"Creative Tributes to Affordable Traditions"

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A Tradition of Affordable Options  < top >

Schellhaas has always been committed to providing new and exciting service options assisting families not only with traditional funeral service but with options including n services emphasizing celebrating a life, receptions and catering, flower arranging, farewell services, monument selection, and our new Family Remembrance Centers, making the funeral process easier and more personalized than ever before.

People are often unaware that the cost between basic cremation and basic burial is very close. Fees associated with our services and merchandise are always available for the public’s view. Schellhaas has served families of all races, creeds, and nationalities and has never denied a proper burial or cremation to any family, regardless of financial standing. We are available to answer questions regarding all matter all day and every day.


Importance of a Viewing  < top >

  1. Having a viewing is an invaluable opportunity to say good bye and realize the death of a loved one or friend. Friends, colleagues, and distant relatives get a chance to say goodbye and express condolence, and share support amongst one another.
  2. Children benefit most from a visitation as viewing a loved one has a beneficial and psychological impact on family and friends, scientifically proving to be a vital step in the grief healing process.
  3. Families use our bright, state of the art, and recently renovated facilities as their own home to bring in memorabilia and photographs customizing the facility and creating an atmosphere symbolic of their loved one’s life and legacy.


Creating a Meaningful Remembrance  < top >

Creating a meaningful and appropriate service can be a very healing and gratifying event. Planning a remembrance is an opportunity to express the legacy and meaning of a person’s life. When creating a meaningful remembrance, it is important to remember the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & HOW of a persons life.

  • Who should be involved with the funeral from friends to family? Remember, a funeral service helps give friends and family a chance to say goodbye, give support to one another, and creates closure.
  • What was important to the person, from career to hobbies to people to personality? Share all of these wonders with those that matter helping to heal all those affected by the loss.
  • When should the service take place? There is never a need to rush and we constantly stress the importance of taking your time to plan and make decisions. A service should take place at a time convenient for all loved ones involved, including those traveling from afar.
  • Where should the service take place? Schellhaas has state of the art facilities to accommodate all types of funeral and memorial remembrances. We can also help you with gatherings, receptions, and services at places of worship or local venues to suite your wishes. Schellhaas will help with all arrangements.
  • How do you wish to bring all the details together? Our experienced and professional staff will help with all the details, just as we have for over 135 years.

Burial Planning Options   < top >

  • Funeral Service with Burial
    The most popular funeral option, a family can personalize their casket, have a visitation either in a private family setting or public setting for all friends and relatives, and have interment in a cemetery or mausoleum.
  • Memorial Service with Burial
    A burial can take place with or without a visitation in ground or mausoleum with a memorial ceremony and reception afterwards. Memorial services do not have a deceased present in either a ceremonial rental casket or standard casket. The Funeral Home is in charge of making all phone calls, making necessary arrangements with facilities, clergy, and catering, and running the service accordingly.
  • Immediate Burial and Entombment
    The body is placed into a casket and immediately buried or placed into a mausoleum. A memorial service can be held at a later date without the body present. Embalming is not needed with a direct burial.


Cremation Planning Options  < top >
Are you considering cremation? Click here to learn how we help families understand cremation and the choices offered by our outstanding staff to make a funeral as easy and meaningful as possible.

Affordable Options & Keeping Costs Low  < top >
There are many ways to keep the cost of a funeral low while still having a funeral service honorable and desirable. Often times, cremation and burial are similar in cost from a funeral home’s standpoint. Cremation saves the costs of burial plots, vaults, and grave opening and closings. Rental caskets, abbreviated viewing times, and private family viewings make a funeral a psychological success while reducing traditional costs in half. Funerals can include a viewing without the high prices. Rental caskets for cremations and standard grade caskets for burials, the viewing can take place while avoiding the difficult. See our Pricing and Savings for more information.


Memorial Services  < top >
Memorial services do not have a deceased present in either a ceremonial rental casket or standard casket. The Funeral Home is in charge of making all phone calls, making necessary arrangements with facilities, clergy, and catering, and running the service accordingly.

Remembrances Tribute Center   < top >
Click here to visit our new Family Remembrances Center page to see merchandise options and ideas meant to help personalize and create a unique funeral ritual.

Scientific Donation  < top >
We can help explain procedures involved with scientific donation. Please call or email us for information regarding scientific donation.