We've known Sheehan-Hilborn-Breen Funeral Home both professionally and personally for decades and…read morehave come to consider them as family. During the very sad, overwhelming and emotional times after losing a loved one, it's comforting to know that SHB is available to shoulder the task and help you and your family navigate through the storm. In confusing and uncharted journeys, it's important to have trusted and highly experienced professionals available to help. Once again, after losing a close relative last October, we are appreciative of the professional manner that the arrangements for our cousin were planned and perfectly executed by SHB.

Usually try to avoid funeral homes but unfortunately life isn't so kind and I was brought here to…read moreattend a funeral service for coworkers' father that recently passed. Driven by this location many time was pretty surprised by the ease of getting in and getting out as the funeral was promptly after the business day concluded. There were ushers helping us park cars as it was a large gathering from in and out of state that was here to bid farewell to a friend and family. The lot was pretty tight yet served us well as I didn't have to fight for a spot and was heading inside. The staircase leading upstairs from the lot that I had parked was beautiful, though we all were dressed in black attire. Two different rooms for seating and the bigger room held the casket and visitors came to pay their respects. A decently sizes funeral home that some had to squeeze by others while there was still areas for groups to congregate. I imagine that a lot of thought and preparation was put into honoring this man and this funeral home did him justice. Cannot speak to the procession the day after to the cemetery as I couldn't attend but I imagine thar it was well organized and handle the business of the Elmwood West Hartford area.

I have nothing but positive things to say about my family's experience at Newington Memorial…read morefuneral home. After my father recently passed away, A.J. could not have been more compassionate and helpful while making arrangements with my mother and myself. He took the time to be present at my father's lovely memorial service, held in Jacob's Way at Cedar Hill Cemetery, and my mother truly appreciated the fact that he arranged for a Deacon to perform the service, which was very important to her. I would recommend their services without hesitation, and we have entrusted them with our own pre-arrangements.

During this very sad time they made the process extremely easy, very informative…read more a pleasure to talk to from the first phone call to the meeting to the actual day of service Kept us informed helped us with every detail very friendly The service was beautiful We had no complaints would recommend them very highly I know this family is very grateful for a great job that they did for us Thank you Teixeira family

This fine, family run funeral home was warm, kind, made all of the hard decisions easy to make, and…read moreguided us through a very difficult process so we could focus on our grieving and celebrating of my grandmother's life. We worked with Chris and he coordinated the grave side service including the flowers, ashes, beautiful flowers, and death certificates that we didn't really want to think about. An excellent choice for your funeral needs.

Molly funeral home was amazing to work with! During the horrible grief of loosing my mother they…read morewere compassionate and understanding. They came out to the house to meet with us, because of COVID restrictions and were polite and professional. We never felt pressured to do anything other than what my mom had wanted which was a simple cremation. They explained everything to us and made sure we were comfortable with everything. They really made the experience of making all the final arrangements for mom as smooth as possible. I feel like they went out of their way to accommodate us and I am grateful we chose to work with them!

This is a terrible company to deal with. They sent my Mother's cremains and the 2 metal urns were…read moreterribly scratched up. Instead of simply offering some sort of reimbursement, Luke basically said it was MY fault and not their crappy wrapping of my loved ones remains. He expected me to mail them all the way back to Connecticut from California. As a retired funeral director this is not the way you should treat a grieving family during one of the worst times of their lives.

Abbey Cremation was absolutely amazing with assisting me with the final arrangements for my…read morerecently deceased brother. They were so empathetic and patient with me and provided me with great support and guidance. They assisted with some state funding for the service as well. Their prices are very competitive and CT Hospice recommended them to me. I also highly recommend them!

Rob H. & his team at Mulryan couldn't have been more accomodating, courteous & sensitive to our…read moreneeds in helping us prepare funeral services for our mother, a long-time Glastonbury resident. Because I live in California, Rob facilitated a conference call w/ my sister & I to discuss what options we might prefer for Mom's service. Once we agreed on our specific choices, Rob ensured us that Mulryan would coordinate with all the other outside services (cemetery prep, priest, etc.) so that we could focus on other things. True to his word, everything was effortless before, during & after Mom's service. (They even let me drop-in the day before the service to test our Spotify audio playlist and video slideshow that would appear on their screens during calling hours.) From beginning-to-end, we felt we were in good hands with Mulryan. The room looked absolutely beautiful & well-appointed for the service. Rob was present & available throughout. The coordination from Mulryan to the cemetery was smooth & effortless. And even in our final moments at the cemetery, Rob was there overseeing the final closure of the burial site. We really couldn't have asked for more. If you're in need of a local Glastonbury funeral service that deftly handles the sensitivity, class & respect a funeral of a loved one requires, Mulryan will most certainly take great care of you & yours. Thanks again, Rob.

Our family used this funeral home in the last couple of weeks. We would like to share our story…read morefor others. My companion's daughter passed away unexpectedly. We met with the director and wanted to have a casket for just the mass. The home has a casket that they use for multiple rentals for the funeral. The fee to use the casket for an hour and a half was $1200 which we thought was exhobinant. The mother of the daughter is a single mom on a fixed income. The fees from this home were extremely high and I wrote to the owner Tom Mulryan to ask if he could consider a discount for the woman. He never returned an email, I wrote to him again telling him that I thought that it was discourteous to not even respond to a customer. Then I received a rude email back from him stating that I was threatening him because I told him that I will never refer anyone to his business. He also threatened that if I said anything to anyone about his business he would forward my emails to the mother of the child. I never threatened this person and merely asked him if he could possibly give this single mother a discount for their services. there is nothing wrong with that. In return I received the following email from the owner. (This is from Tom Mulryan the owner) "I didn't get back to you because I didn't think there was any reason to.  Just because in your mind you think we should give a discount that doesn't count. How much did you contribute to the funeral.  And don't ever threaten me. If I Hear one thing from someone that you said about me or the funeral home I will forward all your emails to---------- " ( A real classy way to treat his customers that just lost a family member.) Mind you we just buried her daughter a couple of weeks ago. We will never use this funeral home again and this is an example of the sensitivity and crudeness that you receive from no less the owner of the home. This person doesn't deserve anyone's business and I would not recommend that anyone go to their home. It seems like money is the main concern and not the compassion for his clients. All I did was merely ask him if he could give a single mom that lost her 32 year old daughter a discount on the package. This person is insensitive, rude and completely inconsiderate to his customers and isn't professional. I understand now why many people that I know are choosing CT Crematory for $1250 and they have a mass. The don't want to deal with the funeral homes that are bilking people. We just lost a family member and this is the way that he reacted to us. I have never had an owner of any business, especially someone that deals with grief, loss etc. act so callous, and rude. He shows no class. We are still mourning and this is the treatment that we got. We do not recommend this funeral home. Absolutely egregious! Any other funeral home would be better than this one. Please do yourself a favor and choose someone else for your services.

Ma passed away recently, she prepaid for her services in 2008 so that we didn't have to worry about…read moreanything (even the flowers). She thought of everything. I did have a few issues with the service. Her obituary had two misspellings that I had to call about (She even wrote some of it) so I know she wouldn't misspell her maiden name or my name. Confusion in the posting of visitation and service which I think are one in the same. Visitation 4-6 Service 5-TBD was posted. Family was told 4-8 some family weren't able to come pay their respects and we were told at 6:45 the service had ended. Some of us were confused and that we were rushed out. When you are grieving confusion isn't something anyone wants to deal with.

As with the previous reviewer - this was my first (and unfortunately not last) time planning a wake…read moreand funeral for my recently departed mother. Being the planner that I am - I had gone to O'Brien previously to check out the facility and start pricing out items and found them to be the best of those that I visited. Burying a loved one is never easy and I was not looking for the place where I could only get the most "bang for my buck". I was looking for a place that would take the same care and love of my mom that she took of me while I was growing up and I felt she deserved after her passing. I worked closely with Paige, the funeral director, who although she looks young - took the time and consideration to go over all the details with my brother and I multiple times and answer our countless questions. When planning a wake and funeral - it is a mad dash to put it mildly - you are grieving but there are all these moving parts that have to be put in place in a short period of time. We were luck to have Paige, and the entire staff of O'Brien Funeral Home with us during the entire process. They helped tailor the wake to truly honor her and make the day of the funeral as seamless as possible - snow and all.

I worked with Chris Duhaime while suddenly faced with having to make arrangements for my late aunt…read moreand uncle. During a very sad and tough time, it was a breath of fresh air to work with someone who was not only committed to and well studied in his field of expertise; but also willing to impart his knowledge onto others. His feedback and assistance helped make a difficult situation much more manageable. Thanks, Chris, for everything you did to support my family and me and for your invaluable information.

Phenomenal services. They really took care of the family and accommodated our needs during a great…read moretime of sorrow. Highly recommend.

When a loved ones dies you expect some sort of sympathy. This was a horrible experience from the…read moreday we walked in. If we would have known my mothers service was not paid for, we would have taken her somewhere else. Guy was clueless that was helping us, the bill was paid before we left. Told us the contract would be typed out and then it would have to be signed. Couldn't get hold of the Deacon, was told we would have to pay him directly and that changed. Could not hand in the obit write up said it needed to be emailed in and she would get to us on Monday. Mind you my mothers service was on Friday and getting an obit in the paper has to be done at least 2 days before. She finally called us late Tuesday afternoon. Asked if we could quickly proof read it, because she said she had a doctors appointment she had to get to. (Really) With all the rushing the obit ended up being wrong in the paper. Thank God it was able to be changed online. We went on Wed to pay her for the Deacon and thinking we were also going there to sign the contract. We get there and she said she hasn't had time. (Really) When we were there we gave the lady a statue to be put in with her ashes and a jar so we could have some ashes kept aside. Day of the cemetery service thought it could not get worse. Lady at the funeral home calls my sister half hour before the service and tells her she needs to bring a check for the cemetery payment. This was unbelievable are there not by laws to go by? All of this should have been added so we would not have to keep going through this. So to top it off they never took out any ashes for us and the statue was still at the funeral home. They had to call and have someone bring it and take some out at the cemetery. My sister received the contract at the cemetery nothing was itemized and the contract was never signed till this day. The Deacon had a mask on and no one could hear him. I will say that we did have a good experience with my dad, but this really broke my heart. The closing I will never forget

Brother I am gonna miss you so much and all the phone calls we made, I love you very much!!!!!…read more You will be missed. Your Sister Margarette in Atlanta, Ga