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SALANDRA FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES –
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
T
he funeral profession is changing
with the times, and Salandra
Funeral and Cremation Services is
staying ahead of the pack to ensure that
you receive the best services for your
departed loved ones and can celebrate
their lives rather than worry about the
details.
With an onsite Tribute Center, a
banquet-style facility that can hold up
to 60 people and includes a kitchenette,
restroom and television, Salandra is
a rarity in the funeral industry, where
families typically have to travel offsite for
after-service brunches or meals.
“The building used to be our funeral
arrangement office, but state law dictates
that you aren’t permitted to have any
food in a funeral home,” said owner
Joseph A. Salandra. “That actually worked
out well for us, because we brought
the offices into the funeral home and
converted that building to a higher and
better use for our patrons. We don’t rent
it out to the general public — it’s strictly
for people who use our facilities after
funerals and during visitations, at no cost.”
The space also serves as an area where
families can hold celebrations of life.
Salandra Funeral and Cremation Services
has Darla Tripoli on staff, who not only is
a licensed funeral director, but a certified
celebrant as well. She can facilitate any
celebration of life that a family could
imagine, personalizing every detail to
what the deceased loved one would have
wanted.
“Being dedicated to serving everyone
in our area within their budget and
wishes, some may want to have a
celebration of life instead of a traditional
visitation at a funeral home,” explained
Salandra. “Many want to have people
speak about their loved ones and hold
that celebration in a less formal setting.
We’ve been ahead of that curve and can
customize your funeral arrangements
whether you want a celebration of life or
a traditional visitation.”
Salandra Funeral and Cremation
Services also offers pre-need
arrangements with cremation rates as
low as $38 a month, and burial rates as
low as $70 a month. By preplanning your
funeral arrangements, you not only get to
have your voice heard in regards to what
kind of funeral you would like to have,
you also relieve your remaining loved
ones of having to scramble in a time of
grief to make these choices. And, if you’re
a snowbird or world traveler, Salandra
offers a “return assured” policy that will
pay for the return of your remains should
you pass away 100 miles or more from
home.
“People have been very conscientious
about their pre-planning needs,” Salandra
said. “They want to do things their way
and we’ve seen our preplanning numbers
triple over the last few years. We also
try to help out our veterans and first
responders as much as possible, helping
them out with cost and whatever services
they may need.”
In addition to being a business owner
since 1981, when he took over the funeral
home that has been in operation since
1933, Salandra has always been active
in the community, serving as a Knight
of Columbus, volunteering for Meals
on Wheels, serving on the library board
and being co-chair of the Canonsburg
Bicentennial celebration in 2002.
For more information on Salandra
Funeral and Cremation Services,
including inquiring about your pre-
need wishes, go to the websites at
www.salandrafunerals.com or call
724.745.8120. It is located in the
heart of Canonsburg at 304 West Pike
Street, 15317.
“THE REMEMBRANCES TRIBUTE CENTER IS A NEWLY RENOVATED SPACE,
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO THE FUNERAL HOME THAT IS
NOW AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES WE SERVE AS A HOSPITALITY SPACE FOR
FOOD, BEVERAGES AND SOCIALIZING BETWEEN VIEWING HOURS AND FOR
FUNERAL LUNCHEONS.”
CANON-MAC
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FALL 2018
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