Traditional Funeral Services

Traditional Funeral Services in Philadelphia / NJ

At Monti-Rago Funeral Home, we know that planning a funeral is hard. We are here to help you during this tough time with our funeral home services. We provide several choices to fit your needs, whether you want a simple service or something more. Our skilled staff will help you create a special tribute that honors your loved one’s life. This tribute will also bring comfort to family and friends.


We also have pre-planning services. This lets you make plans ahead of time. It helps ease the stress on your family later. We can help with choosing caskets or urns. We also arrange transport and flowers. We will handle all the details. This way, you can focus on what matters most - remembering and celebrating your loved one’s life.

When you pick Monti-Rago Funeral Home, you are choosing care, quality service, and comfort. We are here to support you during this tough time.


Traditional funeral services include:
  • Visitation: This is often called a viewing or a wake. Guests come to pay their respects to the deceased by viewing their casketed body and spending time with the grieving family. A visitation can occur at any time before the funeral service.
  • Funeral Service: This event commonly takes place at the funeral home, a church, or at the graveside. It can include music, the reading of literary or religious passages, a eulogy, prayer, and the singing of hymns.
  • Committal Service: If the family plans to bury the deceased, this stage involves the vehicle procession to the cemetery.
  • Funeral Reception: Many choose to host this post-service gathering (or repast) at a reception hall. This is considered a time to share memories, laughter, and support.
A funeral service, whether traditional or more modern (memorial service or celebration-of-life), has two functions: to acknowledge the death and lifetime achievements of an individual and to bring grieving family members and friends together in support of one another during this difficult time.

If you are interested in making funeral arrangements for a loved one, we invite you to call us to begin.
Source:
Rostad, Curtis, "The Basics of Funeral Service", Indiana Funeral Directors Association, 2014