Doherty Funeral Homes - William J Doherty II

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Doherty Funeral Homes has been serving the funeral needs of families in the Wilmington area for over 100 years. Today, we continue the tradition of compassion, personal attention, and professional services that started so long ago. We realize that there are several options for funeral homes in New Castle County. So why do families choose Doherty Funeral Homes? WE PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL, PERSONALIZED SERVICE... GUARANTEED! Our distinction is that we provide the highest level of personal service to each family we serve. Listed below are just a few of the unique services we offer. For additional information, simply click on the highlighted service. You can be sure that you will receive the highest level of personal service because we are the first funeral home in the area to offer a Service Guarantee which assures your family's satisfaction. We have developed a unique Family Care program to assist families resolve the many important matters following the funeral: social security, insurance and pensions, credit cards, bank accounts, and property title transfers, just to name a few. We are an exclusive provider of The Memory Keepsake?, a Memorial Tribute of cinematography and cherished family photos on DVD which can be ready to view during the visitation or the funeral/memorial service. This gives family and friends a lasting tribute they can share for generations to come. We have developed a one of a kind program called Let's Talk About the Funeral designed to help children and teenagers understand the death of their loved one and prepare for the funeral or memorial service. We are the first funeral home in Delaware to have a trained and certified Funeral Celebrant on our staff. We have a full-time Certified Pre planning Consultant to provide information and assist you with advanced planning. We offer comprehensive Bereavement Services to assist you and your family through your grief experience. We Facilitate Only One Service or Visitation at a Time. Some area funeral homes will hold multiple services in their facility at the same time which can cause confusion and embarrassment. We commit to only facilitate one service at a time in our funeral home. This means your family and friends will have the exclusive use of our entire facility and the full attention of our staff during the service or visitation. Our facility at 3200 Limestone Road offers a Coffee Lounge for your comfort and convenience. In order to maintain the highest standard of exceptional service we need to know the areas where we can improve. Therefore, we ask for feedback from each family we serve regarding specific areas of our service. As a result, we can make appropriate adjustments and continue to provide higher levels of service.