the entire process from start to finish. Was hour and a half late to the consultation…read morewithout even an apology. Was rude. And two weeks later, still hasnt gotten the obituary submitted despite repeated phone calls and promises. There are plenty of better options than this one