Kapr Frank Funeral Home Inc

Specialties

Frank Kapr Funeral Home offers funeral and cremation services to families In Scottdale, PA and surrounding areas.

History

Established in 1954.

Founded in March 1954 by the late Frank and Stella Czaja Kapr, Frank Kapr Funeral Home started off as a modest six-​room, two-​story, wood framed dwelling at 417 West Pittsburgh Street in Scottdale. The funeral home, which operated two ambulances around the clock from 1954 to 1964, was one of many funeral homes noted as a primary source of ambulance service at the time. In a short period of time, the fledgling funeral home developed a strong reputation for its dependable care and uniquely individualized personal services.

In 1962, Nancy B. Kapr Krowicki joined her father in the family business, followed two years later by her brother, Frank, Jr.

A few years later in 1968, the funeral home was fully renovated and the exterior encased in white stone. Then after nearly a decade of arduous planning and a lot of hard work, Frank Kapr, Sr.‘s long-​held dream was realized in 1979: his personally-​designed 5,700-sq. ft. addition was completed just in time to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of Fra