My husband died suddenly in January. Left with not knowing how much we had and what was the next…read morestep and not having a lot of disposable income, I asked the hospice nurse what to do. She suggested City Cremation. I called them and with a calm, confident voice they said the words I needed to hear. "Don't worry we have you covered." And they did. They picked up my husband at the hospital and brought him to their crematory. They called me and gave a time it would be ready. When I went to the office, Chris explained how to write an obituary and how he would get the death certificates. He set up a website for friends and family to write and send in pictures All worked smoothly and I don't regret for a moment that I chose them. The price is under $2000. Gold star value at a reasonable price.

My family worked with Eddy this week as we lost my great-grandmother. He made the whole process so…read morestreamlined and easy. He was very compassionate and helpful. It's so valuable to have things go smoothly during the grieving process. Thank you!

We have been so impressed with Forastiere in Agawam. We sadly lost two family members in the past…read moreyear and the Forastiere staff supported us compassionately every step of the way. Kind and attentive--from planning the funeral to writing the obituary to assisting our pallbearers and making a video for the calling hours--even called the restaurant to give them a time snd headcount as we left the burial! They thought of everything so we could just have the experience of celebrating the lives of those we loved. Thankuou

Idk we had service for my mother who passed two and a half years ago. I didn't purchase a coffin. I…read moredidn't purchase an urn through them. I didn't purchase a statue or marker or a headstone. We pre paid ten thousand dollars. The dinner service nearby costs were aprox $500. Not a big alcohol bill or anything that was in total for 30 guests. I got aprox $300 in flower shop plants and flowers. I asked for what I asked for, there was dealing w out of state stuff etc. ensured they could handle the arrangements required in this cost arranged of ten thousand. Two years later long after I thought it was all set I get this long drawn out call from the senior guy. Apparently the younger woman handling my mother's service left and it was all unfinished and it took them that long to realize. He said he was charging an additional thousand dollars because of out of state travel of one trip and the engraver cost more than expected yada yada. Today a relative called close to six months later to let me know the marker still isn't placed at the grave this still isn't done. Two and a half years after the fact. Please don't go here. It was a mistake. It's a sick thing to do this to grieving families. Suck it up and figure it out I don't want to pay more when these arrangements still aren't done!!!. This place has been open long enough to do better. Where is the rest of the money? Where is the metal plate? No itemized bill has been produced this whole time and the job not done. Seriously irate. Don't go here. Wish I didn't go here. There is a cement slab with holes sitting there and the metal plate isn't in it. All that was requested was different lettering on a metal plate and added engraving on the back of my father's existing head stone. No way it costs nine grand to engrave stuff, make phone calls or drive to Pennsylvania or New York etc. maybe he did a huge expense account for his whole family to stay over night or something, Jesus. Yet I'm sure they will still have customers dying to get in. Don't be one of them shop around first. I feel foolish and my mother's grave still isn't completed, not sure how to get it done and he's talking like it's gonna cost more.

When my mother passed earlier this summer, I had no idea what to do. Nathan at Carmon Funeral Home…read morewas extremely helpful in guiding me through the process. Not only that, but they were patient and very understanding. I highly recommend this business.

I was greeted by Melissa the funeral director she remembered me from my father and my uncle…read moregrandmother and now my beloved sister. I find her and her grandmother very friendly compassionate and caring and I couldn't thank them enough this was the hardest thing I've ever did in my life when you bury your sister. Melissa understood she let me take my time she never rushed me explained everything in detail I would recommend this funeral home to anybody . I couldn't thank Melissa enough she was extremely kind to my mother who's 86 years .

We recently used Cierpial when my father died. It was a very unpleasant experience. Customer…read moreservice and sensitivity was terrible and very upsetting. There was initial confusion over the pre-plan, and the grandmother of the family-owned business was rude, uncooperative and cold. The funeral home is plain and poorly staffed. The burial site ceremony was poorly prepared with no seating for elderly family members. There was no communication with pall bearer roles creating confusion after the service. After the event, we found out that they never submitted the death certificate to the city, and we had to follow up on it. Overall, a very disappointing and painful experience. A lot of money for minimal service.

Excellent service , Friendly Staff, very helpful , very nice Funeral Home , I am very happy I went…read morethere for my Funeral arrangements.

Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home in Vernon were the most compassionate and professional staff…read morewe have ever encountered. Jason, the Funeral Director and Debbie, the Administrator Assistant, paid attention to every detail from the moment of our initial meeting to our final encounter. They really went above and beyond our expectations, from providing my mom's favorite music during the viewing, to having the mass live streamed as my sister couldn't come from Tennessee. Everything was done with so much care, compassion and professionalism. My entire family wants to thank them for making this difficult time somehow more tolerable. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!

Tanner Wilson at Cremation Society of CT was my primary point of contact when making arrangements…read morefor my mom's cremation. Tanner was extremely professional, courteous and compassionate as he helped me navigate through the arrangements at a very difficult time in my life. He was very prompt in his responses any time I had questions (and I had many!). If you are looking for an affordable cremation service that doesn't compromise on quality or care, I highly recommend Cremation Society of CT.

I had an appointment today to pre plan and pay for my cremation. All of my questions were answered…read morekindly and professionally. I left feeling all of my decisions were met and my family will feel safe that everything will be taken care of respectfully . It makes me feel good to know all my family needs to do is make a phone call and everything will be done the way I requested and all question will be respectfully answered.

We were in very good hands with Chris and Emily with the planning and funeral services for my mom.read more

My husband just passed away . Emily and Chris went above and beyond. I will definitely use Ahearn…read moreFuneral Home in the future.

Loren and her staff handled my mom's arrangements with the utmost care and compassion. Their…read moreattention to detail was impeccable. We were treated like family. Such a warm and friendly atmosphere. Would highly recommend without hesitation!

Forastiere cut off the video stream of my cousin's memorial service in mid-sentence. Unable to…read moreattend because of the pandemic, my wife and I were left hanging and missed the end of the service. It was bad enough not being able to be with our family; this made a painful event even more so. The manager explained that "it was a scheduled event." Apparently our family paid for 70 minutes, and that's exactly what Forastiere provided. Is this the way they support grieving families?