Joel D. Kerr Funeral Services

Hartlepool's Independent Funeral Director

Joel D. Kerr Funeral Services is a family run Funeral Directors, serving you at your time of need with professionalism and integrity. We have Chapels in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Stockton on Tees.

Joel won the community category at the 2006 Hartlepool Business Awards for his part in helping to raise £140,000 for the Hartlepool and District Hospice.

Suffering the loss of a loved one is a difficult time. At Joel Kerr Funeral Services, we support and assist you as much as you need us to.

We can be contacted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will find a list of addresses and phone numbers for each of our funeral homes on the right hand side of all pages and also on our contact page.

Some of the services we offer include:

• Private Chapels of Rest
• Pre-Paid Funerals
• Monumental Mason
• Floral Tributes
• Horse Drawn Hearse available on Request

Our Chapels of Rest

We currently have Chapels of Rest in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Stockton, all including comfortable lounges and private visitation areas. Our friendly staff are on hand to offer advice and assistance with funeral arrangements and memorials whenever required.

Why Choose an Independent Funeral Director?

The Independent funeral profession has a long and proud history of personal service to local communities. Carrying on the family tradition is a way of life for many independent funeral directors. They are deeply committed to upholding professional standards. Some of the oldest, continuously operated businesses in Britain are locally owned family firms.

This is our business. Our town is your town. We take great pride in our funeral home and vehicles. We are also proud of our staff, for whom we maintain a regular training programe to make sure of the highest level of professional service.
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What to do When Someone Dies

When someone dies there are many decisions and arrangements to be made. Unfortunately these often have to be made at a time of personal distress. The following article will give you guidance about what to do from the moment of a persons bereavement.
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Coming to Terms with Loss

Losing someone you care about can be one of life's most difficult experiences. There are no easy answers when trying to help a bereaved family come to terms with their loss. Every situation is uniques and people react in different ways.

At Joel Kerr Family Funeral Directors, we believe we have an important responsibility to care for our families, not just by offering support during the funeral, but especially through the difficult days that may follow.
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