Funeral Homes in Damascus , MD

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Funeral Homes in Damascus, 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.	Molesworth-Williams Funeral Home 26401 Ridge Rd Damascus, MD 301-253-2138	11 ratings	How does "Molesworth-Williams Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Damascus , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	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 Damascus , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 Damascus , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 Damascus , 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 Damascus , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 Damascus , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 Damascus , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Damascus , 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 CLIFTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Sales did not communicate well with family decision-maker........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Very good service and very economical compared to another funeral home we used in the..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Outatanding service in all respects at a reasonable price........
Subscriber from ASHBURN, VA wrote Another Firm: A very pleasant experience during a very sad time........
Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Absolutely fantastic! Exceptional across the board,.......
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Used them to set up funeral trust. They worked well........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Kindness and personal touches in time of intense sadness were wonderful........
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: I have made my own funeral arrangements in advance with Advent and found them very..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Jerrerson Funeral Chapel was superior to others I have worked with.......
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: It is actually "Pierce Funeral Home" not "Price".......
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 SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended. No pressure for services beyond cremation.......
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 FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: very professional.......
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Cost is high compared to others........
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 BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Good value for money - adequate service for relatively modest cost - but had trouble..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Will provide you with "first package" amount; then when asked, will provide with "real package..........
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 ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: There should be a category between adequate and superior. That is where I would put..........
Subscriber from ADELPHI, MD wrote Another Firm: Used their cremation services. Cost was about $975........
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 SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: They did not present me with a price list before discussions as required by law...........
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 RESTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Has cared for members of my family for seveal generations. Excellent in every way........
Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Firm: The Collins folks nail exactly what you want -- someone who is caring and professional..........
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 DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Firm: My dad passed away last October and we used Miller Funeral Home. During this tragically..........
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 HERNDON, VA wrote Another Firm: They initially claimed that the pre-paid cremation would cost additional money, but backed-off when I..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Very pleased........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent in every respect........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: They buried my grandmother and grandfather and were simply great........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Rip-off artists........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: My father died in November 2005. Kalas is the local funeral home in my area...........
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 OAK HILL, VA wrote Another Firm: Excellent service at a very difficult time. Can't say enough great things about this funeral..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Great staff.......
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: The Dale City facility is dark and dreary -- the staff was horrible. I would..........
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 CHURCHVILLE, VA wrote Another Firm: Funeral arrangements and service superior, but service regarding cemetary plots referred to in Trust documents..........
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 MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Professional, considerate, honest an very helpful........
Subscriber from BARNESVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: VERY personalized, flexible and respectful service........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Very kind staff, we appreciate everything they did........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of their service. Far superior to our expectations...........
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 STERLING, VA wrote Another Firm: Urn was cheap, but my Brother won't care........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They did not supply the requested amount of chairs for a funeral and left some..........

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