Dooley Colonial Funeral Home

Dooley Colonial Funeral Home is a funeral home in Westfield, New Jersey. Established in 1913, it has served families in Westfield and the surrounding area for generations, offering full funeral services, cremation services, and memorial services, along with aftercare and pre-planning. Its staff help families determine which type of service is appropriate and work to create meaningful, personal services for a loved one. The funeral home holds a rating of 4.90 based on 37 reviews.

Services at Dooley Colonial Funeral Home cover the three basic elements of the funeralization process: final disposition of the body, the type of service desired, and the merchandise needed to accommodate the service. A complete funeral service traditionally includes a family or public viewing, followed by a service in a church or at the funeral home, and then earth or above-ground burial of the casketed remains. Cremation is presented as a process that expands rather than limits options, and a complete cremation service follows the same structure as a complete funeral service. Services can be elaborate or simple, traditional or nontraditional, and are arranged to reflect the life of the deceased.

The funeral home also honors veterans, supporting families in recognizing a loved one's military service. Military funeral honors are free of charge and mandated by law for eligible veterans, with eligibility verified through the veteran's DD-214 or discharge papers. Eligible members include those on active duty or in the Selected Reserve, former members who served on active duty and departed under honorable conditions, those who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and departed under honorable conditions, and those discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty. Honors include the folding and presenting of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of Taps, and can also include a three-volley rifle salute, the flag draped over the casket, and a final salute at the gravesite.

Dooley Colonial Funeral Home is located at 556 Westfield Ave, about 0.2 miles from Westfield High School, the Westfield train station, and Foundation Park, and roughly 0.3 miles from Westfield Circle, Fire Headquarters, and South Avenue West.

The funeral home is known for a strong local reputation reflected in consistently high customer ratings, and for a steady record of repeat and referred customers.

Families in Westfield have trusted Dooley Colonial Funeral Home since 1913 to care for their family members and friends, a record of service that has carried the funeral home from its founding years into the present.