After 16 years of bringing flowers to my Father, and after a history here since 1930, to abruptly…read moredecide mourners cannot bring fresh flowers is unempethetic, rude, disrespectful... How timely to institute an artificial flowers only rule, while offering a gift shop to accommodate this. Seasonal floral arrangements available soon.... They'll be recycled I assume. It's all about $$$ Gnats? Give me a break. Have your staff deal with drying flowers or institute a 24-48 hr window-bring flowers, they will be disposed of in that time frame If I could have broken the glass, I'd have taken my father out of there today.

After my late father's surprise passing away, we were surprised by this part of the process, his…read morefinal burial place. We had the loose idea he wanted to keep it simple for his surviving family members and to be near the kids, me, so we naturally chose SHMP whose local reputation across decades is well known for reliable, respectful, and professional administration. I can after buying 2 niches (these are burial spots in a columbarium which is for urns whereas a mausoleum is for caskets), say the staff here are so totally gentle, gracious, fair, and understanding. The immense many emotions which surround the such are complex, but our initial outreach with coordinator Ennio is beyond reproach with his deep personal empathy and big heart for all patrons' human stories. Gina W. the administrator is totally on par with all the many paperwork and regulatory bits which could be a drag but she makes it all aplomb with a kind heart. The property and all its details are so thoughtfully decorated. All maintenance and facilities are so highly done as to instill high confidence. We chose the "Clearview" niches which have a clear view of the ground soutside, as the name implies. The famously beautiful views from the hills of Ridge across the Watchung Mountains towards the south and west are childhood faves for me and lifelong faves for my father so we are so totally comforted that he shall forever look out to the beloved area. It means a lot to us that the staff exhibit the care to make the view happen with perfect beauty daily. Thank you to all the staff for so much compassion and care for our father's resting place. We visit regularly to accompany him and also to enjoy his new surroundings together.

Came here to see the neighborhood, and found this cute small Catholic Church. Family friendly and…read morevery inviting place. God may be pleased to see their job well done :)

They were wonderful. Very professional and compassionate. They thought of every detail. Much…read moreappreciated.

We had my Mom's Visitation and Funeral with Cusick Funeral Home on June 12th and 13th. From the…read moremoment I met Lauren, just minutes after my Mom passed away, I knew she was amazing at what she does. She immediately put us at ease. She made every step of the process easy to understand and this is extremely valuable when living through the death of a loved one. I really appreciate her and all she did for our family. I highly recommend Lauren and Cusick Funeral Home.

This peaceful cemetery surrounded by trees belongs to a Catholic church of the same name about half…read morea mile away. Secluded on the outskirts of a quiet residential neighborhood, it was initially hard to find with its address on North Ave. It actually follows along Elm St. and thankfully has a substantial entrance sign. Though a burial plot might literally be the last thing you'll need, this place has nice options with plenty of space for those grave decisions. NOTES/TIPS: **Convenient parking along Elm St. which circles around the whole cemetery. **Existing grave sites are on www.findagrave.com.

It's a beautiful place for those you loved. Completely surrounded on 3 sides by trees, at the end…read moreof two dead end streets. I've spent hours there, visiting my loved ones. They do a great job of keeping it manicured, but you may want to keep the actual grave nice yourself by bringing a little equipment with you-clippers, plastic bag, a little hand spade. I like to keep my parents and uncle's graves pristine when I go to visit and tidy up a bit.

This cemetery was my 1st exposure to the practice of some cemeteries, usually Catholic ones…read more(although that's changed a lot since I 1st came here), of putting an enameled portrait of the deceased on the gravestone, and it has fascinated me ever since. When we moved to Bernardsville, I was a young teen, and I rode down here on my bicycle to check it out. In those days, it was much smaller and was surrounded by woods (the corporate complex...at 1 time AT&T, then I believe an insurance company, and now it might be something else... adjoining it currently was still just a gleam in a developer's eye back then). It was a quietly rural burial ground then, but I was mesmerized by the pictures on the stones of people long dead-- young men in tuxedos, beautiful young ladies, older people, and... most poignantly...small children. I remember being fascinated by 1 particular black-and-white photo of a boy who had died in 1925...just a year or 2 younger when he passed away, whether through accident or illness I would never know, than I was then as I stood there in the cold wintry afternoon air. At that time, I knew no one, and I didn't visit this cemetery often, as it was just another example, to me, of my "alien" status, of being "outside the circle," perpetual stranger. More so than I had ever felt in Wayne. I wasn't Catholic, was friendless (with the exception of a few I had left behind in Wayne), and spent my 1st few years in the area as a kind of teen ghost (didn't help that I was exceedingly awkward and anti-social). Slowly, I began to make friends, became acclimated to my new environment, at least partially emerged from my self-created cocoon. Inevitably, I became familiar with people who would occupy a permanent position in these hallowed grounds. A classmate committed suicide and was buried here. Two identical twins I developed a friendly acquaintanceship with are buried here (they both died of cancer within a few months of each other). A friend's mother, dead of cancer. A neighbor. My science teacher (I remember liking him, but he could be stern; once, when I got a D on a paper, I said, channeling Cheech & Chong, "Hey, man, how come I got a D? I was expecting a C minus at least!" He replied, in a booming voice, "DON'T EVER CALL ME MAN!" and proceeded to deliver a blistering lecture on classroom etiquette that had me wishing I could melt away into my chair and disappear). One of my 1st friends in Bernardsville, who was actually starting to get on top of his problems and addictions before a fatal heart attack felled him in his early 30s. A classmate who shot up with a dirty needle and died of AIDS. The father of a friend who was a sweetheart of a guy. A beautiful neighbor my age who didn't know I existed while I lived in the neighborhood. I met her a few years later at a wedding, and she was, surprisingly, very friendly and welcoming to me. I thought, "I guess I've finally arrived; the geeky teen is gone for good." Unfortunately, I knew she had a problem with alcohol and she died way too young. (When I told a friend of how unexpectedly friendly she had been to me at the wedding, he drolly...and unkindly... replied, "She must have been REALLY drunk that night!"). My friend Joe, whose funeral I wrote about some months ago. The small rural cemetery I initially encountered decades ago has been transformed. There's the former AT&T complex on 1 side of it, a large community mausoleum on the other. It doesn't make me uncomfortable now, I don't feel so "strange" or "alien." Friends, teachers, classmates, neighbors-- people I've known, and loved, are buried here. Despite the changes the years have wrought, it's still a quiet, holy and restorative place, a place for mourning, remembering and quiet reflection on the mysteries of life and death. I have 1 caveat to offer. Recently, I've driven by a few times, and there's a huge poster facing Mt. Airy Rd. extolling the late Charlie Kirk and his Turning Point organization. I'm not 100% certain it's actually on cemetery property, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. Kirk's death was a tragedy, and anyone who suggests differently is missing some essential portion of their humanity. But he was, at the very least, an overt racist. If this poster was actually put up by the Catholic Church, do they really suggest that Kirk was someone to extol and emulate? All I can say is-- if I happened to be a black Catholic looking for a burial spot, and I arrived at Holy Cross and saw that placard/poster, I'd most assuredly turn my car around and drive away, looking for a more amenable and welcoming place to spend eternity. If they're not responsible for that placard-- my sincerest apologies. If they are--- well, they really, REALLY should consider taking it down. I'm familiar enough with Catholicism to know that large segments of it can be as conservative and rigid and doctrinaire as evangelical Protestantism, if not even more so, but...just my 2 cents...it's not a good look.

Terrible service. My aunt died, I was executor, and I could not believe the ineptness and poor…read morecommunication. It's one thing for them to procrastinate and ignore voicemail messages, it's another thing to indicate a wrong death date and marital status on death certificate. Inexcusable.

Valley Memorial Funeral Home took care of both my parents' funerals, my mother in 2014 and my…read morefather in December 2019. They were kind, considerate and compassionate, the atmosphere was warm and inviting for the guests, it felt like a home. The video memorial was easy to create and came out beautifully. We were able to host a special ceremony for Dad that was enjoyed by all. I recommend this Funeral Home, they do a great job and are wonderful to work with.

This is our second funeral arrangement with Layton Funeral home. First was 31 years ago. George…read morehelped us through the most difficult time of our life. He went above and beyond from obituary, church arrangement and military-, burial. He honored all our wishes to the most wonderful service and burial. Thank you George for your excellent service. I would highly recommend Layton Funeral Home to anyone who have to say good bye to a loved one.

PROS: This is a very historic home. Build over 100 years ago, it may make a perfect place to visit…read morethe deceased in. The guy running it may be very quiet, but he is nice. There are many of caskets to choose from, and they prepared the body very well. The pricing was as usual and everything we did with him he organized for us. CONS: This place is very tiny! The rooms are small and the place is to old which results in creaking which could become annoying. In the wake room, it smelt like mildew and there was unused furniture pushed up against the wall. The parking lot wasn't to big, and had no parking lines. OVERALL: The guy is very nice, prices are accurate, and everything was dealt with smoothly, but the building is not fit to be a good place to hold something this important. I suggest looking at a home that is at least younger than you and kept up right.

I highly recommend Bailey Funeral home in Mendham. Everyone we dealt with was kind, helpful,…read morecompassionate, and expert in the details of everything involved for my father-in-law, including tasks and activities related to him being a veteran as well as a long-time volunteer with the local fire department. We felt so well cared for, from beginning to end, and deeply appreciated how well organized and orchestrated everything was. At times of grief and loss, it means a lot to be able to lean on the experts, and we felt that Tom and the entire staff went above and beyond in everything they did.

I highly recommend Bailey Funeral home! During such a horrific time in mine and my sisters life…read more Kathy,Tom and Rebecca were amazing. They went above and beyond to help me and my family with the burial Of my precious father. The service was so beautiful, and Rebbecca read the eulogy as if she knew my father with such warmth heartfelt.