Westchester Memorials
“Incredibly helpful, professional and responsive. They made a difficult time for our family much easier.”
Funeral Services & Cemeteries near Hawthorne picked by BestProsInTown
“Incredibly helpful, professional and responsive. They made a difficult time for our family much easier.”
“In anticipation of our Mom’s imminent passing, our first contact with a funeral home (since our Dad’s passing 25 years ago) was quite disappointing. Generic, sterile, undignified, and lacking the human touch...we could not proceed with them.
Thankfully, we next met Ernie at Hawthorne Funeral Home (now Ballard-Durand of Hawthorne), and instantly felt at peace with his old-school kindness, patience, compassion, and competence. Claudia was also in the office and demonstrated the same sensitivity and decorum.
Ernie treated us with profound respect, gentility, and understanding. His seasoned professionalism and life experience engendered in us an instant trust and comfort as he patiently, thoughtfully, and unhurriedly walked us through the process as if we were his only clients.
We are deeply grateful that Ernie made a challenging situation as pleasant as possible, while preserving our Mom’s dignity every step of the way. He and Hawthorne Funeral Home reflect the care and excellence we all hope for when faced with the inevitable pain and planning after a loved one’s passing.”
“Heartfelt thank you to Travis Monuments. Floriana helped our family with finding the perfect memorial for our beloved aunt and took care of getting it placed and completed. Being several states away, she made this an easy process and was very kind in the process. We were able to finally see our aunts' stone this summer and they did a great job.”