Becker Ritter Funeral & Cremation Services

Under life’s worst circumstances, Leslie, our funeral director, and Joe Becker made planning the sudden funeral of our mother an easy experience. Leslie invariably said «I can take care of that,» when we started panicking asking about the simplest of things. It’s hard to explain how grief freezes brain activity. Logic disappears. Leslie and Joe were there to gently guide us through the entire process, including thoughtful ways we could celebrate our mother’s life. Bearing in mind funeral services are a service industry, we never felt «pushed.» Kindness, sympathy, empathy emanated from both of them. If the need comes again, and of course it will, Becker Ritter will be my family’s first choice.

A death of a family member is definitely the toughest, or one of the toughest, things one has to go through. I recently experienced this with the passing of my father. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Becker Ritter. Joe and Kathy Becker were some of the nicest people around. Sure, they’re in the business to make bank — rightfully so — but Joe was so good in providing us comfort and going beyond our expectations in making the memorial service exactly the way we wanted. We also opted to have Joe take care of catering (snacks from Grasch’s and Alterra), the slide show, obituary, and death certificate. They can take care of everything during the process from initially picking the deceased up at the hospital to delivering the cremains to your house.
Facilities are also nice. There is one larger, kinda creepy, chapel where services are held, and there’s a smaller room, where we decided to hold my dad’s memorial service. Whatever your religious affiliation, they have all sorts of artifacts and statues that can be used. They also have a dining room where you can have a catered reception. All in all, Joe made a really difficult situation into a really nice experience to celebrate my dad’s life, and I cannot recommend Becker Ritter enough.