Whitham-Kanapaux Funeral Home
Telephone
(973) 627-0075
Description
The founding members of Whitham Funeral Home, George and his wife Sophie Whitham, both licensed funeral directors, originally began serving families when visitations were held in the deceased family's home. As time went on, families were more frequently asking the Whithams to use their home as a viewing parlor for the family's deceased loved one. Eventually, it was decided upon that a new facility was needed in order to continue serving the community, so in 1920, Whitham Funeral Home was built. The Whithams continued to serve Rockaway and its surrounding communities for several decades thereafter. In 1979 Robert E. Kanapaux, a licensed funeral director, and his wife Linda, purchased the funeral home and in keeping the well known Whitham name, it became Whitham - Kanapaux Funeral Home. More recently, their daughter, Melissa Kanapaux has joined the family business, becoming a licensed funeral director in 2002. Together, Mr. Kanapaux and his daughter provide a variety of at-need services, along with pre-need planning. The Kanapaux family continues to serve the community in a professional and caring manner, following in the tradition of the Whitham family.
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Ratings & Reviews
Colleen Pedersen
Melissa made such an emotional time so much easier to go through. Every detail handled with so much compassion and handled smoothly that we just needed to care for the family during this difficult time. My Mother suffered and did not look like "herself" when she crossed, but they brought my Mother back to her old self for her viewing, which made it so much easier to see her off to the heavens!! Thank you Whitham-Kanapaux for helping us so much during this emotional time in our family's life.
Caitlin Allen
Melissa & the rest of the staff went above & beyond for my family & I during such a difficult time after losing my father. The compassion & support we felt from them was truly comforting. Melissa took care of every detail & made every arrangement so my family & I didn’t have to do a thing.
Jane Ciardi
The funeral home was so kind and helpful to me during this difficult time. They made it so easy for me and I would highly recommend their services to other families.
Kathleen Medore
I would not hesitate to recommend Whitham-Kanapaux Funeral Home. No one likes to talk about or "use" a Funeral home, but death is part of the reality of life. We have used W-K FH at least 3 times that I can remember. Every time we have been treated with care & kindness. This most recent time was a little complicated as our Mom passed on a cruise and she had to be transported from Miami, FL to Rockaway, NJ. I had to do nothing but give Melissa the information and she took care of everything else. She kept in contact with me on what I needed to know, but did not call unless necessary. They have a great team there and you will be treated with compassion. Again, I would not hesitate to recommend, and of course use them again when necessary.
Patrica Degnan
The sudden death of my husband of 51 years really thru me into a tailspin but the folks at Whitham-Kanapaux provided my family with outstanding service even during the pandemic. They thought of everything and allowed us to have a safe wake while allowing our large family and many friends to pay their respects. They made all the arrangements with our Church. I would like to thank them for all they have done and are still doing.
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