Business Details
29 Years
experience
Emergency
services
Personalized Funeral & Cremation Services in Hudson Valley
Colonial Family of Funeral Homes has been serving families in the Hudson Valley region since 1997, dedicated to creating healing experiences through personalized funeral and cremation services. Our heritage combines decades of experience with a commitment to compassionate care, integrity, and excellence in every service we provide. We specialize in designing distinctive remembrance experiences that celebrate the unique lives of loved ones, offering both traditional and cremation services tailored to individual family needs. Our team of licensed professionals works closely with families to incorporate personal touches such as tribute videos, memorial displays, and customized ceremonies. As stewards of tradition, we honor veterans' sacrifices through specialized military funeral honors and assist families in navigating VA benefits.With multiple locations across New York, we provide accessible, round-the-clock support during times of loss, ensuring every family receives dignified, professional care. Our facilities blend historical significance with modern amenities, creating spaces that balance tradition with contemporary comfort. Through one year of weekly grief support and preplanning resources, we extend our commitment to long-term community well-being. This combination of heritage, personalized service, and compassionate support has established us as a trusted partner for end-of-life care in the region.
Services
Traditional Services
Cremation Services
Cremation Urns
Veteran Services
Personalization Options
Grief Support
Preplanning Resources
Immediate Need Assistance
Memorialization
Columbarium Interment
Details
- Year established: 1997
Highlights and features
- We offer 24/7 compassionate care with over 25 years of local service experience
- Our licensed staff specializes in personalized memorialization and veteran honors
- We provide free grief support resources for one year following loss
- We operate multiple facilities combining historical significance with modern amenities
- We assist families in navigating VA benefits and military funeral honors
What people say
Compassionate care
Personalized service
Professional expertise
Meaningful memorials
Veteran honors
Services
Traditional Services
We provide comprehensive traditional funeral services including visitation, chapel services, and graveside ceremonies. Our team coordinates personalized elements like tribute videos, memorial displays, and clergy or life celebrant-led services. With multiple chapels accommodating large gatherings, we offer dignified spaces for remembrance while maintaining the warmth of a historical home environment. Our directors guide families through every step of the process.
Cremation Services
Our cremation services include traditional funerals followed by cremation, memorial services, and direct cremation options. Families receive guidance on urn selection, permanent memorialization options, and scattering ceremonies. We offer flexible service locations and assist with memorial video production for lasting remembrance, ensuring dignified care throughout the entire process.
Veteran Services
We specialize in VA benefit navigation and military funeral honors including flag presentation, rifle details, and Taps. Our staff assists families in securing headstones, burial benefits, and documentation while providing ceremonies that honor service members' sacrifices with full military honors.
Cremation Urns
Through our UrnSpiration collection, families access curated cremation urn options featuring personalized designs. We offer full guidance on selecting appropriate urns for home display, burial, or placement in our columbarium facilities, ensuring each urn choice meaningfully reflects the individual's life story.
Personalization Options
We create tailored memorials using photos, videos, music, and literary readings that reflect each individual's life. Our facilities support multimedia displays, artwork exhibits, and customized service elements to honor personal legacies while providing comfort to grieving families through meaningful tributes.
People
Anthony Perito
Owner & Operator
Founder of Colonial Family of Funeral Homes since 1997, Anthony Perito has over 25 years of funeral service experience. He oversees operations at the historic Woodbourne location and has expanded services through strategic acquisitions while maintaining personal involvement in family care.
Questions
What types of funeral services do you offer?
We provide traditional burial services, cremation options, and specialized veteran ceremonies with customizable elements for personalized memorials.
Are there preplanning options available?
Yes, we offer preplanning resources including online forms and checklists to help individuals document their final wishes and ease future burdens.
Do you provide military funeral honors?
We offer full military honors including flag presentation, rifle details, and Taps, plus assistance with VA benefits and documentation.
What personalization options exist for services?
We utilize photos, videos, music, and personal memorabilia to create customized tributes that reflect each individual's unique life story.
How do you support families after the service?
We provide one year of weekly grief support messages and maintain open communication for ongoing emotional support resources.
Are your services available 24/7?
Our staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for immediate assistance with any end-of-life needs.
