Memorial Services

White Haven has everything you need to host a meaningful tribute to your loved one right here at the cemetery. Click on the links below to explore the many ways we can help you create a unique celebration that is also very convenient and cost efficient.

• A choice of beautiful settings where you can hold your service or gathering.
• Use your own clergy or choose a Certified Celebrant to help you plan and conduct a unique and meaningful service.
• Our fully equipped facilities provide everything you need to enhance your celebration
• Specially trained caterers can provide a catered reception after your service
• A certified butterfly handler can provide a live, butterfly release during your service
• We can even help with other celebrations such as weddings, birthday or anniversary tributes or unveiling ceremonies

Begin by choosing the perfect setting for the celebration of your loved one's life:

A formal setting for larger groups.

A formal setting for smaller groups.

An informal setting with food service available. Conduct your whole service here or use either chapel for the service and then gather here afterward with family and friends.

In good weather, your guests are welcome
to gather on the adjacent patio area as well.

Certified Celebrants

What are Certified Celebrants?

Certified Celebrants are people who are specially trained by the In-Sight Institute to plan and conduct uniquely meaningful and memorable memorial services.

What does a Certified Celebrant offer?

A Celebrant offers an alternative to a service provided by a clergy person for those families who are not affiliated with a church or who do not wish to have a traditional funeral service.

A Celebrant has been specifically trained to design a service that is completely personal, incorporating those unique stories, songs and experiences that defined the loved one.

A Celebrant will schedule a special Family Time for the family to share memories, anecdotes and special moments in the loved one’s life. The essence of the service will be based upon the remembrances of the family.

A Celebrant has a library of resources available for readings, music, ceremonies and personal touches. The Celebrant will consult with the family to help design a service that best reflects and memorializes the life of their loved one.

A Celebrant is bound by a Code of Ethics for complete confidentiality in all dealings with the family.

What does a Certified Celebrant cost?

White Haven does not charge for the services of its Celebrants. Since the Celebrant will spend approximately 10 hours in preparation for a service, it is customary for the family to present the Celebrant with an honorarium for their services. This amount is usually comparable to the fee that would be charged by a member of the clergy.

Who are White Haven’s Celebrants?

White Haven’s Celebrants are Nanci DeLeo and Donna Miller. To learn more about them, click on their names. For more information or to plan a service with a White Haven Celebrant, click here to contact Chapel Director, Peggy Albright.

Fully Equipped Facilities

White Haven’s chapels and gathering room are all heated and air conditioned and fully equipped with audio-video equipment. They also have rest rooms available and are fully accessible to those with disabilities.

During your service or gathering you are welcome to use any of the following items or services at no additional charge:

• Altar for presentation of urn, candles, photos, etc.
  
• Memory Board on easel for display of photos or memorabilia
  
• Piano
  
• DVD or CD player for video tributes or special music
  
• Wheelchair
  
• Audio Loop for hearing impaired
• Banquet tables for presentation of catered meal
  
• Extra folding chairs if needed

For more information or to schedule an event, click here to contact Chapel Director, Peggy Albright.

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Catered Receptions

At White Haven, you can even host a catered reception for up to 75 people before or after your service. What a convenient way to greet your family and friends! We have three licensed and specially trained caterers ready to assist you, even on very short notice. For a printable information sheet on catered receptions, click here. For printable menus from our three caterers, click here:

Menu from Fairfield's

Menu from McArdle's

Menu from Tasteful Connections

For more information about Catered Receptions, click here to contact Chapel Director, Peggy Albright.

Butterfly Releases are performed at White Haven by Nanci DeLeo, who was certified by the Association for Butterflies as a Butterfly Release Professional in December of 2010. During the warmer months she offers the healing experience of beautiful, live butterfly releases at White Haven, incorporating them into memorial services or other celebrations. The releases utilize the butterfly’s transformational stages through life, and their live release in flight, to symbolize the similar journey of a loved one’s soul through this world and on to whatever one believes is next.

For more information about butterfly releases, please call our Office at 585-586-5250.

In the News – to read a newspaper article about butterfly release program, click here.

Your family may desire to celebrate other special occasions at White Haven as well. Having your wedding or your wedding photo session at White Haven, for example, is a wonderful way to include family members who would otherwise be greatly missed on this special day. We can also help you plan a gathering to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or unveiling ceremony on a special date or whenever other family members happen to be in town. For further information, click here to email our Chapel Director, Peggy Albright.