Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Funeral Home in Cheshire, CT
Alderson-Ford & Buckmiller Ford Mengacci Funeral Homes have served families in Naugatuck, Waterbury, Cheshire, and surrounding areas for over a century. Our legacy stems from two respected traditions united by a shared commitment to compassionate care, dignity, and personalized service. We specialize in creating meaningful tributes that honor individual lives through traditional burials, cremation services, green burials, and veterans-specific ceremonies. Our licensed funeral directors and staff prioritize listening first, ensuring every family receives tailored support during their time of need.We emphasize healing beyond the service itself, offering grief resources and community support throughout the journey of remembrance. With three Connecticut locations, we provide accessible, comforting environments designed to facilitate personalization through music, memorials, and storytelling. Our dedication to excellence is reflected in our attention to detail, from arranging visitations to coordinating permanent memorials, while adhering to strict environmental and ethical standards in all service offerings.
Services
Traditional Services
Cremation Services
Green Burial Services
Veterans Services
Personalization Options
Details
- Year established: 1922
Highlights and features
- Over a century of combined experience serving Connecticut communities
- Specialized veterans burial benefits coordination and military honors
- Eco-conscious green burial options certified by the Green Burial Council
- Comprehensive personalization including tribute videos and live streaming
- Three conveniently located Connecticut funeral homes with 24/7 support
What people say
Compassionate care
Personalized tributes
Professional expertise
24/7 support
Veterans honors
Services
Traditional Services
Our traditional funeral services provide structured memorialization options including visitations, chapel or off-site ceremonies, and graveside services. Families receive guidance in creating personalized tributes with music selections, scripture readings, and customized visitation arrangements. We coordinate all logistics from casket selection to clergy coordination, ensuring adherence to religious and cultural traditions while maintaining affordability.
Cremation Services
We offer comprehensive cremation services with flexible memorialization choices including traditional funerals followed by cremation, private cremation ceremonies, and memorial services. Families may choose permanent urn placement in columbariums, home retention of remains, or environmentally conscious scattering options. Our directors provide guidance on selecting appropriate urns and planning meaningful post-cremation tributes.
Green Burial Services
Certified green burial services utilize biodegradable caskets, natural grave markers, and non-toxic embalming alternatives. We coordinate interments at Green Burial Council-certified cemeteries across Connecticut and New York, offering sustainable memorialization options that minimize environmental impact while maintaining dignified remembrance opportunities through natural stone markers and memorial plantings.
Veterans Services
Specialized support for veteran families includes VA benefit applications, flag presentations, and military funeral honors. Our staff assists with documentation for burial allowances, headstone requests, and national cemetery interments. We coordinate rifle salutes, Taps performances, and color guard ceremonies for eligible service members and their dependents.
Personalization Options
We create personalized memorials through photo displays, tribute videos, customized music selections, and literary readings. Families may incorporate artistic elements, memorial folders, and digital keepsakes to reflect the deceased's personality. Our directors help design unique services featuring personalized grave markers, themed decorations, and interactive guest participation opportunities.
Questions
What funeral service options do you offer?
We provide traditional burials, cremation services, green burials, and veterans-specific ceremonies with full personalization options.
Do you offer pre-planning services?
Yes, we offer online preplanning forms and consultation services to help individuals arrange their funeral preferences in advance.
Can I personalize my loved one's funeral service?
Absolutely. We offer tribute videos, music customization, photo displays, and themed memorials to create unique tributes.
Are grief support resources available?
We provide year-long weekly grief messages and resources to help families navigate the mourning process.
What veterans benefits do you assist with?
We help coordinate VA burial allowances, headstone requests, military honors, and national cemetery interments for eligible veterans.
Do you have multiple locations?
Yes, we serve families from three Connecticut locations in Cheshire, Naugatuck, and Waterbury.
Reviews (1)
Kathy Bowers
Dec 10, 2019
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Having my Mom's memorial service here was beautiful! Everyone was so caring. We had my Mom's memorial service in the non-conventional "living room" with the fireplace and comfy couches. It was very warm and comforting. I know my Mom was watching over us and was very happy with the service. So many family members and friends commented on how beautiful it was. I personally dealt with Nick, Jim and Bob and I can't say enough good things about them. Thanks so much for making it a truly memorable memorial service.
