Doherty Funeral Home

Doherty Funeral Home is a funeral home in Dedham, MA. It is part of George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Homes, an independent family owned and operated firm serving all faiths and backgrounds. The firm was started in Wellesley in 1937 by George F. Doherty Sr., and the Dedham location was established in 1963, with additional funeral homes later opened in Needham in 1970 and West Roxbury in 2000. The firm offers burial, cremation, and pre-planning services, along with merchandise, and works with families to create arrangements that reflect their specific wishes and beliefs.

The Dedham funeral home is located at 456 High Street and can be reached at 781-326-0500. The broader firm is led by George F. Doherty, a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer who is the first son of the founder and currently serves as president and treasurer. He is a graduate of Wellesley High School, Newman Prep School, Babson College, and the New England Institute, received his funeral director's license in 1959, and served in the Air Force Reserves before entering the family business. Services also include guidance on the legal requirements that follow a death, and the firm assists families with coordination, disposition choices, and arranging meaningful tributes for their loved ones.

The funeral home sits on High Street, a main road, about a tenth of a mile from East Street. Churchill Park and Gonzalez Field are both roughly a fifth of a mile away, and Lowder Brook is also nearby, just over a fifth of a mile from the building.

Serving Dedham since 1963, Doherty Funeral Home is one of four locations operated by the same family-owned firm that has been providing burial, cremation, and pre-planning services across the greater Boston area since 1937.