Kinnick Funeral Home

The funeral home is family owned and operated and offers a wide variety of merchandise. We are honored to provide services to families of all nationalities and faiths. We offer a range of personalized services to suit your family's wishes and requirements. You can count on us to help you plan a personal, lasting tribute to your loved one, and we will carefully guide you through the many decisions that must be made during this challenging time.

A funeral service is a ceremony that is conducted with the deceased's body present. It generally takes place from a few days to a week after someone has passed away. Many funeral serices are conducted in the place of worship of the deceased, or of his or her family. Funeral services may also take place entirely at the funeral home, or in a cemetery chapel, or be held in conjunction with any of the following services.

George has been a funeral service provider to the Youngstown Community for over 50 years. He is a graduate of Youngstown East High School, Youngstown University, and of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.

He is a member of many funeral service provider organizations, including the National and State Funeral Directors Associations, the Ohio Embalmer's Association, and the Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana Tri-County Funeral Directors Association, of which he served a term as president.Other affiliations include the Knights of Columbus, and the West Side Merchants & Civic Association, of which he served as past-president and trustee.

To begin to answer that question, it is helpful to understand that a funeral is for the living. A funeral provides closure for what is often an unfortunate occurrence - the passing of a loved one. A funeral is a way to say goodbye, but it is also much more than that; it's an opportunity to celebrate the life of someone special, and can actually enrich the memories of the deceased for those who are left behind.

Decomposition of the body in the earth (after burial) is the slow oxidation of the body tissues. No casket is legally required for cremation, just a simple container, which is strong enough to hold the body. This could be a box of rough boards, pressboard, or heavy cardboard. The cremated remains can be kept by the family - and perhaps memorialized - in an urn or other container.