Lake Erie Cremation & Funeral Services

Lake Erie Cremation & Funeral Services proudly opened their doors on August 24, 2020 and have been steadily growing in the past five months to help more families in need in the Tri-County area. Jeff (of Ashtabula) and Danielle (of Jefferson) DiDonato, are the owners, funeral directors and crematory operators at their new facility located at 1500 Harpersfield Rd., in Geneva. The facility has been beautifully renovated and includes the crematory facility (2 units, 1 for pets), office spaces, a licensed catering kitchen for family gatherings with meals, and a reception center.

Danielle says, “We have a combination of over 50 years of experience in the funeral profession, we have assisted many families over those years, and sadly have seen the struggle some families have with coming up with funds for a loved ones funeral. We wanted our business to be unique in the fact that we are offering the highest quality services to a family, at the most reasonable prices.” Lake Erie Cremation & Funeral Services is here to serve the Tri-County area without extra transportation fees.

“We also are proud to be the only funeral home in Northeast Ohio (to our knowledge) that does not charge a family extra fees to have visitation time with their loved one prior to cremation, or to witness the cremation (if they so desire).” Says Jeff. In addition to their Simple Cremation package at $975, the funeral home also provides many other affordable funeral packages, one being their Traditional Funeral & Burial package. This package provides everything a family would need to give their loved one a beautiful traditional funeral with calling hours, a funeral service and a graveside burial to follow. This Traditional Funeral package is $4,895 and includes a high quality (sealing) metal casket and a vault, as well as everything else that would be needed with no extra charges or hidden fees.

Lake Erie Cremation & Funeral Services also has a Loving Pet Crematory where they provide low cost/private pet cremations, cost range from $100-$150 and includes transportation (within 15 miles) from home or veterinarians office, cremation, a pet urn with your pets personal paw print on top, a name plate and a clip of fur. “We believe that pets are family members, and that is why our Loving Pet Crematory and the service we provide with it is so important to us and to the family’s we serve in the surrounding communities. Giving a family the opportunity to have a final goodbye before cremation and having the opportunity to meet us and see our facility, so they can trust that we will handle their loved one or pet with the utmost care and love, means a lot to the families we serve and to us.” Says Danielle.

“We know that choosing a funeral provider in the area is a delicate decision and it’s one that w

isn’t taken lightly when a death occurs, we appreciate the trust that families have placed with us since opening our doors in August and are grateful for the opportunity to be able to help at such a difficult time.” Says Jeff. Lake Erie Cremation & Funeral Services not only provides dignified and meaningful goodbyes for loved ones and pets, but they also have a strong track record of giving back to the community since opening their doors.

The business has hosted a community shred day, they served 200 hot “to-go” meals during Christmas time, raised nearly $1,400 for the Ashtabula County APL, donated nearly 200lbs. of food to the Geneva Food Pantry at Thanksgiving time and plan to provide another hot “to-go” meal at Easter time, Good Friday, April 2nd from 3:305:30 for anyone in the Tri-County area in need. Those in need can call 440-361-2273 to reserve their family’s meals and choose a pickup time for that day. Meal will include, ham, mashed potatoes, corn, warm cinnamon apples, and a roll with butter. “We hope to make some community members Easter holiday a little brighter.” Says Danielle. Lake Erie Cremation & Funeral Services is grateful for the trust that the surrounding communities have placed in them and look forward to providing many years of compassionate service and giving back to the communities that surround them.

Anyone interested in touring our facility and meeting us is always welcome to stop by (no appt. needed), “Our doors are open and we look forward to forming relationships within the surrounding communities.” Says Jeff.