Funeral Homes in Brentwood , MD

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Monday, March 22, 2010

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Funeral Homes in Brentwood, 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.	Fort Lincoln Funeral Home 3401 Bladensburg Rd Brentwood, MD 301-864-5090	25 ratings	How does "Fort Lincoln Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Brentwood , 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 Brentwood , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 Brentwood , 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 Brentwood , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	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 Brentwood , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 Brentwood , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 Brentwood , 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 Brentwood , 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 DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Firm: Money from the grieving is of utmost imnportance. Doublke billing is an acceptable way of..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: This company is fabulous. When my father died, Bev came to our home, talked with..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Rip-off artists........
Subscriber from LANHAM, MD wrote Another Firm: Just nice, professional people. Everything was done right, and less expensive than we had expected........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Firm: Greg and Brian are wonderful and couldnt have been more helpful to me and my..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: They did not present me with a price list before discussions as required by law...........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Outrageously expensive........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They did not supply the requested amount of chairs for a funeral and left some..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Physician did not want to go to the hospital to sign the death certificate. Wanted..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: Owner and staff were very helpful and caring........
Subscriber from STAFFORD, VA wrote Another Firm: Helpful, understated and caring. They worked within our budget and kept everything running smoothly during..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: They buried my grandmother and grandfather and were simply great........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: During a very sad time in our lives, they staff was great. Never did we..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Jerrerson Funeral Chapel was superior to others I have worked with.......
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: My father died in November 2005. Kalas is the local funeral home in my area...........
Subscriber from ADELPHI, MD wrote Another Firm: Used their cremation services. Cost was about $975........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Murphey's was very caring and supplied me with information that I did not know and..........
Subscriber from FX STATION, VA wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Firm: This is second time we have used this organization with equally good results at modest..........
Subscriber from ANNAPOLIS, MD wrote Another Firm: They have helped me previously and ALWAYS are up-front with the costs and options. Very..........
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 ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Very kind staff, we appreciate everything they did........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Firm: Murphy's includes what they call usual fees for specific Catholic Church services that at least..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Used them to set up funeral trust. They worked well........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent service; fabulous price. In an industry of such excess cost, this was a blessing...........
Subscriber from BURTONSVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: Pleasant staff, very professional. Up front with all the costs, no surprises. Did everything right..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Advent was very professional and yet warm and sincere in their service they provided. The..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They could not have been more accomodating or helpful. Everything was perfect and very cozy...........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Nothing can properly prepare you in working through the details of taking care of the..........
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 VIENNA, VA wrote Another Firm: The very best!!!!!.......
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended. No pressure for services beyond cremation.......
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Very pricey but they did a good job........
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 MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Kindness and personal touches in time of intense sadness were wonderful........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: Wonderful people, very helpful, took the stress off of our difficult time........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent in every respect........
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 STERLING, VA wrote Another Firm: Urn was cheap, but my Brother won't care........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: This type of service is always at a difficult time. All of the personnel I..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEY "CALLED TO SEE HOW WE WEW AFTERWARD" WHICH WAS REALLY JUST A..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Outatanding service in all respects at a reasonable price........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: For the most part, they were okay, but they took a long time to get..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Firm: Services of this nature should not be rushed. It was for us and the sense..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: A great funeral home but WAY over priced. I have dealt with funeral homes in..........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: The process of arranging for the funeral (the meeting after my mother's death), picking the..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Although the funeral was "prepaid", all the details were again reviewed. Prices had changed between..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: I have no complaints whatsoever about their services. The staff was very helpful and prompt..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of their service. Far superior to our expectations...........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Very good service and very economical compared to another funeral home we used in the..........

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