I would highly recommend Midwest Mortuary Service to anyone. Brian has made it so easy for us to…read morehandle the passing of my mother. I called several funeral places and he was the only person right from the start explained everything and was so companionate. He made a very difficult time more manageable for us.

(I wrote a review for Midwest Mortuary's handling of my father's funeral, and it would not allow me…read moreto write another one, so I am writing under an old account.) I used Midwest Mortuary for the second time recently when my mother passed away. I remembered how helpful Midwest Mortuary was in handling my father's funeral, so I referred my brother to Midwest as I no longer live in the area. My mother did not have a plot and had not chosen any place to be buried. Midwest worked with my brother to choose a cemetery, tracked down the information needed, and helped arrange everything for the funeral. It was held in the small chapel at Skyline Memorial in Monee. A muted pinkish coffin was chosen, and when I saw it in person I was very happy and impressed with how beautiful it looked--yet my daughter told me it was the cheapest one, but she knew that her grandmother would have loved the color. My brother ordered the flowers for on top of the casket through Midwest and they were absolutely beautiful as well. My mother looked lovely and peaceful. We had my mother's pastor say a few words in the chapel to the family only, and then moved outside due to COVID times for any other guests. Midwest kept everything moving along smoothly, and once again I was grateful for Midwest's help. Again, it was an expense as most funerals are, but not as expensive as it could have been--yet everything looked beautiful and top quality. The cost for everything including the plot, burial, headstone, service, embalming, coffin, flowers, death certificates, prayer cards and guest book--anything else that I am leaving out--was approximately $12,000. Midwest will also allow you to pre-plan a funeral which isn't a bad idea so you can make choices when you are not feeling emotional. I am very happy that my brother ended up going with Midwest as he didn't know where to begin, and Midwest guided him through the process.

Our family has been well served by Frain Mortuary. My stepmother passed a few years after my father…read morepassed and her funeral was handled by Frain. Our father had donated his body to the IU Medical School, and afterwards he had been cremated and returned to us. When Jon Frain heard about this he offered to have our father's remains buried with our stepmother. When he asked us if our father was a veteran, we told him we thought he was but he didn't like talking about it and we weren't even sure what branch of the armed services he was in. We did remember a picture where he was on a ship, so we assumed it was the Navy. Jon Frain took all this vague information and tirelessly worked to try to find out our father's service history. He ran up against a lot of obstacles and even a fire that had destroyed many records of that era, but he didn't give up or stop his search for the information. After several years, he finally got the confirmation of my father's service and just received the plaque to add to the monument that has his name and service record. We're thrilled to have this recognition for our father, and very thankful and appreciative to Jon for his dogged determination to solve the mystery of our Dad's service to America. We highly recommend Frain Mortuary.

The Frain Mortuary is a nice, clean, and professional looking facility. These points are partly…read moreresponsible for bringing the rating up after our experience with Jon Frain dropped the rating into the basement. Unfortunately, the behaviors that tanked the rating started with the removal service the night that my mother passed away. Frain Mortuary arrived for removal, and I observed the most unprofessional, uncaring, and condescending person that I had ever met from the mortuary / funeral service business. Jon Frain showed no compassion for my father at the worst time in his life and was verbally abusive toward the hospice nurse that was present doing her job at the time. By the time that Frain had completed the removal process it was around 3:30am and he had requested my dad be in his office at 9:00am to go over the service details. This was without any care or concern for my father's need for sleep and time to process and mourn the situation. Upon arriving that morning, Jon continued to be condescending and acted completely unprofessional during the meeting with my father and I, which included (but was not limited to) gloating about his upcoming spring break plans and alcohol consumption plans, as well as discussing personal and private details about people from town (whom I did not even know). We were deeply disgusted by this. The arrogance and condescension continued the day of the wake, and it was later discovered that the service cards that had been placed out for guests had my mother's name incorrectly printed on it. The day that we put my mother to rest was St.Patricks day and we were greeted that morning by Jon wearing a tacky green, plastic pub style shamrock necklace around his neck, as if he was going to a frat party. Thankfully this was the last that I saw of him. Daniel Frain was the saving grace of the entire experience and is the reason for any stars in this rating at all, but unfortunately for him he was starting from a negative. Daniel Frain completed the services on the day of burial did a fantastic job. If you choose Frain Mortuary after reading all of this, you should request to deal with Daniel, because Jon is too immature and arrogant to be dealing with people at the absolute worst times in their lives.

Staff treated my family with respect, kindness and patience. Very accommodating to our needs, Would…read morehighly recommend during such a trying time.

They provided professional, compassionate services for my mother-in-law who passed out of state…read more They coordinated for the surviving family, most out of state. She wanted to return to her roots. Consultation and support was a telephone call away. This was done for a reasonable rate. The family feels fortunate that our remote remote selection picked them.

Overall poor communication from staff, and Dr. Shiping Bao failed to do tissue studies for asbestos…read moreexposure. It was stressed to him that we wanted this testing specifically as my husband was a lifetime automotive mechanic.

The scientific portion of their service is adequate, however, the financial representation is…read moremisleading. I was told, repeatedly, the fee would be reimbursed under the FEMA Covid disaster program. That turned out to be untrue. Had I known that in advance, I probably would have made alternative arrangements. Instead, I'm now out $6200 with no chance of recovering those funds. Steer clear of this greed driven business.

We had to prepare a funeral long distance and couldn't have asked for a better team to help put…read morethis all together. Carrie was amazing and answered every question via email, text and/or phone call. I felt at every point that my father in law was in the best hands.

My father recently passed and my aunt searched around for something really close that had great…read morereviews and we found this place. I worked with Violet for my dads funeral. I would say she is one of nicest human beings I have ever met. I never once felt uncomfortable. She was soothing and had a kind and warm energy to her. She was charismatic and I can not stress enough so kind. In a very difficult time the last thing you want is to deal with anyone rude or unthoughtful and I was just blown away by the service we got here. She went above and beyond. She went through everything with us and made great suggestion and was great at explaining everything. And when I had to ID my father before cremation she took the time to put a little make up on him to make him look normal and I cannot express how much I deeply appreciate that. It's like I got to see my dad nice and peaceful one last time and I can never thank her enough for that. The thoughtfulness that was put behind that is so worth mentioning. And after the funeral she even made my mother and I little containers with dried flowers from the funeral and the stones we had. I mean just so much compassion and consideration for us. And I know she has to deal with grieving people all the time and it must be exhausting but for her to do the little things along with the big things made the difference for me. There was also a taller white male who worked with her and although I didn't see him often whenever I did he was kind, professional and great at his job as well. I would recommend this place to anyone. People like violet make things go by just a little smoother in such a terrible time and those people deserve all the recognition there is.

Held my father's funeral at Kreuger Funeral Home and everything went as planned. They were…read moreaccommodating, communicative, and respectful of our wishes. We felt that the cost was reasonable and even though it's not the largest space, they were still able to accommodate everyone who came. They are a family business and they do everything they can to make the experience seamless. I liked that they helped create the tribute video and had a staff member making sure things were stocked and clean while we were there. It ended up snowing before we left and the owners cleaned off all the cars and made sure pathways were shoveled, that was a very kind gesture after a long day.

For over 60 years my family has depended on the staff of Krueger Funeral Home during the most…read moredifficult times. Generations of the Krueger family have lessened the burden of planning a beautiful service and burial or cremation for generations of my family. Whether it's a warm smile full of empathy, kindly guiding and suggesting options for services, or helping with pre-needs, every detail is thought of with such care. We are so grateful for Mr. & Mrs. Krueger, Clay, Kelle, Kanon, Cheryl and all of their wonderful staff.

Unfortunate circumstances brought me in contact with this business. They are professional,…read morefriendly, knowledgeable. If wasn't such a sad circumstance, I would say it was a pleasure doing business with them.

From the owner: Funeral Planning and Cremations- We provide all our services for nearly half the cost of other…read morelocal funeral homes and we offer caskets at our cost. No mark up like traditional funeral homes. That's a huge savings.

We had my grandmother's funeral here last year. The staff were all very kind, considerate, and…read morecompassionate. I think it takes a special type of person to work in the funeral business and all of the staff here went above and beyond. In addition to hosting a lovely funeral, my employer needed a letter from the funeral home to excuse my absence for bereavement purposes which they provided. No one wants to need a funeral home, but when you do need one, I highly recommend O'Donnell funeral home.

From the owner: O'Donnell Funeral Home is dedicated to helping you share the stories that make this community…read moregreat. We provide a place to cry, to laugh, and most importantly, begin the healing process that follows the loss of a loved one. Whether traditional or unique, we help you create meaningful events.Call today for more information.

At first thought you might not realize that there are caretakers and "styles" to different…read morecemeteries, but there are. Each cemetery has it's on feel based on the these elements, as well as the living relatives that visit their deceased family members and leave flowers or memorabilia for their loved ones. This cemetery seems to have two distinct sections. The back of the cemetery is older, not due to the tombstones, but the lovely, large trees that shade the grounds. The front section is completely devoid of trees, leaving the grass burned and thinning. However, the grass that is there is kept clean and short. They just need to plant some trees. At least get some starters going for the future.

In searching my roots I traveled back to Monticello, Indiana, a town I spent a few years in as a…read morechild. On this trip I was hunting down the grave of my great grandmother. Unfortunately back in 1947 there were no finances for a headstone and I found nothing but grass at her designated burial place. But she was in the roster of permanent residents and her history was well annotated. The cemetery is well kept by IOOF (Independent Order Of Odd Fellows). There was a house on the property with 3 phone numbers on the door to call if you needed help. We called the first number, Joe Randolph. Calling from an Illinois phone number we assured him we weren't trying to extend the warantee on his car and told him we were at the cemetery looking up my great grandmothers grave. He gladly came right out and took note of my details on Marie Tinz Schaefer and with poster board in hand went to find where she rested. Joe was very helpful but alas there was no stone. We left our number with him in case any other information was found, thanked him, took these two pictures and went on our way.