Business Details
29 Years
experience
Trusted Funeral & Cremation Services in Sullivan County, NY
Colonial Family of Funeral Homes has been dedicated to providing compassionate care and meaningful remembrance experiences for families in Sullivan County, NY since 1997. Our team combines decades of experience with personalized service to honor loved ones through traditional and cremation services tailored to individual needs. We prioritize integrity and excellence while offering support for veterans, grief resources, and preplanning options to alleviate future burdens.Our historic facilities, including a restored 1830s colonial farmhouse, provide warm, professional environments for gatherings of all sizes. We remain committed to community service, operating with transparency and a focus on client-centered care during life's most challenging moments.
Services
Traditional Services
Cremation Services
Veteran Services
Personalization Options
Preplanning Resources
Details
- Year established: 1997
Highlights and features
- We offer personalized services honoring individual life stories with 30+ years of local experience
- Our team provides specialized veteran service coordination and memorialization options
- We maintain historic, welcoming facilities across four Sullivan County locations
- We combine traditional funeral practices with modern personalization technologies
- Our grief support resources include a year-long weekly message program for healing
What people say
Compassionate care
Personalized services
Professional staff
Veteran tributes
Historic facilities
Services
Traditional Services
We provide comprehensive traditional funeral services including visitation, chapel ceremonies, and graveside options. Our staff coordinates viewings, clergy arrangements, and personalized elements like tribute videos to create meaningful memorials. Families receive guidance through every step of the burial process.
Cremation Services
Our cremation services include memorial ceremonies, urn selection, and final resting place options. We offer traditional funerals followed by cremation, private memorial services, and assistance with scattering or columbarium placement of remains.
Veteran Services
We specialize in veteran burial benefits coordination, including flag presentation, Taps playing, and VA paperwork assistance. Our team ensures military families receive proper honors and access to government-provided memorial items.
Personalization Options
We help create unique tributes through photo displays, music selections, and keepsake items. Our staff offers live streaming options, poetry readings, and artwork displays to reflect the deceased's personality and life achievements.
Preplanning Resources
Our preplanning services include customizable checklists and online forms to document final wishes. We provide guidance on legal documentation, cemetery plot selection, and funding options to relieve future family burdens.
People
Anthony L. Perito
Owner and Operator
Licensed funeral director with 30+ years experience. Founded Colonial Family of Funeral Homes in 1997 after working in NYC funeral homes. Specializes in community-focused service and monument engraving.
Jacqueline Perito Williams
Office Manager & Monument Specialist
Sullivan County native with business marketing background. Manages office operations and monument design. Active in local community organizations.
Charlie Hoag
Facilities Manager
Sullivan County resident since 2017. Oversees facility maintenance and monument construction. Graduate of SUNY Delhi with fire department service experience.
Questions
What types of funeral services do you offer?
We provide traditional burial services, cremation options, veteran-specific memorials, and personalized celebrations of life tailored to family preferences.
Can I plan funeral arrangements in advance?
Yes, we offer comprehensive preplanning resources including customizable checklists, online forms, and funding options to document your final wishes.
Do you provide veteran burial benefits assistance?
We specialize in veteran services, including VA benefit applications, military honors coordination, and provision of government-issued memorial items and headstones.
How can I personalize a service?
We offer tribute videos, music selections, photo displays, live streaming, and keepsake items to create unique memorials reflecting the deceased's life and personality.
What locations do you serve?
We operate four locations in Sullivan County, NY: Woodbourne, Liberty, Kauneonga Lake, and Livingston Manor, serving families throughout the Catskills region.
