Funeral Homes in Baltimore , MD

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Monday, March 22, 2010

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Washington DC Area? Now You'll Know.

Funeral Homes in Baltimore, MD 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 34 area funeral homes.

From Washington 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.	Hubbard Funeral Home 4107 Wilkens Ave Baltimore, MD 410-242-3300		How does "Hubbard Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Baltimore , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Chambers Funeral Home & Crematorium 5801 Cleveland Ave Riverdale, MD 301-699-5500	18 ratings	How does "Chambers Funeral Home & Crematorium" rate compared to other funeral homes in Baltimore , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Barber Funeral Home 21525 Laytonsville Rd Gaithersburg, MD 301-948-3500	13 ratings	How does "Barber Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Baltimore , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels 1170 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 301-340-1400	64 ratings	How does "Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels" rate compared to other funeral homes in Baltimore , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Arlington Funeral Home 3901 N Fairfax Dr Arlington, VA 703-522-1441	54 ratings	How does "Arlington Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Baltimore , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Advent Funeral & Cremation Services 7211 Lee Hwy Falls Church, VA 703-241-7402	138 ratings	How does "Advent Funeral & Cremation Services" rate compared to other funeral homes in Baltimore , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Affordable Funeral Service 6600 S Kings Hwy Alexandria, VA 703-876-1755	15 ratings	How does "Affordable Funeral Service" rate compared to other funeral homes in Baltimore , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Adams-Green Funeral Home 721 Elden St Herndon, VA 703-437-1764	71 ratings	How does "Adams-Green Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Baltimore , MD? Subscribe Washington 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 RESTON, VA wrote Another Firm: This is a wonderful place that doesn't play on one's grief and helps in filling..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They could not have been more accomodating or helpful. Everything was perfect and very cozy...........
Subscriber from DUNN LORING, VA wrote Another Firm: My comments pertain to the Springfield location of DeMaine' Funeral Home. I used them twice..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRI, VA wrote Another Firm: Made typos on the death certificate. Poorly written obit. Generally sloppy........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Firm: I believe this funeral home is associated with Old Town Funeral choices. The service provided..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent in every respect........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Cost is high compared to others........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Firm: We have used this place for my father (12/80), step-father (3/04) and recently for my..........
Subscriber from GREAT FALLS, VA wrote Another Firm: I chose this funeral service through your magazine and was pleased with their service after..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Great staff.......
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Firm: They were very professional and compassionate throughout a difficult time and even after the funeral........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: I used this funeral home for my husband's service. Some members of the staff extremely..........
Subscriber from DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Firm: Money from the grieving is of utmost imnportance. Doublke billing is an acceptable way of..........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Firm: Greg and Brian are wonderful and couldnt have been more helpful to me and my..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: My fathers funeral was prepaid but we still put out about $1000.00 for additional items...........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Very pleased........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Murphy's was very professional, courteous, and helpful at a difficult time for me. They were..........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Firm: This is second time we have used this organization with equally good results at modest..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Firm: Services of this nature should not be rushed. It was for us and the sense..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Poor coould not get the urn for 2 weeks. Tried to jack up cost to..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent service; fabulous price. In an industry of such excess cost, this was a blessing...........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Collins Funeral Home provides quality and detailed service. Both parents, an uncle, and friends have..........
Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Firm: This firm specializes in alternate services. They can provide ordinary services but they do not..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: We wanted a very simple cremation because our family spends the money on the living..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended. No pressure for services beyond cremation.......
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: Owner and staff were very helpful and caring........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: During a very sad time in our lives, they staff was great. Never did we..........
Subscriber from OAK HILL, VA wrote Another Firm: Excellent service at a very difficult time. Can't say enough great things about this funeral..........
Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Can't say enough about the entire Money & King experience. At the worst of times,..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: In working with this funeral home, I have found them reasonable, kind, they do a..........
Subscriber from BARNESVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: VERY personalized, flexible and respectful service........
Subscriber from FX STATION, VA wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: They did a great job during such a horrible time. Highly recommended........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: My father died in November 2005. Kalas is the local funeral home in my area...........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: outstanding. made a horrible experience easier. truly wonderful.......
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: The Dale City facility is dark and dreary -- the staff was horrible. I would..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: Recently, I helped a friend with his mother's funeral and unfortunately during the process encountered..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: I have made my own funeral arrangements in advance with Advent and found them very..........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Has cared for members of my family for seveal generations. Excellent in every way........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Kindness and personal touches in time of intense sadness were wonderful........
Subscriber from ELKRIDGE, MD wrote Another Firm: Sudden and unexpected circumstances caused my family to need the services of a funeral home..........
Subscriber from CAPTIAL HGTS, MD wrote Another Firm: Brian K.Henry, the founder of B. K. Henry Funeral Chapel, Inc. has consistently demonstrated sincerity,..........
Subscriber from CLIFTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Sales did not communicate well with family decision-maker........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They did not supply the requested amount of chairs for a funeral and left some..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Repetitively recommended removing a religious need based on cost. In my opinion, the religious need..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: very professional.......
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: My mother died recently. I had a longer list of funeral/cremation services companies not to..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Outatanding service in all respects at a reasonable price........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Professional, considerate, honest an very helpful........
Subscriber from ASHBURN, VA wrote Another Firm: A very pleasant experience during a very sad time........

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