Funeral Services

Helping you plan & conduct a meaningful farewell event

We’ll handle the details so your family can relax, celebrate love, loyalty, & friendship

How a Final Farewell Can Help You

TRIBUTE

Paying tribute to your loved ones in their own special way can help you move on more easily. Our team is committed in providing you with a funeral service that will honor your loved one.

MOURNING

Expressing how you are feeling helps tremendously in dealing with your loss. Our caring staff will be at your side to help you throughout this process.

SUPPORT

We know how painful organizing a funeral can be. Our team will handle all the details for you, and will help you bring your family together, so that you and your loved ones get the support you need.

Types of Events we Offer:

Traditional Funeral Services

A traditional funeral service takes place with the body present in a casket (open or closed). Many times there is a time to gather with friends and family followed by services either at the funeral home, at a church, or other location. The specifics of the visitation and the services are all up to the family. Traditional services usually end with a graveside service at a cemetery.

Traditional Followed by Cremation

These services take place with the body present in a casket (open or closed). A visitation and / or service is held at a location of the family’s choosing. After all visitations and services, the body is cremated. Once the cremation process has taken place, the family can choose to have a graveside service or keep the cremains. In some situations O’Connell’s can do all services in one day (traditional service in the morning, followed by cremation, followed by burial of cremains in afternoon).

Cremation

A cremation service takes place after the body has undergone the cremation process. There can be a gathering and visitation time with a service should the family desire one. This again can either take place at the funeral home, at a church or another venue. With cremation the family can bury the cremated remains at a cemetery or keep them as well. O’Connell Funeral Home is proud to have our own on-site crematory in the Baldwin location. Learn More About Countryside Crematory

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Memorial Service

A memorial service takes place with no body, or cremated remains present. There can still be a time to gather and share as well as have services should the family desire. This can be done anywhere the family sees fit. Memorial services can also take place before or after the body has been buried or cremated.

Direct Burial

With a direct burial there are no services, visitations or viewings. Because of this, no embalming is needed. Shortly after death, the body is placed in a simple casket and vault and is buried. Graveside services can be held at the cemetery at the time of burial.

Direct Cremation

With direct cremation, the body is cremated and the cremains are returned to the family, buried, placed in a crypt or niche in a cemetery or in some cases, scattered. Graveside services can be held at the time of burial or entombment.

Death Away From Home

If your loved one dies away from home (ex. While wintering in Arizona or on vacation in another country, etc) O’Connell’s can still help with coordinating services. It is possible to return remains to our area for traditional or cremation services. Important: Make sure you call O’Connell’s immediately – FIRST – to coordinate all services!

Monuments and Markers

Our team is well versed in creating a cemetery tribute to honor your loved one. Being a “one stop shop” makes meeting with us convenient and easy. We work closely with local monument companies to help design a monument or marker, all while working to get you the best price and quickest installation in the cemetery you choose.

Personalization

A personalized funeral to honor your loved one while capturing what is unique about them. Regardless of the type of service – traditional, cremation, memorial, etc. We will do everything we can to make it memorable and special.

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Veterans

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Resources

No matter the circumstances surrounding death; whether sudden or chronic, peaceful or violent, sudden, unexpected, or even anticipated, death is difficult for everyone to cope with. The staff at O’Connell’s are always here to help in any way that we can.

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At O’Connell, we know that when a loved one passes away, you want to acknowledge their life in a meaningful way.

To do that, you need to plan and conduct a memorial event that shares the stories of their life in a way that lets everyone know how precious they were to you.

The problem is that you are not sure how to navigate the next few weeks on your own. Plus, you’re worried that you will make a decision that makes things even worse for your family.

We understand it’s hard to make decisions when you feel like your world has been turned upside down. You can rest assured that everything we do is backed by our O’Connell Family Promises and our 100% satisfaction guarantee.

The plan we offer is based on our experience helping thousands of families navigate the loss of a loved one. The O’Connell Family Ring’s three elements of love, loyalty, and friendship form the basis for how we will support your family during this time.

Here are the three simple steps:

We provide urgent care for the deceased and your family.
Using the O’Connell Way, we help you plan a meaningful farewell event.
We manage the details of the event so you can celebrate love, loyalty & friendship.

Call us today to talk to one of our Certified O’Connell Event Planners. We are here to support you throughout this experience. In the meantime, request a copy of our free Advanced Planning Guide.