tl;dr: beautiful facilities but horrible, dare i say disrespectful, service…read more i will say everything preneed was fantastic. the two cathy's (at the funeral home and the cemetery) were amazing and helpful. they were very understanding and cooperative. the only negative i have to say (not about them) was that the process took a long time. i was there for about 5-6 hours going over funeral and cemetery plans. here's where things went downhill - the day of the viewing service and the day of the graveside service. this was for my father, by the way. we had ordered two guest books for the day of the viewing service. when guests starting arriving they were nowhere to be found. ben had left us with what i can only assume was an intern to take care of us. when asked where the guest books were. she did not know and it took her a while to find them. also, turns out the casket spray was different than what we had selected. ben's response was they had misread the spray selection. even though it was typed up on the contract? he said they would not be able to compensate us for their mistake but would try to get the correct spray for the burial service the next day, which, to their credit, they did provide the next day. we just had the wrong casket spray for the viewing service. the last HUGE mistake they made during the viewing service was technological. they were playing the slideshow of my dad but kept it playing during the WHOLE SERVICE. that means that pictures of my dad were playing while we were singing hymns and while the pastor was giving a sermon. super distracting. so i go to the back of the room to see if they could turn the slideshow off and turn it back on after the service ended. there was no one back there! i clicked pause on the slideshow to stop it and went outside to find the intern to help turn the tv's off. i eventually found her and she had no idea how to work the computer. she ended up closing the slideshow which made the desktop picture show up on the screens. if the desktop picture was the fairfax memorial funeral home logo or a landscape photo, that would've been fine. but the desktop picture was a cute little baby hedgehog in a bed of flowers/grass. so the pastor is giving the message and for, i kid you not, 5 minutes, this desktop photo is on the screens behind him. now i understand some funeral services would welcome moments of levity like this but this was a very serious service. his death was sudden and unexpected and this just felt disrespectful. fast forward to the next day. we are waiting in the processional behind the hearse to go to the gravesite for the burial service. we had told everyone to arrive at 10:00am for the service. the hearse starts leaving at 9:50am to which my brother-in-law asks them if they could wait for 15 minutes because people were still showing up. at 10am the hearse driver gets out of his car and comes up to me (the driver of the first car of the processional). he says, it's 10:00 we have to go. i ask him if we can wait just 5 more minutes because people are still showing up. we didn't want them to get lost because the cemetery is very big (and beautiful). he huffs and gives me an attitude when he says, "i guess we'll wait then." like i'm inconveniencing him by waiting 5 more minutes. i was shocked how rude he was. so like i said, the facilities are beautiful but the day of the viewing service and burial service, the customer service was absolutely horrible. if their goal was to get my mind off of the death of my father by how bad their service was then they partially succeeded. again, we received no apology or compensation for any of the issues we faced on the service days.

The funeral home is beautiful and clean, employees helpful and kind. I would consider using them in…read morethe future, I was attending a funeral.

I can't say enough good things about this company. My mother recently died and I'd never had to…read morearrange anything like this before. Luckily, hospice referred me to DCSV. Not only are their prices VERY reasonable, but they communicated very clearly to me what I needed to do. Everything was handled by phone and e-mail. Kip Austin and Tiffany Rahl were both SO patient with all my questions! Even when I changed my mind at the last minute and asked them to deliver my mom's ashes to my home (because I was trying to avoid an emotion trip out to and back from Chantilly), they were just super nice about it and got me on the schedule for the very next day's delivery! Of course NO ONE wants to face the death of a loved one, but DCSV went above and beyond to make this process as painless as possible. I am beyond grateful for how they handled everything.

When my mother was put into Comfort Care, I had researched cremation services and pretty much knew…read morewhat I wanted before I interviewed (in person) four crematories/funeral homes. Two of them failed to disclose all their fees until I asked additional questions (based on my research), one of them was double the price of the other three, and the fourth one was Direct Cremation Services. I met with a gentleman named Kip, who didn't try to upsell me, and gave me a package that met my requests. The costs were significantly lower than the other three places. He assured me that Direct Cremation Services would take care of everything, and explained both the logistical process and the paperwork/payment process. When my mother passed away, on a weekend, Kip returned my (notification) call, emailed me the link to take care of the documents, and immediately send his team out to transport my mother's remains. He told me the paperwork could wait until Monday. Thereafter, everything went as promised, and I picked up my mother's "cremains" yesterday. An unbelievably smooth process during a difficult time. I can't recommend this place enough.

My mother just transitioned a few weeks ago. This is a painfully hard time but everyone that I…read moreworked with at RAPP was wonderful. They were a light in the darkness, especially Ms. Linda. I'm very grateful!!

As with most reviews of such services, this one begins with heartbreak: the sudden and unexpected…read moredeath of my wife's mother. Upon a recommendation, my wife contacted Rapp Funeral & Cremation Services; and their thoughtfulness, precision, professionalism, and kindness ensured that every necessary and vital task had been completed smoothly with zero mistakes: from the cremation itself to the retrieval of the urn to making sure that my wife got back the wedding ring that her mother had been wearing. George handled everything, including talking my wife through every decision that she would need to make. This review gives us a chance to say Thanks.

Northern Virginia cremation Society is a very professional organization with superb employees…read moreproviding services in a caring manner. I especially would like to commend Sienna and Doug for their excellent and customer-centric handling of a cremation. I also found that cremation is far less expensive than a traditional funeral. Highly recommended.

DO NOT GO WITH THIS COMPANY! This is easily one of the worst experiences I've ever had with a…read morecompany. My father-in-law died on Sunday and it has been a one way game of phone tag ever since. After giving tons of information over the phone I was told that we would be sent paperwork within an hour via email. The paperwork never came. When I called back I was told it would be another 30 minutes. Still nothing. When I called back a few hours later I was directed to an answering service who told me they were closed. This morning I called and was told they would call me back in 15 minutes. That was over an hour ago. You would think that a company offering cremation and burial services to a family would understand that communication is key in a time of grief. This group has been atrocious. Avoid the added stress and go with a company that knows what they are doing.

I found Carewell as I was searching for funeral homes to help me repatriate my grandmother's…read moreremains to her home country - so international transportation of a loved one's body. I was working with a different funeral home who had no idea what they were doing, and Katherine and her sister Amelia came in as lifesavers - truly. Katherine was incredibly competent, knowledgeable and most importantly compassionate. When I first reached out to her, she didn't think she would be able to help me, but she kept trying to even after we had hung up the phone. When she reached back out, she had solutions, options, and knew exactly what needed to happen. Carewell was exactly what we needed, and my family and I are incredibly thankful to have found them. If they went above and beyond for a complicated case, I know that they will do the same for everyone else they work with. I cannot recommend Carewell more highly. Incredible service and wonderful people. Thank you.

I originally reached out to a different funeral home but just wasn't getting the right vibe from…read morethem. As soon as I reached out to Carewell, I knew it was everything I would want to handle my father's cremation. I spoke with Amelia and she was so reassuring, genuine, and kind. They offer affordable services and a very easy process for arranging everything. Amelia even went way out of her way to accommodate a special request I had. When you're grieving, finding a funeral home that makes you feel secure in handling your loved one is important, and Carewell is it. Thank you, Amelia and the Carewell team, for everything you did for us.

We just had my sister's Memorial Service at Cunningham Turch. Everything was absolutely perfect and…read moreI can't recommend them more. The space was extremely clean and lent itself to a comforting event. Gary served as the point of contact and helped with the logistics during the day.

These are the folks you want to work with when someone you love dies!…read more We had hired another funeral home when my husband passed. They dropped the ball and left us in the lurch. Then we hired another one. They backed out two days before the funeral. Thank goodness we found Cunningham Turch! They not only took care of all of our needs, but THEY REALLY LISTENED TO US. They made sure we had just want we needed. Gary Maxwell, our funeral manager, treated us with warmth, compassion, and a sense of humor (which was sorely needed!). If you need a funeral home, call Cunningham Turch. You'll be pleased you did. :)

Correen was a delight to work with. When my father passed in 2022 (in Tennessee), we had him…read moreplaced in a wooden urn. We were on the waitlist for Arlington National Cemetery. When we found out that he would be buried instead of in a niche, we decided to provide his ashes more protection against the elements. From the moment I talked to Coreen, I knew I could trust her to help with our concerns. She helped me pick out a marble urn and had it engraved. She then transferred his remains into his new and beautiful resting place. While no one ever wants to have to visit a funeral home, it's inevitable and we will pick Advent again!

I just want to let everyone know how very personal and professional Advent is. We worked with…read moreCoreen Nottingham who helped our family twice this year. First for my Mom's cremation and memorial early in the year and second for my Dad's recent cremation and supporting us with the documents we need to travel with his and my Mom's ashes. It has been a very hard year for us to say the least but Coreen and her team made things very straightforward and understandable for us which took a lot off our shoulders. The Advent memorial room and facilities are intimate, private and a beautiful setting. We could bring in food and snacks to share with friends and family who attended the memorial. I can't thank Coreen and her team enough for all the help and support they provided my family. I highly recommend Advent when you suffer the loss of a loved one.

Used this funeral home for my fathers death. And his cremation process…read more The experience wasn't the best. Felt more like they where trying to sell a car than deal with someone who lost a love one. Won't recommend

USE SOMEONE ELSE -so you don't have to add watching the funeral home to the list of things to do…read moreduring a tragic time. We used McQuire Funeral Home for my mothers cremation. We had a memorial service elsewhere, so this was to be the only service provided. They offered a 3rd party for the programs and to place the obituary ad in the Washington Post. When we got the funeral program I immediately noticed McQuire had added their logo to the program w/out asking. It just showed up in the 1st round shared w/ us by the printer. I thought that was tacky but was able to have that removed. I should have taken this as a sign. We sent them the final copy of the obituary and the almost $700 for the fee to the Washington Post. However, this time we were not able to see/approve the obit before it was printed. I can't put into words the disgust I felt when I saw the funeral home had added "Funeral services at McQuire" to the final obituary. Besides the fact that we weren't asked if this was ok, it wasn't true. It would have been misleading for anyone looking for information about the memorial. This is greedy and shameful. They offered my father $16 as compensation for the pain their greed caused during the darkest time of our lives and for something that can't be fixed. To further confirm the integrity of this place, I'd like to add that we considered using them for limo services but their fee of $675 for a 9 seat car was over $200 more then the other estimates received. The last thing you want to be worried about when you lose a love one is being taken advantage of the funeral home. Try whichever other one that pops up in this screen instead. Your chances of not adding pain on top of pain will be better.