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Your Trusted Funeral Service Provider in New York
At Covert Funeral Home, we are dedicated to providing compassionate and personalized support to families during their most challenging moments. Our experienced team guides families through the process of creating meaningful tributes that honor the unique lives of their loved ones, offering both traditional funeral services and cremation options. We prioritize accessibility, operating 24/7 to assist with immediate needs while also providing comprehensive online resources for pre-planning and grief support.Our commitment to excellence extends to specialized services for veterans, personalized memorials, and community education about end-of-life arrangements. With a focus on transparency and empathy, we strive to alleviate the burden on grieving families by handling logistical details with professionalism and care.
Services
Traditional Services
Cremation Services
Veteran Services
Personalization Options
Pre-Planning Services
Highlights and features
- We offer 24/7 assistance for immediate funeral needs.
- Our team specializes in personalized veteran service tributes.
- We provide free weekly grief support messages for one year.
- Our directors have decades of combined experience in funeral care.
- We offer live-streaming options for remote memorial participation.
What people say
Caring staff
Personalized tributes
24/7 availability
Veteran support
Grief resources
Services
Traditional Services
We offer comprehensive traditional funeral services including visitation, chapel ceremonies, and graveside services. Our team coordinates all elements from casket selection to clergy arrangements, providing personalized options like tribute videos and customized memorial folders. Families receive professional guidance through every step of the burial process.
Cremation Services
Our cremation services include full funeral ceremonies followed by cremation, memorial services with urns, and private disposition options. We assist with permanent resting place selections and provide webcasting capabilities for remote participation. Families receive detailed guidance on scattering, burial, or columbarium placement options.
Veteran Services
We specialize in veteran burial benefits coordination, including VA form processing and military funeral honors. Our staff arranges flag presentations, Taps performances, and rifle details while guiding families through eligibility requirements for headstones and cemetery benefits.
Personalization
We create customized tributes through photo displays, music selections, poetry readings, and artwork exhibitions. Our technology supports digital memorials with video tributes and live-streaming capabilities. Families receive assistance incorporating personal hobbies and life achievements into memorial services.
Pre-Planning
Our pre-planning services include customizable funeral contracts and online planning forms. We provide detailed checklists covering legal documents, cemetery information, and personal preferences. Families receive guidance on Social Security benefits and insurance claims preparation.
People
Alison M. Weaver
Director
Licensed funeral director with specialized expertise in personalized memorial planning and grief support coordination.
Paul T. McPherson
Managing Director
Experienced funeral service leader overseeing operations and veteran benefits coordination for the community.
Questions
What veteran burial benefits do you help coordinate?
We assist with VA burial allowances, flag presentations, Taps performances, and cemetery benefits eligibility.
Can I plan a cremation service in advance?
Yes, we offer pre-arrangement contracts for cremation services including urn selection and memorial planning.
How do you personalize funeral services?
We incorporate tribute videos, music selections, photo displays, and customized memorial folders into services.
Do you offer grief support after services?
We provide one year of weekly grief support messages and resource referrals for bereaved families.
What documents should I bring to arrangement conferences?
Bring military discharge papers, cemetery deeds, death certificates, and any pre-arrangement documents.
