Funeral Homes in Falls Church , VA

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Funeral Homes in Falls Church, VA 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.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Everly Community Funeral Care 6161 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 703-532-5161	12 ratings	How does "Everly Community Funeral Care" rate compared to other funeral homes in Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Murphy Funeral Home 1102 W Broad St Falls Church, VA 703-533-0341	57 ratings	How does "Murphy Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	National Funeral Home 7482 Lee Hwy Falls Church, VA 703-560-4400	54 ratings	How does "National Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Falls Church , VA? 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 Falls Church , VA? 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 Falls Church , VA? 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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
10.	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 Falls Church , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
11.	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 Falls Church , VA? 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 LANHAM, MD wrote Another Firm: Just nice, professional people. Everything was done right, and less expensive than we had expected........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Jerrerson Funeral Chapel was superior to others I have worked with.......
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 DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Firm: My dad passed away last October and we used Miller Funeral Home. During this tragically..........
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 OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: During a very sad time in our lives, they staff was great. Never did we..........
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 FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They did not supply the requested amount of chairs for a funeral and left some..........
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: In working with this funeral home, I have found them reasonable, kind, they do a..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: I have no complaints whatsoever about their services. The staff was very helpful and prompt..........
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 MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Absolutely fantastic! Exceptional across the board,.......
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: very professional.......
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of their service. Far superior to our expectations...........
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 SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended. No pressure for services beyond cremation.......
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 ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Talked to one person, got one price. After thier work began, second person changed the..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Physician did not want to go to the hospital to sign the death certificate. Wanted..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Professional, considerate, honest an very helpful........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Firm: They were very professional and compassionate throughout a difficult time and even after the funeral........
Subscriber from ADELPHI, MD wrote Another Firm: Used their cremation services. Cost was about $975........
Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Firm: Very helpful, particularly with simple cremation and legal matters, as well as advice on obituaries,..........
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 POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: They buried my grandmother and grandfather and were simply great........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: We were pleased with their service. Staff was most helpful........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Cost is high compared to others........
Subscriber from LANHAM, MD wrote Another Firm: Used cremation services only.......
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: The Dale City facility is dark and dreary -- the staff was horrible. I would..........
Subscriber from DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Firm: Money from the grieving is of utmost imnportance. Doublke billing is an acceptable way of..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: Funeral home is very outdated, dirty and messy........
Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Firm: The Collins folks nail exactly what you want -- someone who is caring and professional..........
Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Used cremation services twice and each time the owner and staff provided appropriate and excellent..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Will provide you with "first package" amount; then when asked, will provide with "real package..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent service; fabulous price. In an industry of such excess cost, this was a blessing...........
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 MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Outrageously expensive........
Subscriber from FX STATION, VA wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: Military funeral so they didn't have to do as much. However very knowledgable and helpful........
Subscriber from CHURCHVILLE, VA wrote Another Firm: Funeral arrangements and service superior, but service regarding cemetary plots referred to in Trust documents..........
Subscriber from COLUMBIA, MD wrote Another Firm: I helped a friend whose husband died suddenly with cremation and memorial service plans. Friendly..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent in every respect........
Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: They attempted to sell me an oversized casket and vault and two cemetery plots for..........
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 MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Kindness and personal touches in time of intense sadness were wonderful........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Very helpful and friendly service but almost 50% more than our recent experience with another..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRI, VA wrote Another Firm: Made typos on the death certificate. Poorly written obit. Generally sloppy........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: Wonderful people, very helpful, took the stress off of our difficult time........

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