Nicos C. Elias Funeral Home, Inc.
5.0(96)
1227 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102
Direct CremationCremation with Service+3
908 Hanover Ave, Allentown, PA 18109
Services
The funeral home emphasizes personalization throughout its service offerings, using detailed arrangement conferences to capture each family's specific preferences and the deceased's life story.
O'Donnell Funeral Home traces its roots to 1918, when James O'Donnell established the business in the Lehigh Valley. Following his death in 1923, his wife Mary Kay O'Donnell secured a widow's license to continue operations—a notable step in an era when women rarely led funeral businesses. The current Allentown location at 908 Hanover Avenue opened in 1953 under William J. O'Donnell, who had trained at the Renouard School of Embalming after returning from World War II service.
Today the funeral home operates in its third generation of family ownership. Daniel, Connor, and Sean O'Donnell work alongside second-generation directors Kevin and Megan O'Donnell. The business maintains four licensed funeral directors who rotate 24-hour on-call availability, ensuring families reach a decision-maker at any hour rather than an answering service.
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1227 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18102
426 Hanover Ave, Allentown, PA 18109
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