Services
We are a family owned and operated funeral home that has been in existence for more than 70 years. We are committed to you and your personal preferences as we work together to design funeral or cremation services just the way you want it. Since the time of Matthew Herson, our experience has shown us that most families select one of the following services, each of which can be personalized to meet your wishes.
Traditional Funeral Service with Visitation and Burial
This is the most commonly selected package that we offer and includes services of funeral director, administrative staff, professional staff for coordinating, personalizing, and directing the funeral service, preparation and filing of legal documents, and other paperwork necessary to complete the arrangements:
- Removal from the place of death to the funeral home
- Embalming and sanitary care of the remains
- Dressing, casketing, cosmetology
- Use of facilities for visitation
- Use of the facilities for the service or set up at a church or other location
- Automotive equipment including funeral coach and service van
- Graveside service
Traditional Funeral Service with One Hour of Visitation Prior to Service and Burial
Includes everything listed above with only an hour of visitation prior to the funeral service at the funeral home, church or other location.
Graveside Funeral Service
This option includes everything listed above and may include a day of visitation followed by graveside funeral services instead of funeral services at the funeral home, church, or other location.
Cremation Choices
Cremation provides an alternative to traditional funeral services yet still allows the option of visitation and funeral services should they be selected. Herson Funeral Home uses Central Crematory located in Cortland, New York for our cremation needs. We chose this crematory because it is new, clean and the staff at the crematory provides the respect and dignity that we demand for the decease.
Options for the ashes (cremains) from the human remains include burial on the family plot, scattering of the ashes, placement in an urn to be kept at home, or placed in a columbarium niche or other location.
Cremation Funeral Service
This option includes everything listed above and can include a day of visitation with funeral services at the funeral home, church, or other location followed by cremation.
Direct Cremation
Is the simplest form of disposition, and includes no ceremonies or rites. It may take place only after obtaining a signed death certificate from the attending physician along with a signed authorization from the authorized agent of the deceased. We require that before the cremation process commences, a family member or person designed by the family, must identify the deceased in the cremation container selected by the family during the arrangement process. This insures the identity of the person being cremated.
Cremation With Memorial Service
This choice includes the Direct Cremation, but also offers a memorial service or visitation with a memorial service to be held after the cremation.
