S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home, Inc

Specialties

Full Service Funerals, Cremations, Direct Burials, Shipping and Receiving

History

Established in 1950.

In 1950, Samuel W. Brown and his wife Anne, established their funeral home in a two-​family brick structure at 267 Centre St. in Nutley, New Jersey. The building was purchased in 1949 from Mrs. Brown’s uncle and aunt, Ralph and Angelica Jannarone. The first floor apartment was renovated to accommodate the funeral home, and the Browns moved to the second floor. A new façade and office were added to the original building in 1954.

In 1956, the one-​family stucco residence on the west side of the funeral home was purchased from Mary Vitolo. In 1959, the two buildings were joined together.

In 1961 John F. Brown, son of Samuel W. and Anne J. Brown, became licensed as a practitioner of mortuary science, thus the name of the funeral home was changed to S.W. Brown & Son Funeral Home. Upon John’s graduation from Seton Hall University in 1964, he joined the family business on a full time basis.

In 1986, John purchased the Johnesee Nutley Home For Funerals.