What do we offer you?

Experience

For over 124 years, the Van Matre family has stood with grieving families and has watched communities mourn the loss of their own.

Convenience

Three locations in the geographical area between Erie and Meadville make the Van Matre Funeral Home the convenient choice for your family.

Facilities

Comfortable and relaxing, spacious and attractive. These are the words that describe the facilities you will find at the Van Matre Funeral Home.

Service

The Van Matre family personally involves themselves with every detail of each funeral service. They believe that when you are faced with making important decisions about a loved one, you deserve care, compassion, and concern.

Options

Burial or cremation, funeral pre-planning, and traditional and non-traditional funeral and memorial services are offered with personalization options like printed products, DVD?s, and video and audio enhancements.

Competitive Pricing

The Van Matre Funeral Home offers competitive pricing, assistance in paying cash advancements to cemeteries, florists, or newspapers, and a payment plan which includes no interest for 30 days or longer if an acceptable estate or insurance settlement is agreed upon.

Promise of Value

The full extent of our efforts is determined by your selections made according to your needs and your wishes. If you are dissatisfied with any of our efforts, we will reduce or eliminate the associated charge.

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Helpful Information

  • Thank you to you and your family for taking such good care of our Mom and us during such a difficult time. You really were so patient and understanding with all of us and it did not go unnoticed.

    The Jane Steen Family

  • Thank you so very much for everthying you both did for Jerry's funeral. He looked so much better than he has in a very long time to all of us. We appreciated all the special touches you provide to make the funeral memorable. Thank you for your consoling words and support at such a difficult time.

    Pat Porsch and family

  • Thank you for all you did for us! We greatly appreciate you.

    The Jenkins Family

  • Thank you for all you did with coordinating, planning, arranging, directing, etc. the funeral arrangements for Grandpa. I know it was a quick turn-around. Much had to happen in a short amount of time. All ran smoothly and was very professional from my standpoint. I know my Dad and his sisters expressed that you made their lives easy, when they needed it the most. We appreciated your kindness, professionalism, and thoughtfulness. Thank you so much.

    Jen Coolidge