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Plainfield Area Funeral Homes

The following information has been gathered through multiple imperfect resources. Any readers who are aware of supplementary or contradictory details are invited to contact the Local History Department so that corrections and updates can be made. Dates in brackets are estimated. Contact the Local History Department for assistance in accessing records or more information about these funeral homes. The department can be reached by email at localhistory[@]plfdpl.info or by phone at (908) 757-1111 x136. See our list of Plainfield Area Cemeteries.

Name Contact Adresses Start End Notes
James H. Beckett   528 W. Fourth St. 1919 [1919] thought to have served the Black community
Robert James Bourke   410 Madison Ave. 1910 1911  
Brown's (800) 286-4241 brownsfuneralhome.net 506 W. Fourth St. (1922), 317 Plainfield Ave. (1924), 122 Plainfield Ave. (1945) 1922 present has traditionally handled Black customers
Casey's   Park Ave. next to Post Office (1873), 16 W. Front St. (1891), corner of North Ave. & Park Ave. (1915), 325 Park Ave. (until 1941) 1872 1941  
James E. Churchman   332 Liberty St. (1913), 407 Plainfield Ave. (1913) 1912 1914 thought to have served the Black community
Cole & High   200 W. Second St. 1917 1920  
Cole's   200 W. Second St. (1903, 1920), 315 E. Second St. (1939) 1920 [1946]  
Cornish   216 Richmond St. 1927 1928  
Crescent Home   149-59 Crescent Ave. (1941) 1941 1959 previously Casey's
DeMott   56 Somerset St., North Plainfield [1892] 1922  
DeMott & Lambert   59 Somerset St., North Plainfield 1903 1904  
Charles B. Dennis   115 Madison Ave. 1903 1904 thought to have served the Black community
DeSaulniers   56 Somerset St., 136 Somerset St., moved to 17 Pearl St. (1936), all in North Plainfield 1922 [1958]  
William J. Douglass   610 E. Third St. 1911 1915  
Ford & Stiles   14 E. Front St. (1884); 29 E. Front St. (1886) 1882 1888  
Higgins (908) 756-0017 higginsfuneralhome.com Park Ave. & W. Fourth St. (1911), 109-111 W. Fourth St. (1913) 209 W. Eighth St. (1934) 1911 Watchung location, to present Jewish customers tended to come here and Higgins was said to work with all religions; records are held at the Watchung location, they're reportedly arranged by date only
High & Harold   224 E. Front St. (1924) 1920 [1932] records available for 1920-1928; indexes available with Memorial records online at PPL.
Judkins Colonial  (800) 253-4429 judkinscolonialhome.com 216 Richmond St. (1927), 428 W. Fourth St. (1929) 1927 present has traditionally handled Black customers
Leeson   14 E. Front St., Front St. next to/east of Second Presbyterian Church [1871] [1882]  
J. W. S. Martin   unknown [1849] [1850]  
Memorial (908) 322-4350 fanwoodmemorial.com 400 Franklin Pl. (1932)
155 South Ave., Fanwood (1980)
1928 present records available for 1928-1996; indexes available with Memorial records online at PPL.
Thomas A. Moore   508 Watchung Ave. (1903), 612 E. Sixth St. (1913), 1214 E. Second St. (1921) [1902] [1922]  
Leonard C. Morse   324 Plainfield Ave. [1919] [1919] thought to have served the Black community
James M. Pettit   77 Chatham St., North Plainfield 1913 [1913]  
Riker   132 Central Ave. [1894] [1900]  
Nelson D. Rumsey   209 E. Fifth St. (1925), 504 Belvidere Ave. (1929) 1924 [1932] records available for 1924-1932; indexes available with Memorial records online at PPL.
A. M. Runyon & Son   corner of Front & Somerset St. (1875); 40 1/2 W. Front St. (1879); 402 Park Ave.; 900 Park Ave. (1927) 1875 1984 records available for 1906-1984; indexes available with Memorial records online at PPL.
Runyon's   north side of Front St. near Somerset St. [1860] [1874]  
S. Sakowicz & Son   960 W. 4th St. (1940) by 1937 1944 for Plainfield location only known to have served people of Polish descent; primary location seems to have been in Westfield
Scarpa's / Scarpa Las Rosas Funeral Home (908) 756-2693 scarpalasrosasfh.com 136 Somerset St. (1936); 22 Craig Pl., North Plainfield (1943-44) 1936 present may currently be the preferred funeral home for Spanish speakers
Alfred Simpson   324 Plainfield Ave. 1918 1918  
Terrill & Cole   16 E. Front St. (1891), 128 E. Front St. (1893), W. Second St. 1888 1897  
Wilhelmina Woodie   528 W. Fourth St. 1922 1924 seems to have handled Black customers exclusively
David D. Woody   213 Plainfield Ave. 1912 1912 thought to have served the Black community

 

 

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