Michael A Okon

Though our funeral home is the oldest established funeral home in Delaware County, our facilities are new and updated, providing a warm, comforting space for loved ones to gather in remembrance. View our funeral home facilities by navigating through the pictures below or contact us for an in-person tour.

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'.

Funeral ceremonies have been a part of end-of life services for centuries. Rich in tradition, these services are intended to allow families and friends to grieve the loss and honor the life of an individual who has passed on. What is a Funeral? This is an often-asked question that can be answered simply.

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).

In addition to offering traditional services to families in our community, we also offer less-traditional memorial services. Growing in popularity over the past few decades, memorials serve the same purpose that traditional ceremonies do, but tend to be a little more personalized.

Below, you will learn the answer to the commonly-asked question, "What is a memorial service?", and you will be provided with a few great memorial service ideas for your family.What is a Memorial Service? Memorial services are, in most cases, a perfect hybrid between the funeral service and the celebration of life.