Christensen Funeral Home
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Betty Berry, Troy Dougharty, Chandler Christensen, Tiffany Christensen, Hayden Christensen, Daniel Christensen, Charles Ray Berry |
My family and I are both humbled and honored to be given the opportunity to serve DeQuincy and the surrounding areas.
With a mixture of prayer, compassion and commitment to our community, I promise to always make Christensen Funeral Home a place where you will not find "Funeral Business", but will find "Funeral Service".
I promise to always represent to you the trust, integrity and compassion that you would come to expect from a local, family owned funeral home. I understand that you only get one chance to say goodbye, and I promise to keep that as our core value.
Sincerely,
The Christensen Family, Owners
Christensens bring family approach to funeral home
Christensen Funeral Home has celebrated its’ one year anniversary in DeQuincy. Daniel Christensen, owner, doesn’t like the word “company.” “We’re family,” he tells everyone.
Christensen and his wife Tiffany, who works alongside her husband in the business, have worked hard to update the funeral home and become productive members of the community.
“I’m in this for the long haul,” he said. “It’s not just a job to me.”
“I believe in personalization,” he said, “We’ve moved into the parlor everything from a golf cart to deer stands - whatever it takes to make a family comfortable and help them best express the life of a loved one.”
“I encourage people to ask questions. I encourage them to shop too.” he said. A funeral doesn’t have to be expensive to be meaningful. A funeral doesn’t have to be about money.
“When I lost my dad I learned two important things critical to this business. First, you cannot control God’s will and, second, you can celebrate their life in a way that makes for a pleasant homegoing experience.”
Christensen, who attended Bible College in Indiana and California and graduated with an Associates Degree of Mortuary Science from John A. Gupton College in Nashville, Tenn., said it was the way a funeral director treated his mother after the death of his father that led him to his profession.
“I’ve known since I was 19 what I’ve wanted to do.” he said. That’s when a funeral director named Dick Johnson in Wisconsin took the young Christensen under his arm and taught him about the business.
Christensen previously managed Twin City Funeral Home in Morgan City, prior to starting his own business. While in Morgan City, Christensen was an active member of Rotary, and an Ambassador for the St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce. He was also involved in the local Ministerial Alliance, and holds a General License with the United Pentecostal Church International.
“This business is a ministry opportunity for me,” said Christensen, 37. “Too many people see a funeral service as a mystery. It shouldn’t be a scary thing. Death is just as much a part of life as birth.”
In the end, though, funerals often are business decisions. And that’s OK with Christensen. “Why don’t people shop funeral homes?” he asked. “Why don’t they check the price list? Why don’t they question management about ownership?
“The most often asked question I hear is ‘do you honor other funeral home insurance policies or pre-arrangements?’ The answer is ‘Yes. we honor all burial and insurance policies at full face value.’”
“This is the time of year when funeral homes have price increases on their general price list. While other funeral homes in this area have chosen to do so. I am fully aware of the state of the economy and have chosen to keep our prices the same.
“I am very proud of the staff we have working with us. All of our employees are life-long residents of DeQuincy. The care and knowledge that Troy Dougharty, Charles Ray Berry and Betty Berry have are a very valuable part of Christensen Funeral Home.”
“Beginning a tradition of Family Service in DeQuincy.”
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