Pelham Funeral Home

Cannot say enough about the staff and the service our family received. They raised the bar beyond anything I have ever seen done by a funeral home. I honestly want to thank them for being the best at what they do. ❤

There are no words to describe what a fine tribute they provided for my mother's funeral. Clive Anderson is a thoughtful, knowledgeable man who provided us with tremendous support, understanding and resources. He was on call with us almost 24/7. I couldn't even have begun to think of all the beautiful items he provided for a setting for my mother's wake. I would highly recommend him and the Pelham Funeral Home without reservation

As long time Pelham residents, our family had our father’s wake at the Pelham Funeral Home with Clive Anderson, funeral director, handling all arrangements for his wake and funeral.

We cannot say enough good things about Clive and the professional manner in which he handled every aspect of our Dad’s final arrangements. Clive sat down for hours with our family to gather the details of our wishes and delivered every last one… and then some. For example, we had a last minute cancellation of a singer we invited to sing at our Dad’s funeral. Clive reassured us and found an exceptional singer and accompanist at the 11th hour. When the funeral procession drove by my father’s home following the funeral mass at St. Catherine’s Church, Clive stopped the procession, got out of the car and placed a rose in front of our father’s house. Unexpected details such as these helped to make our saddest day more bearable. Clive is an exceptional businessman and we are grateful for his compassion when we needed it most.

Roberta Borsella Farnum on behalf of the Borsella Family

I am not normally motivated to write reviews, good or bad, about products or establishments. I am making an exception due to the wonderful experience that my family had with Pelham Funeral Home for my father-in-law. He died suddenly and we were forced to look around for a funeral home while we were still in shock from the prior evening. Pelham Funeral Home was the sixth place we looked at, and honestly we were ready to pick another establishment. However, we were so impressed with the celebration of life philosophy that PFH espouses that we didn't need to think twice once we saw it and spoke to Clive, the owner. The entire experience, start to finish, was as wonderful as you could expect from such a somber event. So many people that attended the funeral commented to us how they inexplicably had such a wonderful experience. Even the chaplain that was recommended to speak at the service, Reverend Lothrop, was wonderful, as advertised. Let me provide a few details to give you an idea:

- you are provided access to the entire facility, not just a single room with the coffin. The home is in a nice neighborhood in Pelham with a nice feel.
- one of the two main rooms is dedicated to the 'life celebration'. A video montage with music (that we had suggested my father in law liked) was playing in one corner. Several large photo montages were included. We were also encouraged to bring our own photo frames, and even other memorabilia that was important. For example, we brought wrestling figures since my father in law liked WWE, which ended up being great for the kids who came.
- it was nice to be able to alternate between the room with the coffin and the 'life celebration' room - you had the opportunity to pay your respects, then spend some time understanding what the person was like.
- Clive was awesome through the whole experience - he helped make the funeral planning as much of a positive experience as it could be, because we focused on the good things that we wanted to remember.

All in all - I could not provide a stronger recommendation.