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Cotton Funeral Services

3.8 29 reviews
Overall rating
3.8
out of 5
29 reviews
5 star 57%
4 star 2%
3 star 6%
2 star 4%
1 star 31%

About Cotton Funeral Services

Cotton Funeral Services is a professional and caring funeral home that provides outstanding service during difficult times. The staff is organized and attentive to detail, ensuring that funerals are tastefully planned and carried out with dignity. They are helpful and compassionate, making sure that families are involved in the process and that their wishes are respected. Recently, customers have praised the professionalism and responsiveness of the staff, highlighting how they made difficult processes easier. The funeral director is noted for addressing all questions and concerns, providing reassurance to families. Cotton has a decade-long tradition of family service, offering a simple and respectful funeral experience. Customers have shared positive experiences, mentioning beautiful preparations and attention to detail, such as natural makeup and simple hairstyles. The commitment of the team to meet specific requests has also been appreciated, making it a trusted choice for families in need.

Sep 2026
5.0
I highly recommend Cotton Funeral Services in Newark for their compassion and support during such a difficult time. From the very beginning, their steady guidance made a deeply stressful and heartbreaking process feel manageable.
They handled every aspect of the arrangements with total dignity, respect, and kindness.
In particular, Shena was an incredible comfort to our family. She showed immense compassion and was exceptionally patient with us, walking us through every single adjustment we needed to make without any delay. No matter what changes arose, she handled them immediately and with the utmost grace. Her genuine care and close attention to detail brought our family… read full review
Sep 2026
5.0
3 years ago I lost my mother Pauline G. Up until that point I've never had the misfortune of dealing with the loss of a loved one and having to plan a funeral. Myself, and my brother and sister in law walked into Cotton Funeral Service not 48 hours after losing my queen. Then I met Danielle Payne. She took us in and I have to say she took the worst event in my life and transformed it with her kindness, tact, humor and sincerity. How I could be laughing during this emotional time was beyond me. She used her experience to walk us thru each step of this heartbreaking process. I'm still processing, but I wanted to let the everyone know how much I recommend Cotton Funeral… read full review
Jun 2026
5.0
Our family had a very positive experience with Cotton Funeral Home during our most difficult time. Our funeral director, Michelle was absolutely amazing, compassionate, professional and attentive to every detail. She and her team listened to our every request and ensure no detail was over looked. They guided us through the entire process with kindness and patience, helping to ease the stress of making arrangements.

Everyone treated our loved one with dignity and respect, and the service was beautifully organized. Michelle ensured that every suggested correction was made to the final program no matter how small. Words can't express how grateful I am to her and her team… read full review
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Hours

Monday 9AM - 5:30PM
Tuesday 9AM - 5:30PM
Wednesday 9AM - 5:30PM
Thursday 9AM - 5:30PM
Friday 9AM - 5:30PM
Saturday 9AM - 5:30PM
Sunday 9AM - 5:30PM

Location

1025 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07112

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