Our family has used Hidden Valley funeral home when my dad passed several years ago and this past…read moreMarch when my husband passed. Both times were exceptional. John and his staff treated us with compassion and kindness from moment one. Respect and empathy were immeasurable and every detail was fulfilled to our exact wishes. Every step was addressed, every question was answered, every piece of paperwork was completed and every hug was genuine. We cannot express our heartfelt gratitude to John and his staff. Highly, Highly Recommended!!

On June 28th 2015, the unimaginable happened. My beloved 22 year old daughter passed away from a…read morePulmonary Embolism while visiting family in Kansas City. I was not prepared and was in a complete state of shock. The grief overwhelmed me to the point that I was barely functioning. This funeral home was a blessing. The funeral director, Curtis, was so compassionate and guided my family through the funeral planning process with grace and tenderness. He went above and beyond in EVERY way. It brought me a measure of comfort knowing that my daughter was in their care and she was being treated with dignity and gentleness. He allowed us to participate in as much or as little as we wanted in the preparations. Their services were very reasonably priced and their professionalism is priceless. There are not enough words to express my gratitude to this funeral home and their staff.

Thatcher's has served our family on many occasions, and have always served us well. The staff at…read moreThatcher's has gone above and beyond to make sure our experience was such that we would work with them again when needed. Because of their professionalism and quality workmanship, I would highly recommend them to anyone needing to make final arrangements for their loved one.

Poor service, they are out for the buck and don't care if your love ones can't view the body! Worst…read morefuneral home in this area! Sorry you can't view even though your insurance policy was just approved the day of the funeral! What a joke! Why didn't they postpone it if we couldn't view brother Louis!!! Greed greed greed!!

There's a cemetery casually permitting cars to pass by and people to walk from the adjacent…read moreapartment complex to the QT behind the fence. To some, it may be an odd mix of stone and grass in a growing suburbia, but it can also show the acceptance of the space. This cemetery is not large. It does not take long to explore. One can find weathered headstones from the early 1900s revealing the culture value of a woman as the "wife of" someone. One can find those who gave their lives to military service. While reading the graves or exploring history, here are some things to examine here and at other burial sites. Not every resting place has these feature. - The chronological placement of people - The use of dates (year vs exact day) - Language engraved into the stone - Broken or toppled headstones (don't vandalize) - Weathered headstones that are hard to read - Replaced headstones (stone type doesn't match lifespan) - Footstones (normally with initials) - Stone type and size - Section names - Potter's field (where nameless people are buried) - Maintenance of the grass and other plants - Presence of real or synthetic flowers - Offerings of pebbles or pennies - Trash (to please throw away)

This historic cemetery is run by an ALL VOLUNTEER board of trustees who are very responsive & caringread more

I wanted to update my review after attending the 150th anniversary celebration for Elmwood Cemetery…read moreover the weekend. Their board of directors and volunteers did a fabulous job of bringing the place to life for a few hours on a beautiful autumn day. Multiple food trucks were in attendance and historical Kansas Citians were brought to life with actors telling their life story next to their graves. Most impressive was the re-opening of the recently refurbished Armour Chapel. Built in 1902 to honor her late husband Kirkland Armour (Armour meats / Armour Rd.). Built with stone and timbers, it features angelic gargoyles, hand carved pews and beautiful stained glass. I witnessed Gerald Trimble and Jambaroque in concert - a perfect setting with wonderful acoustics. They are scheduling a concert series for the venue along with rental for weddings and funeral services. One of my favorite places to visit in Kansas City. A bit of history and scenery while enjoying the outdoors for free.

We planned a funeral with them for my best friend's dad. They didn't offer to do an obituary nor…read moredid they show us the chapel. When you loses someone you are lost and then when they don't offer suggestions or things to do it is very disappointing.

Went here for a funeral and there's plenty of parking. It's close by to the cemetery and to the…read morehighway/Midway Shopping Center. Hard to pass or miss. It's pretty roomy for visitation. Staff were respectful and kind. Everything was presentable as well. No photography or videos allowed out of respect.

A big thank you to KC Funeral Directors and especially Leah for all their help and guidance through…read morethe planning of our family member's memorial service, cremation and aftercare services. Leah was very attentive to our needs and compassionate during a difficult time. She took care of so many details for us. Thank you Leah and others that help make our family meber's sendoff full of peace and beauty. Greatly appreciated, The family of Marsha Villanueva

This family owned funeral home offers very reasonably priced and compassionate service. Definitely…read morerecommending them to anyone in need of their services.

Maple hill cemetery…read more This seems to be where a lot of the Hmong people are buried. Decent size. Good workers. Everyone plays their roll. My uncle, auntie, and nephew are buried here. Good resting ground. Rest In Peace. Highly recommended

Beautiful grave sight, and the yard was well taken care of. Very Grave was well taken care of, and…read morethere was a sense of peace. They really do make sure that you are comfortable and at peace when visiting.

I have attempted to visit Sheffield Cemetery on several occasions when in the neighborhood; which…read moreis usually on a Saturday while on a taco run. The gates have always been locked, I assume because of the Jewish Sabbath. My visit yesterday on Memorial Day was successful for entering but slightly unusual. Most cemeteries on Memorial Day are filled with families visiting graves and decorating the tombstones and lawn with flowers and ornaments - not here. I was the only soul on site for the 40+ minutes I wandered amongst the 5500 graves. Even more puzzling; was besides the small American flags at the graves of veterans, there was ZERO decorations in the entire Cemetery. No people, and no tacky plastic flowers or broken wind chimes; just a well manicured lawn with tightly packed tombstones in perfect rows for my isolated inspection. The oldest graves are early 20th century, so nothing too ancient and no one of historical relevance that I could detect in an on-line search. I wandered the lonesome resting grounds alone under a gray overcast sky with low dark clouds while multiple freight trains rumbled along the viaduct just south of the perimeter fence. The Hebrew writing, the stars of David ever present and the line of WWII casualty / veteran graves in the back west corner all triggered emotions of sorrow that I have not felt at other final resting grounds, even though I didn't have any personal connection to anyone buried there. Having just bought tickets for the upcoming Auschwitz exhibit coming to town, I was certainly attuned to the somber reminder of what many of these people beneath my feet had fled from or watched with horror from personal connections. A moment in time that I'll always remember and could never duplicate.

This is a Jewish cemetery by the railroad tracks in KS. We stumbled on it by accident while we were…read morelooking for another cemetery. It was getting dark when we arrived, but when we pulled up to the front of the gates, the lovely and interesting caretaker, allowed us to take a few minutes to look around. She was quite the odd duck and chattered on endlessly, as though she had not had any visitors for a long, long time. She allowed us to not only drive around the very compact, very tightly packed holy grounds, she was kind enough to look around the newly renovated holy buliding on the premises. By tradtion, in most Jewish cemeteries, the headstones are packed very closely together and and are all looking in the same direction. The older the headstones, the more likely the names, dates and thoughts are written in Hebrew. One strange note....as we drove up to the gates, the sun had already started to down and it was cold. Out of literally NOWHERE, a little boy about 10 years old, rode his bike up to my husband and asked "Are you guys going inside?" My husband replied that we were if the caretaker would let us in and asked him what he was doing outside in such a desolate area. The boy had big dark eyes and black hair, a ratty hoodie and an even rattier dirt bike. He didn't answer my husband but as the caretaker came up to the gate, she saw him to and yelled, "You can't come in, go around." At which point my husband turned to look at the boy and say he was sorry, he couldn't come in with us, and the boy had vanished! This is a cemetery surrounded by railroad tracks and a busy train yard....it was very odd indeed.