424 Elm St, New Haven, CT 06511
Services
The funeral home occupies a historic location at 424 Elm Street in downtown New Haven. The facility serves as the operational base for all services, with families directed to contact the funeral home directly to work with professional staff on service arrangements. The physical space accommodates traditional Jewish funeral customs and includes areas for merchandise selection.
Weller Funeral Home emphasizes advance planning conversations to allow families to focus on honoring life rather than making decisions during grief.
Weller Funeral Home stands as the oldest Jewish family funeral home in New Haven, with roots dating back to 1881 when founder Harry Weller established the practice. Located at 424 Elm Street in downtown New Haven, the funeral home has maintained continuous service to the Jewish community of Greater New Haven for over 140 years. The business operates under founding principles that emphasize systematic, detail-oriented care—qualities noted in contemporary accounts of Harry Weller's work, where his ability to adapt to individual situations and lessen the anguish of mourning families was specifically praised. Today, Weller Funeral Home continues as a family-guided operation, maintaining its focus on traditional Jewish funeral customs while providing what they describe as comfort, guidance, and dignified service during times of loss.
I preplanned my mother-in-law’s funeral with Weller’s Funeral Home. She was to be buried in an old family plot in a cemetery that had long ago gone bankrupt. Nobody knew where the deed was nor the plot number where she was to be buried, just the fact that she was to be interred ...
The second you walk in the door you are treated with respect, condolence, and understanding, we used their service for my mother, and now with sorrow, my brother. They are very proffesional and the last thing you want on your mind when you lose a loved one is not knowing how they...
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