Business Details
21 Years
experience
Emergency
services
Your Trusted Partner for Compassionate Funeral Services
At Spence Funeral Services, we treat every family like our own, offering compassionate guidance through life's most difficult moments. Founded in 2005, our team has dedicated decades to serving Manheim, Lititz, Elizabethtown, and Lancaster County with personalized funeral and cremation services. We specialize in creating meaningful tributes that honor individual lives while maintaining affordability and transparency. Our expertise extends to traditional services, eco-friendly memorials like The Living Urn, and innovative solutions such as funeral webcasting.As active community members, we provide grief support resources and pre-planning options to ease future burdens. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our client testimonials, which highlight our professionalism, attention to detail, and unwavering compassion during times of loss.
Services
Traditional Funeral Services
Cremation Services
Pre-Need Planning
Funeral Webcasting
Grief Support
Details
- Year established: 2005
Highlights and features
- We offer personalized guidance from experienced funeral directors with decades of local service
- Our affordable pricing maintains transparency with no hidden fees
- We provide innovative options like eco-friendly memorials and funeral webcasting
- Our team specializes in military honors and veterans' benefits coordination
- We offer comprehensive grief support resources for long-term healing
What people say
Professional and caring staff
Beautiful memorial services
Compassionate long-term support
Excellent pre-planning guidance
Meaningful grief resources
Services
Traditional Funeral Services
Traditional funeral services include embalming, visitation, and formal ceremonies with customizable elements. Families may choose open or closed casket arrangements while receiving professional guidance on service logistics. Our team coordinates all aspects from venue preparation to pallbearer arrangements, ensuring cultural and religious traditions are honored while maintaining affordability.
Cremation Services
Cremation services provide dignified disposition alternatives with memorialization choices. We offer eco-friendly options like The Living Urn and Parting Stones, traditional urn interment, and scattering ceremonies. Our directors explain legal requirements while helping families create meaningful tributes that align with personal preferences and budgetary considerations.
Pre-Need Planning
Pre-need planning allows individuals to document final wishes and pre-pay arrangements. Our counselors guide clients through service selections while explaining cost benefits and legal protections. This service reduces family decision-making burdens during emotional times while ensuring personal preferences are honored through legally binding documentation.
Funeral Webcasting
Funeral webcasting enables remote participation through live streaming and archived recordings. This technology accommodates distant family members while preserving service memories. We provide professional production quality with optional DVD keepsakes, ensuring virtual attendees experience ceremonies with the same dignity as in-person participants.
Grief Support
Grief support services include counseling resources and memorial keepsakes for ongoing healing. Our team provides educational materials and personalized follow-up beyond service dates. We offer seasonal remembrance items and guidance on navigating the emotional journey following loss, demonstrating our commitment to long-term family care.
People
William P. Spence
Supervisor
Licensed funeral director with decades of experience, serving Lancaster County since 2005. Graduate of Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and Lebanon Valley College. Active community member with leadership roles in local funeral directors association and Rotary Club.
Frank Miller
Funeral Director
Fifth-generation funeral director returning to active service after business ownership experience. Former owner of Frank S. Miller Funeral Home with 133 years of family tradition in Elizabethtown. Provides compassionate care rooted in multi-generational industry knowledge.
Kiersten
Office Manager
Supports families with administrative coordination and compassionate communication. Brings nonprofit sector experience to funeral service operations. Manages daily office functions while providing warm, personalized assistance during sensitive arrangements.
Questions
What's the difference between a funeral and memorial service?
Funerals include the body's presence before burial/cremation. Memorial services occur afterward without the body present. Both provide opportunities for remembrance and support.
Do you offer cremation options?
Yes, we provide comprehensive cremation services including eco-friendly memorials, traditional urn interment, and scattering ceremonies with personalized memorialization choices.
Can I pre-plan my funeral arrangements?
Yes, we offer pre-need planning with customizable options and pre-payment arrangements. This ensures your wishes are honored while relieving family decision-making burdens.
Are virtual funeral services available?
Yes, we offer professional funeral webcasting for remote participation. Services are archived for future viewing with optional DVD keepsakes for permanent remembrance.
What grief support resources do you provide?
We offer educational materials, seasonal remembrance items, and ongoing support resources. Our team provides follow-up care beyond service dates to assist with long-term healing.
How do you handle out-of-town arrangements?
We coordinate transfers from anywhere in the world. Our team manages all logistics for returning loved ones home while providing compassionate support to distant families.
