A social worker at Gosnell Hospice highly recommended Casco Bay Cremation, so I expected my…read moremother's cremation to be handled with care and professionalism. However, I was very disappointed. These are my main grievances: 1. Despite instructing us to arrive 15 minutes early, Jeff was 5 minutes late to the cremation, and my entire family stood outside and waited for him. 2. The viewing room is only accessible by walking through the staff break room. It felt intrusive and awkward to pass through. 3. The final goodbyes to my mother were rushed and uncomfortable. The staff was dressed very casually (T-shirt and leggings) and it felt like they wanted us to wrap it up so they could leave. 4. I had to reach out to Jeff to ask when and where I could pick up my mother's cremains and death certificates. 5. Jeff mixed up my father's middle name, Ching, and my grandmother's middle name, Hwa, on the death certificate after I spelled it out for him twice. 6. Their office felt like a storage closet, and Jeff's associate brought a toddler when I received my mother's cremains. For these reasons I do not recommend Casco Bay Cremation.

From the owner: We are family owned and operated by a lifelong Maine resident we also offer the most compassionate…read moreand dignified cremation services at the most reasonable cost.

The preplanning arrangement that I made for my Brother when he got sick was very easily done long…read moredistance .. When the time came and my my Brother passed away and although we lived 200 miles away when the call was made from the care facility, well Your people were there within 3 hours to pick him up, and in speaking with the attendant I was very pleased with his comforting words that were expressed..`Now my Sister is looking into Cremation and she looking into using Your service..I should have written this a long time ago but would recommend Your Service to anyone..Thank You ..

From the owner: Complete Cremation Package $995, Afforable Services for all of Maine…read more The loss of a loved one is difficult. We know that, so it is our mission to provide honorable, dignified services that bring closure to you and your family, at an affordable price. With Direct Cremation of Maine, we take the guesswork out of the process. We provide straight answers, well-defined prices and a courteous, professional approach you can rely upon.Complete Cremation Service includes: Professional Services of Funeral Director and Staff transportation from place of death (anywhere in Maine) Sheltering the Remains for the 48 hour waiting period. Alternative cremation container Transportation to and from the crematory Cremation fee from Maine Coast Crematory medical Examiners permit Placement of Cremated Remains in urn Filing Veterans paperwork Social Security Notification assistance with the filing of life insurance Composing obituary and submitting to newspapers

I highly recommend Casper Funeral & Cremation. I prepaid for a cremation for my mother online. When…read moreshe passed, the two people they sent to pick her up put a flag over her because she was a veteran. I was so touched by that. Everyone involved was so incredibly helpful answering questions and giving updates throughout the process.

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.

My father passed away in August and Sayr was outstanding in her sympathy, compassion and…read moreprofessionalism. She communicated clearly about the cremation process. The service was affordable and when I went to pick up his ashes in a private room I was allowed time to grieve before driving home. I highly recommend the service provided by the Cremation Society of New Hampshire

From the owner: The Cremation Society of New Hampshire offers compassionate, professional cremation services for…read moreevery stage of your life. Whether you want to plan ahead so your family doesn't have to make those hard decisions after you are gone, or you're a family member who's just lost a loved one and you're looking at your options.

Thank you for all that you did to help make our dad's service so special. You were there for us…read morewhen mom passed four years ago and once again for dad. Special thanks to Russell for helping set up the arrangements and Terry for making everything go so seamlessly. The death of a loved one is never easy, but, you were so thoughtful and patient, we know our dad would be pleased. As were we. Thank you again for everything. Maureen and Mike

During the difficult time of my Dad's passing, Joe was compassionate, thorough and explained the…read moreprocess. My Dad was honored and respected with a Veterans flag during retrieval of his body and I felt that was a nice touch.

My brother Arthur died at the Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth,…read moreDirect Cremation of the Seacoast was called and took it from there. I found my first time experience with them impressive. Joe and John were prompt and professional, simplifying a difficult situation for me, with reasonable and competitive cost. they are compassionate, listen well, attentive, available and responsive. Not something we look forward to doing, but when necessary, I would definitely use them again and highly recommend others to do the same. thank you! John H

Wow! The absolute worst website possible! Can't even search for an obit…read more Site requires javascript, activeX and flash player. What's up with that? Can't even visit the site from work computer. Get message stating that the site "may not be safe". And all I want to do is view an obit . . . .

The owner and the staff took very good care of my mother, who died March 1, 2016 and they were very…read morekind to me during my time of sorrow. W. Day

If I could give negative 1 million stars I would. When my beautiful mom passed away at home in May…read morewe called Goodwin as our family has always gone to this funeral home. 2 very young, untrained and inexperienced people came to our home. They did not know how to greet us or what to when faced with a logistical dilemma regarding removing my mom from our home. I won't go into the disturbing details but suffice it to say my beloved mom was not treated with an ounce of dignity or respect. When Sean was called, he was defensive, unapologetic and told us we were free to choose another funeral home. Thank God we did just that and we were treated with kindness, compassion and care at the other funeral home! The whole experience was terribly upsetting for myself and my siblings. DO NOT send your loved ones here!!!!!!

Gary was a God-sent. He helped us through our first funeral and made it so easy during such a…read moredifficult time. He was very prompt when we called or emailed with a question. Sean even called us minutes after our first contact using the website to ask a question, it was almost midnight. Sean and Gary were both very patient, answering the same questions multiple times since some things were not fully understood and we were dealing with a language barrier. My family could not say enough good things about our experiences with Goodwin. They treated us like good friends or family. Gary guided us through time lines, steps of the process, choosing a package to suit our needs, helped with the cemetery and made sure that everything happened as quickly as possibly so that we didn't have to take extra time out of work since we had to travel there from Texas. The building is beautiful and the staff are able to handle just about everything for you and what they can't do for you, they hold your hand through you doing it.

Michael and his team made a very sad occasion much more easy to navigate. We really appreciated…read morethe "one stop shopping" and no pressure sales. The funeral went as smoothly as possible. On a logistics note, the parking is great and the facilities are roomy and spotless. The only thing that would have been nice would be to have a staff member that could be hooked up with local florists so we could order flowers during initial funeral planning. A+ and thank you to the Hutchins team!

AT Hutchins did a great job with the cremation and details surrounding my father's death. I got two…read morequotes prior to deciding on a funeral home, and AT Hutchins was literally half of the price of the other quote, saving me and my family thousands of dollars. Service, professionalism, and quality were never compromised by the resulting lower cost. Everything was done as promised and was highly sensitive and professional. 5 stars