Founded by my grandfather, George Harry Herrmann, in 1926 we still today have the finest, most up to date facilities available. With the largest licensed staff of funeral directors on the south side, we are able to serve your family's every need. Our funeral home offers a warm, comfortable, family-oriented environment with traditional architecture and tasteful interior decor.
Our facilities accommodate all types of funerals and memorials large and small, public or private. This beautiful cemetery was designed to offer the most beautiful garden like tranquility of any cemetery.
Our facilities accommodate all types of funerals and memorials large and small, public or private. This beautiful cemetery was designed to offer the most beautiful garden like tranquility of any cemetery.
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G. H. Herrmann Funeral Homes was founded by George Harry Herrmann in 1926 and served a small neighborhood community on the south side of Indianapolis, Indiana. Known for his personal touch, George expanded the business in 1928 from its tiny storefront beginning to a large Victorian home just a stones throw away from the original location.
Not only does Freedom Plaza at G.H. Herrmann Funeral Homes The Gardens at Olive Branch boast a steel beam from World Trade Center 1, it also features leftover limestone from rebuilding the Pentagon and constructing the 9-11 Memorial in New York City and soil from the crash site of Flight 93.
The beam is supported by brick columns that contain cremation niches and a pentagon-shaped planter -- which brims with knockout rosebushes -- filled with 8 yards of dirt hauled in from Shanksville, Pa.There's also the eternal flame, with its limestone base crafted by Brian Swersky, who built an identical flame at John F. Kennedy's gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery.
The beam is supported by brick columns that contain cremation niches and a pentagon-shaped planter -- which brims with knockout rosebushes -- filled with 8 yards of dirt hauled in from Shanksville, Pa.There's also the eternal flame, with its limestone base crafted by Brian Swersky, who built an identical flame at John F. Kennedy's gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery.
No matter how you choose to care for your loved one's physical remains, we pride ourselves on our ability to help you select from a variety of peaceful and picturesque settings for their final resting place.
Whether you prefer the calm serenity of a natural park or the stately grandeur of a mausoleum, our experts are here to understand your needs and concerns, answer your questions, and provide you with all of your options and the information you need to make an informed decision about your loved one's final resting place.
Whether you prefer the calm serenity of a natural park or the stately grandeur of a mausoleum, our experts are here to understand your needs and concerns, answer your questions, and provide you with all of your options and the information you need to make an informed decision about your loved one's final resting place.
When you first begin the process of designing a funeral, the decisions you'll face might seem overwhelming at first. We're here to help you tackle the choices one by one and make the journey one of love, healing, and life celebration.
The process can be broken down into two stages: decisions regarding the service and how you'd like to honor your loved one's life, and decisions regarding how you'd like to care for your loved one's physical remains.Whether it's formal or informal, traditional or offbeat, a funeral provides an opportunity for family and friends to gather and support one another in taking the first steps of their healing journey.
The process can be broken down into two stages: decisions regarding the service and how you'd like to honor your loved one's life, and decisions regarding how you'd like to care for your loved one's physical remains.Whether it's formal or informal, traditional or offbeat, a funeral provides an opportunity for family and friends to gather and support one another in taking the first steps of their healing journey.
Sometimes the thought of planning a funeral seems too difficult for those who've suffered a loss. We're here to help lighten your burden and remind you of the true value a ceremony can hold for you and your family. Coping with a loss is never easy, and services are an essential part of the recovery process.
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Dawn Goodrum
Sep 16, 2021
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David Driscoll
Dec 05, 2019
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Our experience with G. H. Herrmann’s was as positive as I think an interaction with a funeral home could be. From the day we made pre-need arrangements for my father through the day of his inurnment, the staff were unfailingly courteous and professional. The well-appointed and maintained Madison Avenue facility provided a fine setting for our memorial arrangements. Our family loves dogs, so the fact that several grief-comfort dogs are “on staff” was a definite plus for us. We recommend G. H. Herrmann’s highly.
Michael OMara
Oct 28, 2016
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