Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Emergency
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Your Trusted Funeral Services in Shinglehouse
Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home has served families in Shinglehouse, PA since 1922. Founded by Howard D. Morton, the business was acquired by Virgil L. Howard in the late 1950s and transitioned to Kevin and Patricia Dusenbury in 1984. Our team specializes in creating personalized, dignified tributes that honor lives while providing compassionate guidance during difficult times. We offer traditional services, cremation options, and veteran-specific memorials, combining decades of experience with modern personalization techniques. Our facility features one of the area's largest viewing rooms to accommodate gatherings of all sizes. As a locally owned business, we prioritize community trust and transparency in all arrangements. 
Services
Traditional Services
Cremation Services
Personalization
Veteran Services
Merchandise
Details
- Year established: 1922
Highlights and features
- Serving families since 1922 with proven expertise in funeral arrangements
- Specialized veterans' services including military honors coordination
- Exclusive personalization options like tribute videos and fingerprint keepsakes
- 24/7 availability for immediate assistance during emergencies
- Transparent pricing with affordable service packages
Services
Traditional Services
Our traditional funeral services include visitation, ceremony, and burial arrangements. We personalize each event with tribute videos, memorial displays, and music selections that reflect the individual's life. Our chapel accommodates up to 100 guests with seating options for both family and community attendees.
Cremation Services
Cremation services range from private ceremonies to full memorial events. Options include urn selection, columbarium placement, and scattering rituals. Our staff coordinates pre-cremation viewings and post-cremation celebrations with equal attention to detail and dignity.
Veteran Services
Specialized veteran services include military flag presentation, rifle salutes, and Taps performance. We assist families with VA benefit applications and coordinate cemetery interment in national or local memorial parks according to service member eligibility.
Personalization
Personalization features tribute videos, photo collages, and customized keepsakes. Our directors help incorporate personal elements like favorite music, hobby displays, and literary readings to create unique, meaningful ceremonies that reflect individual life stories.
Merchandise
We offer fingerprint jewelry, glass cremation keepsakes, and traditional urns. Our merchandise includes artist-crafted memorial items like Forever in Glass sculptures and Precious Memories pendants that preserve fingerprints for generational remembrance.
Questions
What types of funeral services do you offer?
We provide traditional funerals, cremation services, and veteran-specific memorials. Each option includes customizable elements for personalization.
Do you offer cremation with memorial services?
Yes, we offer full cremation packages that include pre-cremation viewings and post-cremation memorial events in our chapel or offsite locations.
How do you personalize funeral services?
Personalization options include tribute videos, photo displays, music selections, and keepsake creation using fingerprint or cremains-based memorials.
Can you assist with veteran benefits?
We help families complete VA benefit applications and coordinate military honors including flag presentation, rifle salutes, and Taps performances.
Are you available for emergencies?
Our team is available 24/7 for immediate assistance with arrangements and transportation regardless of the time or day.
Reviews (7)
Joel Hurt
Oct 27, 2020
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Kevin and Patty are the best. Theyre caring, accessible, and committed to making sure everything has been taken care of. Its a great relief to know you dont have to worry about everything because they will be on top of it.
Diane Thielman
Sep 14, 2020
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Kevin and Patty do treat you like family and make hard decisions easier. They are so compassionate and very organized. From beginning to end, planning and moving through each step, they are there to make everything easier.
John Bratt
Sep 02, 2020
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Kevin helped connect me with local resources and contacts to carry out some genealogy research involving some family burials in a cemetery in McKean County. He was extraordinarily helpful. Thanks Kevin!
Deb Howell
Aug 28, 2020
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I can't say enough good about Kevin and Patty. They took care of every detail in the most compassionate and caring way. They really went above and beyond what would ever be expected.
Mindy Gressley
Aug 04, 2020
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Losing my Mom was the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with. Kevin and Patty are your life line when you are going through this difficult time. Im not sure our family would have made it without them. They are very good at their job. But honestly I dont think its a job to them. Its their life, helping people through the most difficult days after your loved ones passing.
Anthony Rotello
Nov 04, 2019
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Kevin and Patty did wonderful work. They went up and beyond to accommodate our wishes surrounding our recent loss. Highly recommend them.
Deidrah Shutt
Sep 22, 2019
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Kevin and Patty were wonderful. Nothing can make the loss of a loved one easy but having someone there to gently guide you through the necessary details was a huge help. I can't say enough good things about the care and effort they put into helping families through a horrible time in their lives.
