Our Story
Cremation and Burial Society of the Rockies is located conveniently off of Reserve Street in Missoula. This facility is the most recently built of the funeral facilities in Missoula and caters to both traditional and cremation disposition options. The facility is equipped to handle visitations, viewings and chapel services seating approximately seventy individuals.
At Missoula Funeral Homes we have been honored to care for the needs of our community members since the 1930’s.
With five convenient locations, we are able to offer multiple types of services, enabling families to memorialize their loved one with a funeral or memorial service, utilizing earth burial, entombment, or cremation.
Our professional and caring staff is always available to meet with and to assist families in creating a special ceremony to reflect the life of a loved one. Our training and experience have prepared us to help, to reassure, and to understand when a family faces the loss of a loved one, and we want people to know that we will assist them day or night.
In addition, our state-of-the-art equipment enables families to bring in several pictures to tell a story of the deceased through a customized service program. Our staff encourages families to select special music, pictures and a eulogy which can be turned into a video to be a part of the evening visitation, as part of the funeral, or during a luncheon. Our hope is that friends and family members will come to cherish these personal memorials for years to come.
Another service offered is assistance in pre-planning the funeral, a way to reflect on one’s life before the time of need, which helps loved ones plan a celebration that is both meaningful and comforting to survivors. We know that it is sometimes difficult for families to discuss the topic of funeral arrangements. Our experience has been that after a pre-planning meeting, people feel a sense of peace, knowing they have taken care of so many important decisions.
Consumer education is also an important focus for our staff. Our licensed funeral directors are able to provide presentations on several topics relating to funeral service. The funeral home has been host to many tours from local schools, church groups, medical fields, clergy, etc. Inquire within the funeral home if you are interested in organizing a group tour or educational seminar.
Our goal at Missoula Funeral Homes is to help each family honor the life of their loved one with a service offering dignity, integrity, and respect...allowing family and friends to come together to remember, to honor, to support each other and to celebrate a life that has lived.
What Makes Us Unique
We are proud to embrace traditional values, diversity and innovation in honoring the spirit and life of each person we serve. We offer a full selection of:
- Funeral and memorial services, ranging from traditional to uniquely innovative and personal
- Burial services and cremation options
- Celebrant Services
Letting go of a loved one is usually a very difficult process. In order to provide your family peace-of-mind, our funeral home offers complete care, so you can focus on comforting each other as you prepare to say goodbye to someone dear to you.
Although there are many decisions you may have to make, we assure you that we will guide you through the entire process every step of the way. We promise to help you:
- Design the most fitting memorial or funeral service to honor their memory and pay tribute to their life achievements and experiences.
- Select the most appropriate products, including a casket, burial vault, cremation urn, cemetery or mausoleum, to fit your budget and suit your needs and desires.
- Write a fitting obituary to honor your loved one’s life experiences and social connections.
- Assist in the publication of the obituary in the newspapers of your choice.
- Create a Book of Memories™, a beautiful, permanent online memorial, where you and your friends can build a legacy of memories by archiving treasured photos and memories.
- Welcome your family and friends to our funeral home for your planned services, including a viewing, visitation, funeral or memorial service.
- Make all arrangements with regard to the services whether they are held at your place of worship, our funeral home, cemetery, or alternate gathering place.
- Provide you with beautiful funeral print materials, including memorial folders, prayer cards and book marks. We also offer personalized note cards for you to acknowledge the emotional support you received from friends, co-workers and community members.
- Provide an elegant hearse and funeral cars, as well as arrange for escorts.
- Help in the selection and on-site arrangement of floral tributes.
- Provide access to grief education and support materials, and referrals to counseling services.
- Prepare all paperwork, including vital record statistics, permits, filing and obtaining death certificates, and assistance with life insurance, veteran’s benefits and Social Security claims.
