I selected Bell-O'Dea based on the location convenient to Forest Hills Cemetery. My entire family…read moreand I were extremely grateful for the professional and compassionate service we received. Every detail was carefully taken care of by George and the team.

Wonderful people.........kind, personable, take their time with you. I had to travel a significant…read moredistance from out of state to make my arrangements for my cousin. George was very helpful from the get go, and explained the options clearly, discussed all the financial details so there were no surprises. Any last minute questions or issues were easily attended to. The premises are clean and welcoming. You feel at home. This is a TRUE MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILY BUSINESS,, and they know what they are doing and make every effort to take care of you. I very highly recommend them.

I would like to share with everyone the terrible experience I had on October 31, 2025 while…read morevisiting Stanetsky during the funeral of my brother in law. The gathering for the mourners was reserved at Stanetsky funeral Home between 9:45-10:30 am on October 31. The funeral must be taking place at 11am at the Baker St. Jewish Cemetery. But instead of waiting in the Funeral Home until 10:30 the service organizer gave the order to leave funeral home at 10:10! As the result of this disrespectful action to the grieving people many friends and relatives that came at the right time to the Funeral Home missed the gathering and had the problems to find our procession... I found this absolutely insulting to the mourners. I found this problem only after our funeral procession was on the middle way to the cemetery when my friends started to call me and ask where are you?. I have a question for the director of this Home and for the organizer of this funeral: Is it my job as a mourner to check the timekeeping? Why did we not stay until 10:30 as agreed and pay you with a lot of money for that? Do you have a heart and respect for the mourners??? Are you working in the right business? Why did you give the order to leave home before time for 20 minutes????? Because of this insulting action to the mourners, we came to the cemetery ahead of time.! We supposed to stay on the cemetery under very bad weather conditions and wait rabbi there about 30 min!!!!!! until he comes. Rabbi service was also sooooooo bad that all of us could not wait until he stops talking.

When you are grieving it is so hard to focus on organizing a funeral. Stanetsky Memorial and their…read moreincredible staff went above and beyond to make it as easy as possible. Your care and guidance were invaluable to us! Thank you for everything! Kipnis family

As an attendee, not a customer, I'd say that they are pretty professional and patient with large…read morecrowds.

I had the pleasure of working with the Dave and the late George Rodman. You couldn't ask for more…read morecompassionate people. The service went smoothly and my Dad, who Was a World War 2 veteran had a beautiful service at The temple and the cemetery. Everything was seamless. I think a family owned funeral service is best, as they know their community and do so many events to better our area.

I went to them to have a friends cremation . They never told me about him being eligible to…read morereceive monies to help defray the cost. He had DTA and social security. tney made me feel like I had to pay upfront, which I did. Being on SS myself, I really couldn't afford it but felt I had to. it was my first funeral arrangement but not theirs. For that reason I a, warning anyone else in my predicament to find another funeral home.

In memory of a friend's mother, I wrote a tribute and "purchased" a tree. My tribute was never…read moreposted, but the charge for the tree went on my credit card ASAP. I emailed my concerns. When that received no response, I called and left a message about my issue. I have yet to receive a call back. This funeral home has no competition in the Brighton area. Perhaps this is why they can be rather cavalier with customer service.

Great service and staff. My loved one had a wake here in the states and then needed to be brought…read moreback to Central America, Casper staff did an excellent job facilitating this entire process. Not to mention, everyone was very kind and compassionate throughout the entire time.

They made the whole process extremely easy. During trying times it's easy to get taken advantage…read moreof. I contacted 3 funeral homes in preparation to a family member dying. Our local one came in with the cheapest cremation costs. A friend recommended Casper and it was almost half the cost from what our family funeral home quoted us. That was with a discount as well! I called Casper about 2 months beforehand and they were very detailed and provided all the info that was needed. I had multiple phone calls with them and they were able to assist me even though I was in California. I mostly spoke with Jake and Colton during this process. When I arrived Saturday was the only day I could go down and we had a snowstorm the day prior. Roads were pretty bad and they were able to accommodate me even though they had a service going on. Parking can be a nightmare there, I parked a few blocks away near a barber shop. I would recommend this place to everyone!! I was truly blown away by their service and empathy.

this used to be a classic Jewish funeral home who would turn away others but now they've been…read morebought by giant company they take everyone and do all services from cremation to shooting you in the space and honestly my experience from the half a dozen times I've gone to services and from the two times I have thrown services has been pretty good here and I think we're going to continue using them as a local group it's easier to go where you know where to go they kept all the imporrant people. Linda is amazing, she rolled with my dark humor and our extra technology needs like sending a zoom over sees. she was finding us a tri pod before I even thought to ask. Oxana a lovely rabbi, Dan super helpful and has been after as well. I both hope to work with and never to work with any funeral home again. Im just off setting the one star cuz my next funeral will probably be here!

NEVER AGAIN. Stanetsy was the funeral home of choice for my grand parents... so when it came time…read morefor my dad, I phoned the "family" funeral home - it was late at night, no time to shop for the right funeral home. Once my dad was there- It was a sell job, regularly trying to up the game and cost. We wanted cremation. As for cremation, among the request was to split the ashes. Not unusual. We received a corporatee style email confirming the number of "tablespoons" . Yes... I have the email. Further to our chagrin and embarrassment, (we paid in advance, cremation was complete and we had my Dad's remains with us) was the appearance of someone from Stanetsky (late...) with chairs at graveside and while I was standing in front of open grave with Rabbi about to start our prayers, I was approached by him - he had papers for me to sign, that although my brother had signed the conteact, they also needed my signature- WHILE WE WERE STANDING AT THE OPEN GRAVE. There I was signing papers while everyone gathered waited.... horrified! NEVER AGAIN. - Take the time and shop around - ahead of time.

I used the Magni Funeral Home this week for the funeral services and cremation of my father. I…read morecoordinated with Arthur Magni who was professional, respectful, and responsive right from providing the quote, coordinating a funeral home visit, and arranging for all the paperwork needed, and the arrangements for the viewing and the funeral services and cremation (held at Mount Auburn Cemetery). The death of a loved one is a time of deep distress and Arthur was wonderful in the way he worked with me and our family. I also want to note that I live in Austin, TX, so some of the coordination was done on phone/text/email. We had a Hindu religious ceremony and services and Arthur assisted ably with that. (we located the priest). The facilities in the Magni funeral home are updated, dignified, modern, and graceful. I give Magni funeral home and the professional services provided by Arthur, five stars and recommend them strongly.

Arthur Magni went above and beyond to support and guide us before and after our mother's death. He…read morehelped us every step of the way and we can't express enough how grateful and appreciative we are. Amy and Paula Kahn

Wonderful,sensitive, understanding during the hardest event for the family.All were understanding…read more Thank you

Frank Joyce and his team at Joyce Funeral Home took tremendous care of my elderly mother in making…read moreand handling arrangements on my father's sudden passing - starting on the Sunday my father passed away, with Frank returning my call that very day. He met with my mother, myself, and another sibling for over 4 hours the next day to obtain the information needed and help my mother decide on her preferences. To be clear, not that much time was needed - but Frank listened attentively and caringly to our various stories and shared some of his own. From our meeting, Frank obtained enough information to put together a lovely draft obituary, which we then augmented. He patiently provided advice and guidance regarding the services to be held and the practicalities. Frank made everything easy - he provided a google drive link for us to upload photos, which his team turned into a video slideshow and digital banner for the wake, collage poster boards for the wake, pages in the guest book, etc. - however, he also offered to scan hard copy photos (even in frames) if that was all we had. They handled everything - even ordering the thank you notes - and it was all lovely - and were thoughtful of my mother's and the family wishes and added comforting touches (for example, arranging for the donation of particularly large flower displays post-service). When the date we selected for the funeral service conflicted with a mass that all (active) priests in the parish were required to attend, Frank reached out to a retired priest he knows to handle the service. I cannot say enough good things about Frank and Joyce Funeral Home.

I recently read about the lives of poets Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton. Since I'm in the 02321 for a…read morehouse-sitting gig, I decided to pilgrimage to Sexton's gravesite in Forest Hills cemetery--an absolute hidden gem (the cemetery, not the gravesite). The main office staff was lovely, outfitted me with a map, and off I went to find Anne. If you are at all interested in the literary strides these lady poets made during a time of complete male dominance & as forerunners to second-wave feminism (all while managing mental illness), I've got a book for you! Visitors to the Sexton family grave left stones, an embroidered handkerchief, and even a bottle of perfume. I figured I'd find ee cummings (because I was told how tricky he was to find). He's hidden next to his wife's family grave (Clarke) with a flat marker, so I did some hunting and Googling to find it. I also saw Eben Jordan (founder of Jordan Marsh) though I did not know who he was at the time. His mausoleum commanded a lot of burial real estate. You drive your car throughout, park as you would in any cemetery, and stroll around. Gates close at 4:30pm. (could be 4 pm).

Beautiful grounds and this is a huge place. People have been buried here since 1800s. I was able…read moreto find my grandmother's spots, my grandfather's spot and now the resting place of my uncle.