Our Facilities
Our Facilities
We pride ourselves on the functionality and appearance of our facilities. We are constantly updating and improving our premises and equipment to keep our facility within the highest of professional standards.
Whether it is our Chapel, Visitation Rooms, or Reception Facilities, the flexibility of our layout allows us to accommodate a broad range of services. Our facilities can support everything from very large assemblies to the smallest of quaint gatherings.
The funeral is an important opportunity to pay tribute to someone you loved. It is a time for relatives and friends to gather tell stories, to share memories, to acknowledge your loss and support one another. We are open-minded in providing a more personal arrangement to suit your needs and reflect the life of your loved one.
We've worked hard to make the surroundings as comforting as possible, for you during this difficult time.
Located on Washington Street, away from the hustle and bustle of Main Street, the funeral home has a spacious and comfortable environment, offering street level access with ample off-street parking and a private family conference area for making arrangements, complete with a casket and urn selection room and a monument display.
Our Chapel
Although our chapel is not intended to compete against the reverence and respect of the church, it has been tastefully designed as an option for those who do not wish a formal church setting. Conveniently located within the funeral home, it provides a dignified setting for family, friends and the community to gather together and pay tribute to the deceased.
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Quad County Crematory
Located at Mann-Slonaker Funeral Home
As the world changes and time passes, some families are considering cremation rather than traditional earth burial. To accommodate the needs of each individual family we serve, we have now added an on-site crematory. This will allow us to give our families peace of mind that their loved one will never leave our care and be handled with the utmost dignity, respect, and professionalism.
- The only on-site crematory in the Upper Perkiomen Valley assures you that your loved one never leaves our care
- Full selection of cremation caskets, urns, keepsakes, jewelry, or a ceremonial solid oak rental casket for services.
- A family tradition of experience and caring for over 122 years.
We, at Mann-Slonaker Funeral Home are here for you 24 hours a day, to help no matter when you call. We are the only funeral home in the Upper Perkiomen Valley with an on-site crematory, and our facilities are always open for your inspection. Please visit us for the information you need about cremation and other contemporary funeral traditions.
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Visitation
A "viewing" means to have an open casket.
A "visitation" is when the body is laid out in the casket (which may be open or closed) before the service so that mourners may come to "visit."
A visitation offers a chance for people to "pay their final respects" to the deceased. Just as important, the visitation can be a time for mourners to meet and console each other in a more informal setting than at the funeral.
You can schedule a visitation for as little as half an hour on the day of the service, or it can last for several days before the service.
The visitation can be restricted to just close friends and family, or be open to the public. You can even have a combination of private and public hours.
Is there a special ceremony?
As part of the visitation, you can arrange a formal ceremony, an informal ceremony, or none at all. The formal ceremony might be a brief service with the saying of the rosary (for Catholics) or prayers for the dead led by a mourner or member of the clergy.
The term "wake" is sometimes used to describe the reception after the funeral or memorial service.
Traditionally, though, a wake means the friends and family keeping watch by the body before it is safely buried, especially through the night. (Hence the term "wake.") In some families, there is much drinking, feasting and storytelling during the vigil.
For those who are comfortable with it, an informal storytelling session can be a wonderful way to remember the person.
The stories don't all have to be solemn, nor do they all have to show the person as a saint. We often love people as much for their flaws as for their strengths.
Remember, too, that laughter is as much a sign of strong emotion as tears or anger.
And if the person had a good sense of humor, there are bound to be some funny stories.
This sharing can be a rich and powerful experience. You might even want to record this event to play it again later.
Our Showroom
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Additional Facilities
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