Funeral Homes in Kent , WA

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Funeral Homes in Kent, WA and Nearby

It is a subject no one wants to think about. But sooner or later, most of us have to make funeral arrangements for a loved one. This article will guide you through the decisions you'll need to make and provides evaluations of 40 area funeral homes.

From Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"
			for quality	for price
1.	Marlatt Funeral Home & Crematory 713 Central Ave N Kent, WA 253-852-2620	33 ratings	How does "Marlatt Funeral Home & Crematory" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Neptune Society 1317 Central Ave S #L Kent, WA 253-850-0904		How does "Neptune Society" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Personal Alterantive Funeral Services 749 N Central Ave Kent, WA 253-852-9600	11 ratings	How does "Personal Alterantive Funeral Services" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Bonney-Watson 16445 International Blvd SeaTac, WA 206-242-1787	47 ratings	How does "Bonney-Watson" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Bonney-Watson 1535 SW Dash Point Rd Federal Way, WA 253-839-7317	23 ratings	How does "Bonney-Watson" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Bonney-Watson 900 SW 146th St Burien, WA 206-244-2320	25 ratings	How does "Bonney-Watson" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Bleitz Funeral Home 316 Florentia St Seattle, WA 206-282-5220	265 ratings	How does "Bleitz Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Acacia Funeral Home 14951 Bothell Way NE Seattle, WA 206-362-5525	108 ratings	How does "Acacia Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	Beck's Funeral Home 405 5th Ave S Edmonds, WA 425-771-1234	73 ratings	How does "Beck's Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
10.	Bauer Funeral Chapel 701 1st St Snohomish, WA 360-568-4126	15 ratings	How does "Bauer Funeral Chapel" rate compared to other funeral homes in Kent , WA? Subscribe Puget Sound Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Funeral Homes

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Funeral Homes Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Funeral Homes.

Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Firm: My husband's death was very sudden and we were all in shock. The people at..........
Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote Another Firm: Compassionate and excellent performance.......
Subscriber from WOODINVILLE, WA wrote Another Firm: I am a hospice RN and Bartons is the most compassionate home in the area...........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Firm: This is a family owned business. The actual direct family members (Barton's) were good to..........
Subscriber from LAKEWOOD, WA wrote Another Firm: When we paid for my relative's funeral expenses, we used a credit card. The director..........
Subscriber from BURIEN, WA wrote Another Firm: I have dealt with them seveal times over the past 12 yrs due to family..........
Subscriber from BELLEVUE, WA wrote Another Firm: Unfortunately, we didn't have any options as far as shopping around for a funeral home...........
Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote Another Firm: forgot to order head stone after 6 months.......
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, WA wrote Another Firm: Very through and thoughtful. Excellant service thru the Dignity Memorial program. Highy recommend........
Subscriber from ENUMCLAW, WA wrote Another Firm: Free grief counseling very helpful. Holiday memorial candlelight service was very nice. Above and beyond........
Subscriber from BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA wrote Another Firm: Very caring and efficient service........
Subscriber from REDMOND, WA wrote Another Firm: Flintoft's provided excellent and compassionate service at a difficult time, and on short notice. I..........
Subscriber from KENMORE, WA wrote Another Firm: Had a very disappointing experience. Flowers were mis-delivered (did not arrive on time), death certificates..........
Subscriber from TACOMA, WA wrote Another Firm: Superb, affordable funeral home services. Excellent and reliable. Did a great job for our service..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Firm: Wonderful all around service. Sensitive to family financial limitations........
Subscriber from EDMONDS, WA wrote Another Firm: Horrible, bottom-line oriented service in a time of great sorrow and stress. Totally unacceptable. Though..........
Subscriber from BLACK DIAMOND, WA wrote Another Firm: Prices are way out of touch with what people are going through........
Subscriber from SILVERDALE, WA wrote Another Firm: They were not forthcoming with costs..........
Subscriber from MILL CREEK, WA wrote Another Firm: Excellent explanations/costs before committments........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Firm: Three of the funeral directors I spoke with when my mom died suddenly tried to..........
Subscriber from TACOMA, WA wrote Another Firm: The funeral was run amazingly well. However the post care was abysmal. A person told..........
Subscriber from KENT, WA wrote Another Firm: Prices are higher than other funeral homes. They also would not look up records they..........
Subscriber from KENT, WA wrote Another Firm: They took care of our family when my grandma passed away and for the service...........
Subscriber from MILL CREEK, WA wrote Another Firm: Compassionate and professional staff........
Subscriber from RENTON, WA wrote Another Firm: Kind, compassionate staff, helpful in every way........
Subscriber from BOTHELL, WA wrote Another Firm: The service was done through People's Memorial. The paper work was done earlier. Everything went..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Firm: I was given a very low price for cremation of my sister who I hadn't..........
Subscriber from TACOMA, WA wrote Another Firm: Except for one inopportune conversation, this funeral home has truely been outstanding. I have had..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Firm: Reminded me of car dealers. This was a prepaid funeral but there were lots of..........
Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Firm: Family owned, local, and vested in the community. Our family was treated kindly and compassionately,..........

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