A Funeral Home for Newburgh Families — In English and in Spanish
We are Meléndez Funeral Home in Middletown, about 30 minutes west on I-84 — and for Newburgh families, every mile of that road is our responsibility, not yours.
An honest word first: we are not in Newburgh — we are 20 miles away at 30 Grove Street in Middletown. Newburgh has funeral homes of its own, and if pure distance is what matters most to your family, we will respect that. Families choose to make the drive to us — or rather, let us make it — for two reasons: everything is explained and honored in Spanish as fully as in English, and every price is put in writing before anything is signed. For a city where so many families live between two languages and two countries, that is not a small thing.
We come to Newburgh — you don't come to us
Free in-home arrangement visits anywhere in Newburgh, and free transportation for your family to and from every service. If your loved one is at Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall on Dubois Street, one call to us and we coordinate directly with the hospital, usually the same day. We work alongside Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties — which is itself based in Newburgh — whenever a family is in their care.
Newburgh's cemeteries, your traditions
We arrange burials at Cedar Hill Cemetery on Route 9W, at Calvary Cemetery through the St. Patrick's parish, and at whichever cemetery holds your family's history. Catholic Mass, velorio, every faith and custom — coordinated with your own parish, in your language.
And when home is farther than Newburgh — our international transfer service brings loved ones home to Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Central and South America. It is our specialty, and it is where the consulates, the airlines, and the paperwork become our problem instead of yours.
Everything, from one call
- Traditional funeral & burial
- Cremation — with viewing and Mass, or simple and direct
- Every price itemized in writing — before you decide anything
A Meléndez answers, in English or Spanish — and if it's easier, we come to your home in Newburgh at no cost.
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