Dustin is amazing at a difficult time when you need someone to guide you and "take care of things."…read more I cannot thank him enough for the help and support through Dad's funeral yesterday. With the snags we couldn't control and those that I created, he handled everything and took the burden off of us. Thank you!! As a native of Emmaus, I have been to more funerals at Schantz Funeral Home than I can count. I always appreciated that for every one, there were "senior" Emmaus natives who I recognized from my dad's generation guiding the many guests and managing the parking and processionals to the cemetery with such kindness and solitude. I appreciate the legacy and tradition of the Schantz family that Dustin embraced and continues for this Emmaus community as the "home" to go to, without question, when a loved one passes. Thank you, Dustin and crew!

As far as I am concerned, Schantz Funeral Home is the only place I would trust for my family's…read morefinal journeys. This week was the third funeral that Schantz handled for us, and it was perfect. I always worry that all businesses lose their luster as time goes on, but not the case here. All 3 experiences were just what we needed. This last one put us under some pressure because my mother-in-law had outlived most of her insurance so the budget was tight. It didn't matter. Dustin is an expert at what he does and helped us arrange a wonderful service. We are very grateful. Thank you all so much.

I highly recommend this Funeral home. They were able to accommodate my families arrangements needed…read moreafter the passing of my Mother. They are compassionate and professional. We as a family are forever grateful for their thoughtfulness in every aspect of the planning. I plan to share my experience with others when I am aware of their loss of a loved one. They are definitely a Lehigh Valley gem.

My grandmother passed away in January, and it was of course a hard time for everyone. You don't…read morewant to deal with any paperwork or arrangements while you're grieving. Of course funeral services are a necessary step, and Nicos C Elias helped my family take care of everything. From what I've heard, they were among the least expensive options, but it would be hard to tell that from the service. The home is beautiful, with a large open parlor (they open the second floor for coffee and if you need some time away, which was incredibly welcome). The staff was very professional, and helped run a few different small touches, like a slideshow DVD, that made everything feel customized for us. There was no moment where any of us had to deal with any issues during the service, and that combined with a beautiful, clean location makes a recommendation incredibly easy.

My Allentown family uses this group for all of our services. Everything is clean and the services…read morerun smoothly. The staff is very nice.

Do not use this funeral home if you want your loved ones wishes and arrangements followed! My mom…read moreand I went and made arrangements with John Kulik. When my mom passed he did not keep her wishes or the arrangements that had been made. When my family and I asked him about the situation he lied. Not at all professional!

Nobody likes to deal with funerals, and I'm no exception, but if you have not had to "do" one for a…read morefamily member, I hope you'll find this helpful, as I have had to do a few in our family. This is probably not the cheapest funeral home in town, but I was ok with that because I wanted to go here for two reasons: I knew from earlier funerals in our family that the people here are compassionate without being oozing, and our family had used them before so it felt kind of traditional to let our family be laid to rest by the company the deceased probably expected to do the job. This funeral home was recently bought by Trexler Funeral Home. If they had to be bought by anyone, I am glad it was not a chain. My experiences with Burkholder took place before this acquisition. I have been to Trexler funerals (which seemed just fine) but I have not planned with them, so I cannot say anything much about them or how their practices may affect Burkholder... I can only say that I hope Burkholder does not change. In particular, we were very pleased to work with Matthew, who was properly understated but not grim or cold, and not hard sell either. He was very good about presenting options and allowing us to choose what suited our family. He and the firm went the extra mile on a few things, things too personal and identifying to go into here, but just know if they can accommodate your wishes, they will. Matthew has a gentle humor and good knowledge all around. They were very good about advising how to handle certain sticky questions about cremation, post-funeral luncheons, and etiquette questions too. We did learn a lot through both funerals. You are not required to use their florist or a cremation urn they provide by sale. They will help you with the obituary and can advise on costs for that depending on your newspaper. They do not provide funeral programs though they are equipped to create funeral cards at a nominal fee. If there is a veteran or Social Security benefit the deceased qualified for, they can help you file for it. Our most recent cremation service, for reference, was about $7000, plus our pastor's fee. Our family did one graveside funeral with them, and one at the church. In both cases, their personnel were there on time and appropriately welcoming to everyone. Everything went off perfectly. I hope the next time we have to plan a funeral is a long way away, but when the next one in Allentown comes, it is almost guaranteed we will count on Burkholder's once more.

I can't tell you how comfortable I felt working with Matthew when my mother passed away recently. I…read morehad no idea what to do, Matthew handled details that I never even thought about. Never once tried to upsell me. It's one of those businesses that I would never want to call, but In times of loss, and sorrow, I'm thankful for the whole staff there.

I worked with Weber Funeral Home for my mother's services in November. They used to be a family…read moreowned funeral home but now are no longer that (though I was still given that impression during the planning of my mother's services). The planning process was made comfortable as possible. We had in mind what we were doing before hand but was out the window when we actually had to do it. The funeral director was completely understanding and went into the options available to us. It turned out to be a very tasteful and proper service. My biggest issues with Weber was the fact that I paid extra money to have them process the insurance claim. Two months later, my sisters and I received letters that we needed to provide information to process the claim. Though this was taken care of within a matter of days, it should have never gotten to me having to contact them and question what was going on. Months after my mother's passing, there was never the temporary grave marking on my mothers grave as promised in the consultation for the services. I eventually had to make one of my own as I feel it would be disrespectful to have her in an unmarked grave even if it is only until the stone is complete and set.

Disrespectful, rude, and incompetent people. They lost our headstone on the day of the burial, and…read moreaccused us of not having the right information. Do not work with these people.

Hi don't put your love ones here, they ask for too much money and the guy don't care about anything…read morebut money, they have a attitude problem.

I know that the last thing people doing Yelp reviews will look for funerals but I had to post this…read more Tim and the guys at Judd Funeral were very compassionate and professional with my mom and I during my father's funeral. Please don't be scared by other funerals saying the location is not good. The room was nice and very intimate for my family members. And the price was very reasonable.

Finegan funeral home handled the arrangements for my mother. After the funeral they inserted…read morethemselves into a family dispute and allowed and assisted a family member in shutting down my moms obituary so that I can no longer post on her page, I have proof from Legacy.com they were contacted and helped to have the obituary shut down. If this was their family member I am sure they would be unhappy. There business is to perform funeral services not get involved in family disputes.

We go back a long way .. Met years ago at Barney Steaks ... In my time of need John Finegan and his…read morefamily has been here for me . I'm old school . I have one barber , one bank , one dentist and one funeral parlor .. Not in that order per say .. I was just there and made a prearrangement . I feel better that is all done ..