For nearly 100 years the Christenson Funeral Home & Crematory has served the Rock River Valley, to help pay tribute to a life lived. A funeral can be as simple or elaborate as you wish, and the experience as unique as the individual life being honored. We strive to create an event that truly reflects the spirit and memory of your loved one.
The new Christenson Funeral Home & Crematory located in the heart of Rockford, believes in supporting our communities to enable economic prosperity, while providing an outlet for friends and families to manifest their spirituality.
The new Christenson Funeral Home & Crematory located in the heart of Rockford, believes in supporting our communities to enable economic prosperity, while providing an outlet for friends and families to manifest their spirituality.
Services
The following is a list of choices which represent the cost of our services. They may or may not include the casket or container required for visitation or viewing, burial, entombment or cremation. You are in no way limited to these service options. You may itemize services in order to select only those which are right for you.
Most of us plan ahead in life. We plan for our wedding, our children's education, family vacations, and other significant expected life events. We also plan for the unexpected events of life by purchasing home, auto and medical insurance. Understanding the benefits of pre-planning has prompted many to take the step to plan their own arrangements.
Many who have undergone the emotional strain of arranging a funeral within hours of losing a loved one have made the choice to pre-plan their own funeral. Doing so lifts the burden from their loved ones by relieving decision-making pressure at a time of grief and emotional stress. Funeral arrangements are a deeply personal choice.
Someone you love has died. You are now faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of your thoughts and feelings regarding the death and the person who died. It is an essential part of healing. The following articles provide many practical suggestions to help you move toward healing in your unique grief journey.
Most of us are not prepared to plan and carry out a funeral ceremony for someone we love. And so much of the information available on this critically important subject fails to focus on what is most important: having a personalized, meaningful funeral that helps families and friends begin the healing process of mourning after the death of someone we love.
Reviews (9)
Tabitha Hayenga
Nov 18, 2021
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From the very first phone call to the day of service and burial, Nathan brought a sense of comfort and peace to a very difficult time for myself and my sisters. Nathan helped with EVERYTHING, had the answers to all our questions, was patient when we needed to make decisions, and very attentive to every detail as we discussed our Mom. He wrote an obituary that was beyond our expectations, just from listening to us talk about our Mom. We will forever be thankful for the way he took care of her and us during this very difficult time. Everything was Beautiful just like our Mom. Forever grateful for
Angela Fick
Oct 06, 2021
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Nate and Christensons are highly recommended. Nate is wonderfully professionally dedicated to his work. He treated our loved one with utmost respect and honored her life. Nate is a very compassionate caring and empathetic human being. Very creative and beautiful service. Very high quality with reasonable price. Christensons and Nate do not need kickbacks or big platforms to be successful they already have it. Thank u Angela Fick and family for taking care of our mom grandma GG sister Rose Fick
Amanda Colson
Nov 07, 2020
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Anna Mihajlovic
Dec 15, 2019
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Nathan and his team were so wonderful and I can't recommend them enough. We just had a funeral for our grandmother and we were worried about being able to execute the Serbian traditions here in the states, but they worked with us and were so detail oriented and for such a sad occasion it went seamlessly. Thank you doesn't suffice for all the hard work they did. Also, the fees are the most competitive in town I would highly recommend them to anyone in the process of preplanning or planning a current funeral.
Calvin Parker
Aug 17, 2019
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My son had just died and I didn't know what to do. I didn't have a lot of money either. I called around to different funeral homes in the Rockford area to find out the cost and ran across Christenson Funeral Home.
I spoke with Kate and she explained the different packages available and how they could help me in my time of need. I found out they are a family run business and they work hard to make the process simple and personalized for the family as well as keeping the cost down. The funeral home had a large, decorative viewing area, lounge for the family and plenty of parking. In addition, we
I spoke with Kate and she explained the different packages available and how they could help me in my time of need. I found out they are a family run business and they work hard to make the process simple and personalized for the family as well as keeping the cost down. The funeral home had a large, decorative viewing area, lounge for the family and plenty of parking. In addition, we
Donna Wolkan
Jun 13, 2019
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Nathan took excellent care of our family at a very hard time. His professional attitude, kindness, knowledge and guidance was second to none. We are forever grateful to him. His facility was clean well maintained and accessible. His ability to accommodate us given out of state issues was excellent. Also, his pricing was second to none and given the quality of services we are blessed to have found him. Thank you again. You were a ray of sunshine on a very dark time.
J. D.
Nov 25, 2018
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Noel Vinz
Jun 14, 2017
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Having to use Christenson for 3 funerals in the past 2 years for my family's needs, I always recommend them to everyone. Nathan and his amazing staff are very caring and compassionate people, helping you figure out the little steps adding comfort and reassurance during a difficult time. The home is prefect for visitations of large groups or smaller more personal groups if needed.
Sarah Beth
Nov 09, 2014
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The Christenson Funeral Home helped with the death of our mother. We dealt with Nathan from our first call to weeks following the service. Kind, compassionate and extremely helpful are just a few words to describe this young man. The attention to detail from the cards to the flowers, everything was handled with dignity respect and true professionalism. The facilities are beautiful and made us feel right at home. In a terrible time in our lives, Nathan really came through and guided us through the whole process with patience and caring. I would recommend this place to everyone - To Nathan and the
