For over 60 years, we have been committed to providing dignified, compassionate and affordable services in your time of need. We provide traditional, memorial, and cremation services. Though we are located in Bedford, we serve families from the surrounding communities of Burlington, Carlisle, Lexington, Concord and beyond.
We can also arrange services for deaths occurring away from home. Our trained staff strives to honor the lives of those entrusted to us with sensitivity to many faiths and cultures. We take great pride in our elegant and comfortable atmosphere. We are fully handicap accessible and have more interior space than other local establishments.
We can also arrange services for deaths occurring away from home. Our trained staff strives to honor the lives of those entrusted to us with sensitivity to many faiths and cultures. We take great pride in our elegant and comfortable atmosphere. We are fully handicap accessible and have more interior space than other local establishments.
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The early history of the Bedford Funeral Home has been difficult to trace, but dates to the mid-1950s. Everett Gottschalk established the funeral home and died in 1958. Following his death, the funeral home was managed by his wife, Frances, for several years. In the mid-1960s, G. William Clark of Carlisle became the new owner.
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.
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Alexandra C.
Feb 07, 2021
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Bedford Funeral Home worked with my mother and she notes: "Funeral home director Maureen Duffy is a very understanding and efficient person. She was very helpful to me during a difficult time to help take care of my brother's funeral. When a miscommunication with a third party concerning the burial came up, she also stepped in to help take care of it quickly as well. I'd like to thank her greatly as well as recommend Bedford Funeral Home."
Jeff Porter
Aug 22, 2020
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John Fisher
Jun 26, 2018
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I highly recommend this Home and in particular Maureen Duffy as professional, courteous, and most especially, empathetic funeral service providers. At every step of our journey, Maureen was informative and very sensitive to the pain and heartbreak we were feeling. She answered our questions fully and supported any and all choices we made. She never pushed us towards one decision or the other but compassionately gave us full information then supported our selections. She was also very responsive whenever we emailed or called with a question or request. It is nice to know that nice people are in
