Mueller-Bies

Sigh, who ever wants to write a review about a funeral home? My mom passed away ⁷⁄₂₀₁₁ and while she had battled cancer for some time, we really weren’t prepared and hadn’t made any arrangements for her service.
We chose Mueller-​Bies because some of us had attended services there before and because the location was good for us.
They handled everything very well and with much respect. Some things I liked were: we had the entire facility at our disposal — no competing services. We hadn’t decided what to do with her ashes at that time and didn’t want to buy an urn yet so they put out a «loaner» during the service. Only family knew that she wasn’t actually in there. (I guess the secret is out.)
They had a number of nice card designs to choose from and different wording choices for us so we didn’t have to think about it. He was very experienced with obituaries and helped us through that as well.
I wish I could remember his name but as you can probably understand we were emotional at the time.
They were very accommodating to the type of service we chose to have complete with allowing us to provide music and bring in our own deacon.
Hopefully I won’t need their services again for some time, but I will remember them.

Yup, I’m friends with the family undertaker on Facebook. Nuff said.
CAN one write Unilocal reviews of a funeral home? Are they too morbid? What’s more, can one give a great review to a difficult situation? Please understand that I write this not to poke fun of death, life, or anything else. There IS humor to be found in death, as in life, but that isn’t what this review is about. (On that note, I’m leaving off the 5^th star… seemed a lil tasteless.)
My family has used Mueller-​Bies for most of our funerals for as long as I have been alive. I have been to many many funerals through many homes and the gentlemen who are at the heart of this company have always done a wonderful job for our family.
They have directed the flowers, helped with difficult churches, and ahem, handled the way the deceased looked very well. Some of you have watched Six Feet Under… you may not be able to tell when the funeral home does a good job… but you can definitely tell when they don’t. We’ve never had a problem with that here, and trust me… nothing is worse than having a loved one that looks like a drag queen lying in front of the alter.
Gary has handled most of our services and has shown a great deal of compassion and empathy. He has also politely handled uncomfortable clan jokes about how we expect to «see you at the next family get together!»
He has also had the dignity to pay his respects to the family at wakes held with another funeral home. That means a lot to the bereaved.
A couple of years ago, my mother, never one to miss an opportunity, tried to set me up with him. He’s a good guy, and besides, we know him so well, he’s practically family already.
Ok I’m done.