You will be able to learn about the services we offer, our prices, pre-arrangements and directions to our funeral homes. We provide information about other local services and businesses and give you the ability to e-mail us directly with questions or comments. Also, you will be able to link directly to our local newspapers so you can read current and recent obituaries.
Although you may have the opportunity to sign an online guest book, we strongly encourage you to also visit or send handwritten notes to bereaved individuals because of the positive support you will be providing. Over the years, we have witnessed the benefits that personal contact can have on the family members of someone who has died.
Although you may have the opportunity to sign an online guest book, we strongly encourage you to also visit or send handwritten notes to bereaved individuals because of the positive support you will be providing. Over the years, we have witnessed the benefits that personal contact can have on the family members of someone who has died.
Services
Reilly & Son Funeral Home, Inc. began as Boyle & Reilly Funeral Home in 1946 when Herbert W. Reilly, Sr. entered the funeral business. Our location on Central Avenue in Colonie was established in 1950 as the H.W. Reilly Funeral Home. The funeral home's name changed in 1963 to Reilly & Son Funeral Home, Inc. Herbert W. Reilly, Jr. obtained his funeral director's license in 1963.
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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