Roberts Funeral Home of Ashland

Roberts Funeral Home of Ashland is a funeral home in Ashland, OH. The business serves families in Ashland and surrounding areas including Wooster, Mt. Vernon, Seville, and Marietta. It provides complete funeral services, including traditional burial, private or public viewing, and cremation. The funeral home operates its own on-site crematory, the Remembrance Cremation Center, ensuring that loved ones remain in their care throughout the entire process. Services also include prearrangement planning to assist with financial and emotional burdens, selection of caskets, burial vaults, urns, and cremation jewelry, and assistance with Medicaid spend down procedures and veterans benefits. A licensed funeral director is available 24 hours a day to guide families through decisions. The business holds a rating of 4.90 based on 44 reviews.

The company was founded in 1961 by J.P. Roberts and his brother Chester Roberts, who purchased land north of Wooster to establish Sherwood Memorial Gardens. They later founded Eastlawn Memory Gardens in Brunswick and Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Wadsworth. J.P. Roberts served as president of the Ohio Association of Cemeteries and received the Outstanding Cemeterian Award in 1988. His sons Greg, Jeff, and Kirk joined the business, expanding it into Ohio’s first cemetery and funeral home combination. The company added Ashland County Memorial Park and established Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel in Wooster. Alex Roberts, the youngest son, joined in the 1990s, leading to the addition of Hillcrest Chapel in Wadsworth and Ashland Chapel in Ashland. After J.P. retired, his sons owned and operated the company. American Cemetery Services was created as the parent company for cemetery holdings, adding Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens, Ft. Steuben Burial Estates, Seneca Memory Gardens, and East Lawn Memorial Park in Marietta. New locations opened in Marietta and Mt. Vernon in the 2010s. Michael Roberts joined in 2018 after serving in the United States Marine Corps, and Wesley Roberts joined the family business in 2022.

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

Roberts Funeral Home of Ashland combines a multi-generational family legacy with on-site cremation capabilities to provide comprehensive funeral services to the Ashland community.

BizScoreAI gives the Content Quality score 100 out of 100, which means the website answers customer questions clearly and provides content that AI assistants can quote directly. The Technical score is 92 out of 100. The business ranks number 1 of 7 Funeral Home businesses that BizScoreAI has scored in Ashland.

Services:

• Cremation Services
• Grief Support
• Preplanning Services
• Traditional Services
• Veterans Services