Our Family-Owned Crematory

Your Loved One Never Leaves Our Care

Even though all Wilkes-Barre area funeral homes advertise cremation services, most people are surprised to learn that the cremation process itself is subcontracted to third parties. We own our crematory so this will not happen when you call us in your time of need.

Our Crematory for Wilkes Barre, PA

Our family-owned and operated crematory is a state-of-the-art facility centrally located to all of our funeral homes.

Our staff is with your loved one during every phase of the cremation process. From the transfer into our care, to the pre-cremation preparation, the actual cremation itself, the retrieval and processing of the cremated remains and returning the cremated remains to you, your loved one never leaves our care.

Our crematory is modern, meticulously maintained, and available for inspection at any time. All of our licensed funeral directors and operators are certified Crematory Operators.

Our focus is serving the needs of our client families and so we do not cremate for any other outside funeral homes, only our family owned locations. We do not relinquish custody of your loved one to any outside party, jobber or middleman. Your loved one is safe in our care.

What does this mean to you?

• Your family member never leaves our care. We personally handle the disposition of your loved one through the entire cremation process. This offers an assurance to families since we handle the entire process from start to finish.
• We respect cultural and religious diversity and work closely with the family's clergy or cultural leader to make sure that religious guidelines are strictly followed.
• We cremate only one individual at a time. We never perform pet cremations.
• Your loved one will be held in our climate-controlled area until the time of service or final disposition

Our cremation facilities:

• Your comfort was our utmost concern when designing facilities
• You will find our crematorium and cremation facilities clean, well-maintained, dignified and secure
• You can inspect our crematorium and cremation facility if you wish as we have an open-door policy. For your family’s peace of mind, you may also witness the cremation process, if desired.
• Our crematory is operated by carefully trained and licensed staff. We strictly adhere to a Cremation Code of Ethics.
• Our state-of-the-art crematorium equipment is maintained at the highest possible standards and is environmentally safe.

The Kniffen O'Malley Leffler Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc. offers exceptional support through the entire cremation process. In order to ensure the highest level of service, we have developed an easy-to-follow 10-Step Identification, Security and Control Cremation Process. We believe this process will provide your entire family with peace of mind.

For more information please go to out Tributes of Life Crematory page or contact us with any questions, or to arrange a personal crematory tour.

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