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Colvin-Norton Funeral Home
Welcome to the website for the Norton Funeral Homes, with locations in Sodus, Wolcott & Savannah, New York. We have the distinction of being the longest serving funeral homes in Wayne County, New York, under the same continous family ownership since 1909. We take pride in the services and funeral options provided to the families which we are honored to serve.

Please feel free to browse our pages to learn more about pre-planning a funeral and grief support, as well as the traditional funeral and cremation services that we have to offer. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at anytime, we are available by phone or e-mail, or drop by the office in person.
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The year was 1909, William Howard Taft succeeds Theodore Roosevelt as the 27th President of the United States, the U.S. Navy opens a base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, construction begins at the Harland and Wolff Shipyards in Belfast, Ireland on the RMS Titanic, and in Sodus, New York, Henry S. Norton along with his business partner Thomas Mitchell purchase the established Furniture and Undertaking business from James J. Wylie.
Family and friends getting together to honor a loved one's life is one of the most important steps in the grieving and healing process. You may opt to have a traditional religious or military service, or as more and more people are doing, you can choose to have a non-traditional 'life celebration'.
No matter if a death is sudden, or if it something that was a long time coming, the loss of a loved one makes us feel emotional and overwhelmed. No amount of preparation can fully prepare you for the loss of a loved one. When you are in a heightened emotional state, even the most basic decisions can seem staggering.
Traditionally, a burial service involves a visitation, followed by a funeral service in a church, or other place of worship. The casket is typically present at both these events, and it is your decision on whether to have the casket open or not. You have the option of having the remains interred (earth burial), or it may be entombed in a crypt inside a mausoleum (above ground burial).
Giving a meaningful, moving eulogy can be a nerve-wracking situation for even the most accomplished public speaker, but it need not be. How can you summarize somebody's life in a few short minutes, while being both somber and funny at the same time? Writing and delivering a eulogy is a therapeutic tool to help deal with your grief, and being chosen to give a eulogy is an honor and should be treated that way.
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Bonnie Donk
Bonnie Donk
Dec 09, 2018
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The process explained extremely well by James. Looking forward to getting started.