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Funeral Services

PROFESSIONAL FUNERAL SERVICES FOR AMHERST, NY

The Dietrich Funeral Home has been a cornerstone for compassionate and professional funeral services in the Amherst, Clarence, Cheektowaga, and Buffalo, NY areas. With a deep understanding of the delicate nature of funeral planning, we offer a range of services to ensure a respectful and dignified farewell to your loved one. Their offerings include the organization of all necessary arrangements for burial, overseeing the care, custody, and transportation of the deceased, and supervising the funeral or memorial service. They also handle the procurement of necessary permits and death certificates, arrange transportation for family members, and coordinate details with clergy if requested. Understanding the importance of personal touches, they assist in the selection of music, placement of obituaries, and floral arrangements. We are committed to easing the burden during a time of loss, ensuring that each of our funeral and cremation services are a fitting tribute to the life it honors.

Contact us today to learn more about our funeral home and to schedule a pre-arrangement consultation with a member of our team.

A few of the services our Funeral Directors provide:

  • Making all necessary arrangements for burial, and coordinate grave opening and closing.
  • Organize for care, custody, and transportation of the deceased.
  • Supervise the funeral or memorial service. Secure necessary permits and death certificates. Arrange transportation for family members.
  • Coordinate all details with the clergy, if requested.
  • Arrange your selection of requested music.
  • Place an obituary in the news and on our website.
  • Assist in the placement of floral arrangements and monuments.
  • Manage the unexpected tasks that inevitably arise.

VISITATION DAY BEFORE CEREMONY

A public or private visitation the day prior to the ceremony. The ceremony is held at our funeral home or your location of choice. Interment at the cemetery will follow.

Included:

Local transfer of the remains to our funeral home. Services of the Funeral Director, Dietrich team, and equipment. Coordination with parties involved in the final disposition. Embalming, dressing, cosmetology, and casketing. Use of Dietrich facilities for viewing and funeral ceremony. Securing all necessary authorizations. Transfer of the remains by hearse to the local cemetery. Individual tribute page at TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Not Included:

Casket. Outer burial container. Religious expenses and honorarium Cemetery charges. Vehicle charges for church services. Memorial items (video tribute, programs, etc.)

Additional Options:

Additional certified death certificates. A death notice in the newspaper.

SAME DAY CEREMONY AND BURIAL

A public or private visitation with your loved one followed by a ceremony at our funeral home or your location of choice. Interment at the cemetery will follow.

Included:

Local transfer of the remains to our funeral home Services of the Funeral Director, Dietrich team, and equipment. Coordination with parties involved in the final disposition. Embalming, dressing, cosmetology, and casketing. Use of Dietrich facilities for viewing and funeral ceremony Securing of all necessary authorizations Transfer of the remains by hearse to the local cemetery Individual tribute page at TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Not Included:

Casket Outer burial container Religious expenses and honorarium Cemetery charges Vehicle charges for church services Memorial items funeral rite honorarium and Cemetery charges Memorial items (video tribute, programs, etc.)

Additional Options:

Additional certified death certificates A death notice in the newspaper

GRAVESIDE BURIAL CEREMONY

A gathering at the cemetery with the casket or urn present at the gravesite or mausoleum.

Included:

Local transfer of the remains to our funeral home. Services of the Funeral Director, Dietrich team, and equipment. Coordination with parties involved in the final disposition Securing of all necessary authorizations Transfer of the remains by hearse to the local cemetery Individual tribute page at TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Not Included:

Casket Outer burial container Embalming, dressing, cosmetology, and casketing at our care center Religious expenses and funeral rite honorarium and Cemetery charges Memorial items (video tribute, programs, etc.)

Additional Options:

Additional certified death certificates, A death notice in the newspaper

SIMPLE BURIAL SERVICE

A direct burial when the decision has been made not to have a ceremony.

Included:

Local transfer of the remains to our funeral home, services of the Funeral Director and Dietrich team, coordination with parties involved in the final disposition, securing of all necessary authorizations, transfer of the remains by hearse to the local cemetery, and individual tribute page at TheDietrichFuneralHome.com.

The Dietrich Funeral Home

2480 Kensington Ave.
Amherst, New York 14226

Conveniently located just off the exit from the I-290.

Toll Free: 1-800-741-1621
Tel: 1-716-839-2818
Fax: 1-716-839-2842

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