Paquelet Funeral Home

User reviews

• Name: Olivia Kramer

  "Opinion: I cannot express how grateful I am for the exceptional service provided by Rachel Barker at Paquelet Funeral Home during my grandma$0027s funeral. Rachel$0027s kindness and compassion were truly remarkable. From the moment we met her, she treated us not just as clients, but as friends in need. Her sociable nature made a difficult time a little easier to bear. Rachel went above and beyond to ensure that every detail of the funeral and burial service went perfectly. She invested an incredible amount of time and effort to ensure that my grandma was honored in the most dignified and respectful manner possible. Her dedication to perfection was evident in every aspect of the process. Thanks to Rachel$0027s guidance and support, my family and I were able to navigate through the challenging time with a bit more ease. Her professionalism, empathy, and attention to detail made all of the difference. I am forever grateful for her support during this trying time. I highly recommend Rachel Barker and Paquelet Funeral Home to anyone in need of funeral services. Rachel$0027s genuine care and dedication set a standard of excellence that is truly commendable, and I am so lucky my family and I had her by our side during such a difficult time."

• Name: Cyrena Kramer

  "Opinion: My mother recently passed away and up until that point, I have had no experience with funeral homes or funeral staff. She had passed away on a Friday and the next morning, we had an appointment with Paquelet to plan her service. We were greeted at the door with a warm and friendly face, a woman who instantly made me feel at ease in a very uneasy and heartbreaking situation. That warm smile belongs to Rachel Barker. She was amazing from start to finish. There is nothing easy about losing a loved one, but somehow, Rachel made the process easy and more bearable than expected. She paid attention to detail and she listened to our family speak about my mom and I truly felt that she somehow had a connection with my mom and knew exactly what my mom would want. Not only did she follow through with every request we had for the service through her exemplary work ethic, she was also kind and compassionate. She did not feel like a funeral director, she felt like my friend. In a situation such as this, it is important to do a job well done in honoring a loved one$0027s memory and taking care of arrangements but maybe in the case of laying a loved one to rest, it is just as important to support the family and make them feel as comfortable and as peaceful as possible. Rachel did all of those things. She somehow made our worst day a good one, if that makes any sense at all. The service was beautiful and memorable and full of love. There was a much larger receiving line during visitation than expected. We actually went over the allotted time we had planned before services were to begin, but Rachel handled the situation with grace and took care of everything so that we could continue to receive friends. In addition, she personally hand delivered my mom$0027s jewelry and personals after the graveyard service, which she attended, right by our side. It had snowed the day of her service, and Rachel asked if it was too much to wear her fur coat to the gravesite and commented that she pulled it out because she thought my mom would approve. It$0027s like she knew my mom had a thing for fur. It$0027s like she knew my mom. Before we left the morning of planning arrangements, Rachel very respectfully asked if she could paint my mom$0027s nails. She knew through our planning, that her favorite color was pink, so she asked if a pink sparkle would be ok. It was more than ok. It was perfect and my mom would have loved it. In fact, we all wore pink that day and I forgot to tell Rachel that she too, should wear pink. Thank you Rachel for taking such kind and loving care of my momma. I will never forget the hand you had in saying goodbye to the most beautiful and important woman in my life 🩷"