We recently lost my grandmother and could not have been more impressed with Debra, Tom, Teri and…read moreeveryone on the Goodman-Bensman team, who had a hand in helping us to plan her funeral. From the moment we walked in the door, we immediately felt at ease when we were greeted by Debra. Not only were we taken care of with extreme consideration and kindness, but Debra made sure that every detail for my grandma's celebration of life, was taken care of. We worried about nothing and everything, including the follow-up after the service far exceeded our expectations and was second-to-none. Thanks to everyone at Goodman-Bensman for making this experience so stress free and easy for our family.

I sought the services of Goodman-Bensman after my father passed away but after this experience…read morewould not recommend them to anyone. A cousin had found and recommended Goodman-Bensman because it was important to part of our family that my father be given the traditional Jewish funerary rites, like a ritual bath and watchman. I cannot speak to how/how well those traditions were carried out because we weren't present for those, but I can speak to how shockingly expensive all goods and services were with this outfit; a wooden casket (which arrived dented), air transport home, and associated services ($2,015 forwarding fee separate from airfare) cost us more than the funeral, burial, and everything else with the other funeral home and synagogue combined. Furthermore, the way Goodman-Bensman demanded full payment (but wouldn't even accept American Express) at 10:30 pm the night before the scheduled flight seemed in poor taste, to say the least. The receiving funeral home also reported that they ended up having to pay the airline themselves (and getting reimbursed by Goodman-Bensman) because Goodman-Bensman was unable to do so. The receiving funeral home also stated that communication was slow/poor with Goodman-Bensman and that my father's last name had been misspelled in the paperwork which was sent over, causing his death notice in the local paper to be misspelled. My father, moreover, wished to be buried in his blanket and favorite hat, which I communicated clearly with the funeral director, Tom. My father's hat was ultimately thrown in a linen bag unceremoniously at his feet and was thought to have been lost or misplaced until a few phone calls (and an unpleasant conversation with the seemingly defensive and resentful Tom) clarified the error. The last straw came weeks later, as I waited for copies of his death certificates to arrive; most funeral homes will notify the Social Security Administration of a death, but when my father received an SSA payment this month, I called the SSA to find out that the funeral home had never done so. Kimberly, who took my call at Goodman-Bensman, claims that they notified the SSA online but could not provide a record. The local SSA offices report that they received nothing. All in all, I'm very disappointed in the services my family and I received from Goodman-Bensman -- services for which we paid a substantial price. I regret my decision not to seek the services of another funeral home, which would have handled my father's last wishes and trip home with more grace and tact.

Had to walk out of funeral home when saw funeral directors without masks. Saw no real precautions…read moreexcept family behind small table but crowd and family mingled anyway. Saw one bottle of sanitizer only. Door not even left open to improve ventilation.

Reading the other review makes me think they were dealing with a different funeral home. I have…read morereceived nothing but caring attention the 2 times I have used Phillip funeral home. First for my sister who died suddenly and without assets or insurance. They worked to provide a proper service with an eye on keeping cost low since there wasn't any money available except for what family could provide. Next for my dad who had a modest budget. They were happy to suggest ways we could save money and stay within the amount we had to spend. In regard to the flowers, Mike doesn't have a certain provider that the home insisted on and anyone can send flowers from anywhere for the service. Mike and the staff have been great.

We held my dad's wake here when he passed and they had a beautiful setup and it was private which…read moreallowed our family to remember his life and have people pay their respects. They were extremely professional but compassionate as well. I've been to many wakes for family over the decades here and they are still in business for a reason. Thank you

My family recently used Witkowiak Funeral Home for my father who passed. They picked up my father…read morefrom Hospice, they prepared him for his service and finally took him to his final resting place. Jim and his amazing staff where very compassionate and helpful to my family. My father looked amazing and peaceful in his casket. My family will always be grateful for everything the Witkowiak staff did for us. Their prices were hands down the best around and they didn't cut any corners.

Family owned business offered excellent services and full transparency in pricing. Alma was great…read moreand assisted the day of the service with the flow of the attendees. Thank you for all you did to make my nephews (Jonathan Ruiz) service a peaceful experience.

This used to be Ermenc McLeod funeral home many years ago. Don't know the current owner at all. A…read moretrust was in place for a family member with this funeral home. The deceased was cremated. All I can say is they do not communicate very well. I got better communication via the church/cemetery on the funeral plans. It's only going to be simple graveside service. Priest will come out to say the final blessing. The urn will be put in the ground.

Second experience at Heritage Funeral Home. Staff is very friendly and they do a fine job of going…read moreover all of the info needed to set up a funeral. Staff is professional and do seem to genuinely care. There doesn't seem to be any pushy or overselling of services or goods. Facility is very clean and comfortable. My most recent experience there was pleasant until the day of the funeral when I saw my sister done up like an old woman. We did not have a current photo to give them but did explain she didn't wear make up or do up her hair - wash and go kind of thing. The day of the funeral when we got to see her before it started and she looked just horrible. They took a 44 year old woman and made her look 92. Gave her an old woman up do with no bangs and all combed up to the top of her head. Make up was not good either, looked very unprofessional. I don't know what and who went wrong but I would have done it myself if I knew how bad of a job was going to be done. Before the visitation started I was trying to brush her hair down, managed to fix a little but not well. When you loose a loved one, you do not want them disrespected or remembered in a way they didn't look. It was sad, everyone had the same comment throughout the day. (how bad of a job was done on her) Though this was a major mark against them in my book, I cannot give them less than 4 stars because they are a very helpful facility. My grandmother's funeral was just fine and went well. This may have just been a bad coincidence. I would recommend Heritage for services but make sure you have a good picture for their make up person to go off of.

My family has used Randle Dable Brisk for multiple funerals, and I have personally worked with them…read moretwice in the past two years. Funeral pre-planning: Their funeral pre-planning service is outstanding and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anybody. Since both my relatives had pre-planned their funerals, it made the funeral planning process much easier for me. Planning the actual funeral: This was pretty straightforward. I came in to select what options I wanted and they took care of the rest. They were very helpful with writing the obituary. I felt like they were taking care of all the details and I didn't need to worry about anything, really. They made a great DVD slideshow of photos I had provided to them; people really enjoyed that. After the funeral they even provided an etiquette brochure that made writing thank you notes easier. Little stuff like that really helped. Staff: Throughout the process, Randle Dable Brisk employees were incredibly caring and detail-oriented. I've worked with both Lee and Tom as funeral directors--they were both very helpful. Cosmetology: This really stood out to me. I don't know how they did it, but they made my relative look so good and very natural. Because of COVID, my relative had not had a haircut in a long time. I provided a couple of photos that showed his previous hair and facial hair style, and the final result exceeded my expectations...by a ton. It was incredibly meaningful to see my relative look so nice and I am grateful for that last memory. Whoever did his hair/makeup is a truly gifted cosmetologist.

This last week my Mom's funeral was held here and although I have no experience in funeral planning…read moreprior to this, I can definitely say we had a good experience with them. They made it easy to go through the options and answered any questions we had. Mostly, my review is about the service itself. First off, our Mom looked beautiful and natural. Nothing like the dreaded stuff you see in movies. She looked like she was taking a nap and was just how you would want to remember her. I found out later that Sarah is the person to credit for this and she did an awesome job. The flowers we received were positioned beautifully and they provided plenty of space and easels for our photo boards. The sign in book table looked great as well, they even had a framed picture with her and all of the info right on the table. Not much else I can say except that they did a great job and we couldn't have been more pleased.

Sarah was a pleasure to work with throughout the process from initial contact, through the day of…read morethe memorial service, and after the service had ended. She went above and beyond with personal touches to add meaning to the event celebrating the life of my daughter. I would highly recommend Sarah and her staff to anyone in need of their services!

They treat you like family and they are so empathetic to your pain and loss. God bless them alwaysread more

I pre-arranged my sister's final arrangements and cremation here. Funeral director, John Maher was…read morevery helpful and compassionate. He helped with the necessary paperwork. One thing I hate is bundling. Buying something you don't want is a rip off! A funeral can get expensive, were not talking a value meal, or phone, internet, and cable! They don't bundle at Brett funeral home. My sister was a very private person. She didn't want any kind of final ceremony, or anything. Nothing. ( I'm thankful she notified her lawyer of her intentions). My sister got exactly what she wanted, and paid only for the services requested. Now if she wanted more, she could have gotten more. The price for cremation, transportation, etc, etc was just under $2,000 two years ago. Almost everyone was steering us towards Church and chapel. Social workers, etc. Church and Chapel bundles. They wanted $10,000, maybe more it wasn't bad I guess if you wanted all the extras, but It's not what my sister wanted. Brett funeral just might be the cheapest. The respect and dignity is still there. They do cremations on site. In fact, they do cremations for most other funeral homes as well as the city of Milwaukee. If you're in need of cremation services for the least amount of money, I recommend Brett funeral home, they have knowledgeable, compassionate professionals.