The Watson Funeral home handled the funeral services for both my mother, father and other relatives…read moreover years. Most recently, my 100 year old Mother who passed at my home, out of state. During difficult times Mr. Watson made all the arrangements with the local, family run funeral home to prepare Mom and coordinate her flight back to RI to be put to rest with Dad and her family. Bill also took care of all the details in planning and conducting the service. If you are ever in the need of services of a funeral home/director I would always recommend Mr. Watson and the Watson Funeral Home for respectful, organized and professional service, especially during the very difficult challenges we face during this horrible pandemic.

If you come here for typical services rendered, such as burying or…read morememorializing a loved one, then you are probably OK. I would caution you not to go outside the lines with the short-tempered and stressed out owner William Watson, because you don't know what will set him off. I contacted him to verify a burial of a family member whom I know was served there. Typically, if the deceased is someone whom they have previously served most mortuaries will cooperate with you to verify what is public information on death records and obituaries. Not Mr. Watson. He was uptight when I called the first time, the next, even worse, refusing to work with me. When I disconnected the call, he called back immediately to chew me out on a voice message. After all, I wasn't bringing him any new business! We all know that attitude is poor public relations and will do nothing for business. Many of the mortuaries in Rhode Island are family-owned for decades, like Skeffington, and the principles there are aging and rigid. You have many other good choices. Go somewhere else!

Rebello, and particularly the director Elizabeth, made the difficult process of saying goodbye to…read moremy grandfather as easy on my family and I as humanly possible. From the initial arrangement conference, to the wake, funeral and even the private ceremony, Rebello ensured that everything was perfect. A heartfelt thank you to the wonderful people at Rebello for everything they have done and continue to do, not just for my family, but for the people of Rhode Island and others who find themselves going through the tragic time of losing a loved one. We are eternally grateful to you. God Bless.

Such an amazing resource during a rough time, the staff so caring and kind.read more

Mayflower and mayor…read more The Ancient Little Neck Cemetery is indeed ancient. It was established in 1655 and the oldest recorded grave is John Brown, the guy that actually purchased the land that the graveyard is on from the native Wampanoag tribe. The spooky old graveyard has lots of very old graves, memorials and plaques and if you take a look at the top of the old flagpole you will notice that it has a carved skull on top. A whole lot of famous colonial New England folks are buried here, including Elizabeth Tilley Howland who came over on the Mayflower and died in 1667 and Captain Thomas Willett, who became the first English mayor of New York. The ancient graveyard is an absolutely fascinating place filled with plaques and memorials about shipwrecks, wars and disasters. It looks a bit worn in places and could probably use a bit of TLC but then the scruffy look just adds to the spooky and weird ambiance. One of the coolest and historic colonial graveyards in New England. Over 1,000 graves here from 1622 up till 1993 and of course all kinds of hauntings and bizarre things have been seen in the area. An amazing and historic place to spend some time with the people of the past.

My grandparents on my fathers side are buried there and I have to say after visiting it I was…read moredisappointed in the upkeep. I tried to find out who owned it and finally got a hold of a gentleman who claimed to be a commisioner several years ago that told me that the Chinese bought it and that it was only mowed twice a year! Then I was looking at some statistics that werent very promising that there were sources that said remains from plots had been flung over a wall so they could bury someone else in the plot! My heart sank thinking that my grandparents couldve been flung! I havent been back to the cemetery in awhile as I live in a different state now but I am interested to see what can be done about the state of the plots and headstones. I understand that it is a historical place and that it is ancient. However there is no excuse for it to have been let go like it has been. I wanted to buy plots if there were any available so that I could be near my grandparents but I doubt there are any left. I would even look into purchasing the cemetery if I could get more info on it, so if anyone knows anything please let me know. tanyastrader@gmail.com

Friendly staff still using catalogs to purchase special orders…read more Family owned and operated just takes a while to get back to the stone to engrave it with names and date dates. Quality stone. Can't speak of value because how often are you purchasing or shopping around for a headstone for your family grave.

I found Lynda to be very friendly and understanding. I was adding my husbands name to a grave…read morestone that was originaly purchased there. She was extremely helpful. I think she is basicly running the business. I highly recommend them. This business is in Rumford. Peggy S.

I had the unfortunate experience of losing both parents 3 weeks apart about 3 years ago. My sister…read moreand I used this funeral home for the second funeral after having a bad experience with another funeral home for the first. Paul Sheridan showed a lot of compassion, guided us through the myriad choices, and then took on as much of the detail work as he could. At one point, he showed a lot of integrity by pointing out a mistake I was about to make. Eventually he convinced me. He turned out to be right. I appreciate now that he didn't follow the maxim that "the customer is always right". Grief does funny things to your head and he knew it. Months after the ceremony we brought my parents' ashes to the Veterans Cemetary. Paul insisted on handling the arrangements and stayed through the entire ceremony. We appreciate that he and his staff made a horrible time much easier to bear. (I realize that it took 3 years to write this review, but I'm finally able to do so without the memories coming back.)

My Dad Angelo J Baldinelli Jr passed on April 28th, 2020 during this pandemic of the Corona Virus…read more I want to Thank Ponterelli's Funeral Home for the great job they did with My Dad's Services during this tragic time. I want Thank Danny for an amazing job as to how we were able to have my Dad's showing so family and friends could be there to give thier condolences in a Drive-By Showing and the way it was set up during this time. It was Beautiful and so was my Dad's Urn that I picked out from there. I also want to Thank Danny for putting up with me lol with the constant phone calls and questions because I just wasn't ready for this and he would say; It's ok, I'm here for you. Danny, you are a Truly Amazing person and thank you for giving my Dad the best Service at Pontarelli's Funeral Home, and your attention to all his needs and our Family. I highly Recommend that place!!!! My whole Family was happy and everyone said it was a Beautiful Service. Thank you!!! Brenda A.Testa & The Baldinelli Family!!!!!!

Ponterarelli-Marino made the most difficult time in my life somewhat bearable to deal with. Daniel…read moreand his staff was extremely supportive, helpful and very accommodating considering I didn't have a clue to what I was doing. They arranged my mom's pickup to the burial at the cemetery. I can not thank them enough for a respectful goodnight .

Plenty of parking, right across from Whole Foods with a pub nextdoor on Wayland Square - these…read morewonderful people do it all when you need them!

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