This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the New Haven, Fairfield, and Southbury, CT area that we deem “cooperative.” A “cooperative” funeral home or cremation organization meets two criteria:
ACCESS
makes its facility available to pathology personnel on a daily basis. At minimum, a four-hour window each day is necessary.
- ideally, makes its facility available on a 24×7 basis.
FEES
- charges a reasonable fee, if any, and assesses that fee only if the facility is utilized after-hours. We have not included funeral homes or cremation organizations where the facility charge exceeds $500.
- ideally, charges no fee to the family (or anyone else) for allowing pathology personnel to use its facilities.
Listed below are places we’ve worked with or called somewhat recently that we deem “cooperative.” This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and serves only as a starting point. If you identify other organizations that should be on this list, let us know.
Fees listed assume that your family is utilizing this business for final arrangements.
Note 1: if you are using a funeral home or cremation organization that does not allow the work on its premises, we can ask one of these “cooperative” funeral homes whether its facility can be rented for a fee for the brain donation work. And the “cooperative” funeral home may provide transportation from the place of death.
Note 2: there are two rare cases when a funeral home or cremation organization need not be open on a daily basis: (1) if death has occurred or (2) if the loved one is utilizing a “death with dignity” act on a certain day/time.
Carpino Funeral Home
Southbury, CT
Contact: Jayson Dahlgard
Phone: 203-264-1991
Web: carpinofuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary | Fee: $300 |
No refrigeration on-site. Refrigeration is available nearby.
Hawley Lincoln Memorial Funeral Service
Guilford and New Haven, CT
Contact: Bill Lincoln
Phone: 203-453-5790 (Guilford), 203-787-4101 (New Haven)
Web: hawleylincolnmemorial.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary | Fee: None |
Brain donation work is done at the New Haven location.
Munson-Lovetere Funeral Homes and Cremation Services
Southbury and Woodbury, CT
Contact: Chrissie Morneault, Jennifer Castonguay
Phone: 203-263-2146 (both locations)
Web: munsonloveterefuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary | Fee: $300 |
Brain donation is work done at the Woodbury location.
North Haven Funeral Home
North Haven, CT
Phone: 203-239-1179
Web: northhavenfuneral.com
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| M-F 4 p.m.-8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. | Fee: None |
Shaughnessey Banks Funeral Home
Fairfield, CT
Contact: Brendan McKeon
Phone: 203-255-1031
Web:shaughnesseybanksfuneralhome.
| Regular Hours | |
| M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
| After Hours | |
| Willing to open on weekends by appointment | Fee: None |
Spear-Miller Funeral Home
Fairfield, CT
Contact: Richard Miller
Phone: 203-259-0824
Web: spearmillerfuneralhome.com
| Regular Hours | |
| Willing to open up 24×7 as necessary | Fee: None |