Gangemi Vincent Funeral Home Inc

I am very happy with the Vincent Gangemi Funeral home staff and the work they did for my mother’s funeral in May 2012. A close family friend recommended them. Everyone was very helpful, respectful and professional.
The undertakers arrived promptly when we called. I was afraid of having to witness a morbid scene of having the body wrapped in a bag but they handled it so delicately that it wasn’t traumatizing for me. They wore nice black suits and they were extremely careful on handling the body. Since we weren’t experienced on the funeral process, they took us through all the steps and took care of legal tasks like Social Security. They have the meeting room in the basement to go through all the prayer cards and options for burial, cemetery, church, limo service, flowers. It is a little chilly down there and I did remember seeing they had a coffee machine. Further down is the casket room where you can select the interior and exterior of the casket or urn other customizations and burial items.
The day before the funeral we were able to view our mother in her casket. I wasn’t happy with the lipstick since she didn’t wear much makeup and I should have requested a blanket for her legs but I thought she still looked beautiful.
They have a close relationship to my parish, St. Thomas Aquinas and handled the arrangements. With the help of the church and our close family friends, we were able to put together a lovely funeral with the cantor we requested and led by the wonderful Monsignor Shields. The limo arrived and took us to the cemetery, SS Peter and Paul in Springfield, PA. Everything went great but I was upset that they will not lower the casket until everyone is away.
The contract was priced reasonably and they only contacted us once to see if we knew the status of the life insurance processing stage. They didn’t get paid until around September/​October but they were very patient.
I highly recommend this funeral home. They are located on Broad Street in South Philly not far from Methodist Hospital.