Coronavirus Notice

First, we are closely monitoring and following all guidelines from the CDC, the National Funeral Directors Association, our state and local professional associations, as well as our State and Federal governments. At this point, there have been NO directives from any of these sources that visitations or funeral services should be canceled. However, there are some limitations as to how many people may attend. These guidelines limit many of the gatherings we have for wakes, visitations, and funeral services. For the time being, funeral services open to all who may want to attend may not be in the best interests of bereaved families, sympathetic friends, and others who want to honor the dead and comfort the living.

Our duty to assist families in properly getting the dead to their final dispositions in a timely manner remains our most essential obligation and undertaking and suggests that we organize services which may be viewed virtually by others, at the funeral home, at the graveside, or the fireside.

The planning of public services after the current peril is behind us is something we can assist with in every aspect. The measures in place are meant to protect and accommodate the elderly and infirm, the sickly and bereaved who are a large segment of the public we serve, as well as our staff here at the funeral home.

To avoid compromising the wellbeing of our visitors and staff, we encourage online condolences through our comprehensive website at www.schrader-howell.com where the public may visit around the clock and around the calendar for obituary information, service schedules, and information about these policies and procedures, and answers to frequently asked questions on these and other concerns.

As it has for over 115 years, Schrader-Howell maintains contact by phone on a 24/7 basis and likewise maintains a readiness to respond to a death in the family in our community with compassion, humanity, professionalism, and immediate attention to the needs of the bereaved.

FEMA announced that individuals will be able to begin applying for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance on April 12. The FEMA Funeral Assistance website has been updated with the phone numbers that families can call to begin the application process.

COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Line Number

844-684-6333 ● TTY: 800-462-7585

Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT

Up-to-date information about the FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program can be found on the FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance page.