Reviews for Chapel Of The Chimes Oakland Funeral Home & Crematory
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4499 Piedmont Ave, Oakland
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We recently had to navigate one of the hardest times in our family’s life, and Fred Schulz at Chapel of the Chimes was an absolute lifesaver.
Fred was incredibly kind, empathetic, and always on top of things whenever we needed answers. We did run into a few problem along the way—totally not Fred’s fault—but he stepped right in anyway and took care of it for us. That extra effort meant so much to my family.
I also want to give a huge shout-out to Debbie, who took care of us on the actual day of the viewing and ceremony. She was amazing and made sure everything ran smoothly.
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Losing Someone is devastating. But it's quite unbearable when it's a younger sibling. Losing my young sister too early completely broke our family. It was the first time we actually had to figure out how to plan a funeral and didn't know what to do or where to start and Ed Brail the funeral director here felt like an extension of the family helping us plan, reminding us gently if we forgot something and showed a great amount of patience and care with our questions and indecisiveness. He was such a big help and made the process easy without any feelings of pressure so that we can focus on grieving. Once we flew to Oakland and saw the chapel we were so happy... read full review
Under unfortunate circumstances we had the pleasure of working with Ed who was extremely compassionate, flexible and understanding. Everything was easy to navigate with him and we didn’t have to worry too much about logistics while mourning. This is definitely one of those places where you can tell the people genuinely care about your losses loved one and your family at the time you need it the most. I also had the honor of working with Monica and may I say she was phenomenal. She made sure everything ran smooth the day of. She spoke with us like she was part of our family and took care of things no questions asked. We chose the right place for our sister. Thank... read full review