580 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
Services
Whigham Funeral Home provides comprehensive funeral services with particular strength in veteran honors coordination and personalized memorialization. Their staff guides families through every administrative step including death certificate filing, obituary drafting, and insurance documentation.
Whigham Funeral Home has operated as a 100% family-owned and family-run business for more than 74 years from its location at 580 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Newark. The funeral home positions itself around a three-part commitment: "Highest in Excellence. Finest in Quality. Ultimate in Service." Their service model emphasizes personalization, with staff gathering detailed life stories from families to craft individualized celebrations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the funeral home adapted by conducting all arrangements remotely via telephone and email, and they continue to reference CDC and New Jersey state guidelines for service modifications. Their tagline "A Service That is Always Remembered" reflects their focus on creating memorable, healing experiences for grieving families.
Thank you so much for a very Bless Homegoing Service that you provided for our family. Your Professionalism, Compassion , Caring and Support, meant so much to our family. We Highly recommend your exceptional service to everyone. God Bless you All.
I don’t like to leave reviews but I’ll make an exception for Whigham Funeral Home let me tell you on the day of my husband passing I did not know what to do I was so grief streaking and on top of that I had to break the news to my children. The scream that came out of them devast...
This Funeral Home was so beautiful and such a blessing to our family and friends as we celebrated the life of my 96 year old grandmother, Margaret Ward, being born into eternity. The amount of support and compassion and attention paid to every detail was truly amazing. Everythin...
My grandma passed away August 26 2025.whigham funeral home had my grandmother body. The directors daughter was very rude my grandmother had two insurance policies and whigham took both. the prices are outrageous so I didn't think I had enough to cover the cost. so her daughter s...
Dear Whigham Staff, On behalf of our family we wish to thank you, from the bottom of our hearts for your patience, your support, and guidance as we tried our best to navigate such a profound loss. With your professionalism, kindness, and warm hearts, we were able to send our love...
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