DL Miller Funeral home handled the funeral of my daughter's father. He served in the navy and was…read moregiven a military burial. My daughter (his eldest child is next-of-kin as he was unmarried). The flag is supposed to be presented to the next -of-kin. D.L. Miller funeral home was responsible for contacting the VA to set up the burial. They had been working with a sister of the deceased to set up the funeral. When they contacted the VA, they gave the sisters name as next-of-kin. Unfortunately, the sister decided to take advantage of that and told the cemetery director (with the D.L. Miller's support) that she was supposed to get the flag. She then sat next to my daughter at the burial, knowing that she was beyond grieving and expecting to get her father's flag and had the flag presented to herself. Afterwards, she refused to give the flag back to my daughter and a huge scene broke out because of it. Everyone was yelling at the sister to give the flag back to my daughter. A representative of D.L. Miller funeral home was present and did not step forward to try and correct anything. The military police stopped the sister from leaving and called the funeral home for guidance and D.L. Miller funeral home AGAIN gave the sister's name as next of kin and we watched in horror as she drove off with the flag. I will never forget my daughter's reaction that day, she was beyond consoling. Afterwards, the sister posted the flag on social media and also had a family member text a picture of the flag to my daughter to rub it in her face. (Yes a grown woman did this to a 17 year old girl who just lost her father before the start of her senior year.) Her dad's family was torn apart by this and have still not healed. My daughter had a DIFFICULT senior year and has still not fully recovered. I called the funeral home to try and understand how the sister was able to steal the flag. D.L. Miller funeral home told me they never even asked the sister for any documentation about her being next of kin. They said they never had issues like this before so didn't feel the need to verify any facts. In fact, the sister never even told them she was next of kin...they just assumed it (maybe because it was the easiest path rather than doing a little research or asking questions? I'm not sure.). They then passed this false information on to the VA. To this day, they will not take responsibility for what happened. They only blame the sister. D.L. Miller funeral home made a critical error that caused so much pain and I find it appalling that they won't even admit to any wrong doing.

The staff at Avink went above and beyond in assisting me with the passing of my father. They were…read morethoughtful, kind, and extremely helpful in all areas. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to assist me and my family.

The Avink staff was caring, gentle, supportive, and honest in helping us figure out what services…read morewe needed and didn't need to fit our family's situation and final wishes. After seeing how they handled my mom's arrangements, my dad let us know they were the folks he wanted to take care of him when the time came. They made everything easier.

Excellent compassionate service…read more We are from out of town and lost a family member, and Joldersma & Klein Funeral Home was recommended by people we met at the hospital. The staff and owner were amazing, and the entire experience went so smoothly. We told them what we needed, and they showed us the set charge without any pressure to upgrade or add on. Our family very highly recommend them to anyone in their time of need.

Dan and associates, A big thank you on behalf of our family,…read morefor the thoughtful and kind way you took care of the burial of our father. Your professional, and caring manner meant a lot to us. From our entire family, THANK YOU. Jim & Lisa Geresy

We had a memorial service for my sister here. They had a lovely room for our family service and an…read moreadjoining room for us to have coffee, cookies and sandwiches. The staff helped clean everything. It was easy and appreciated during a sad moment for us. Thank you Langeland.

I've been here far too many times in my not that many years and it's of course always a most somber…read moreoccasion. I've been here both for visitations and for funeral services, and they seem to handle both well. They have a room in the back where loved ones can tuck away and have a bite to eat and regroup before heading back out to the visitation room, which my friend found a welcome break from a very claustrophobic visitation (her dad was very treasured in our community and their family a large one so turnout was intense). Parking is a little limited, but fortunately the street spots nearby are not metered, which I hope the city will continue to offer as downtown sprawls ever-outward and parking becomes more and more a paid luxury.