Obituaries

Magdalena Toruno
B: 1957-08-29
D: 2025-08-01
View Details
Toruno, Magdalena
Barbara Scott
B: 1936-08-16
D: 2025-07-30
View Details
Scott, Barbara
Anne Murphy
B: 1958-05-19
D: 2025-07-28
View Details
Murphy, Anne
Fritz Eichhorn
B: 1935-01-24
D: 2025-07-27
View Details
Eichhorn, Fritz
Pedro Rodriguez
B: 1962-06-27
D: 2025-07-27
View Details
Rodriguez, Pedro
Noelle Crumlish
B: 1963-12-24
D: 2025-07-21
View Details
Crumlish, Noelle
Walter Lewandowski
B: 1956-08-24
D: 2025-07-21
View Details
Lewandowski, Walter
Frank De Angelis
B: 1933-08-25
D: 2025-07-21
View Details
De Angelis, Frank
Giovanna Adamo
B: 1925-05-18
D: 2025-07-03
View Details
Adamo, Giovanna
Mariela Hachem
B: 1960-09-08
D: 2025-07-01
View Details
Hachem, Mariela
Chander Manchanda
B: 1936-07-15
D: 2025-07-01
View Details
Manchanda, Chander
Ana Santiago
B: 1941-10-18
D: 2025-06-29
View Details
Santiago, Ana
John Sheils
B: 1958-03-31
D: 2025-06-24
View Details
Sheils, John
Lourdes Stewart
B: 1937-09-18
D: 2025-06-13
View Details
Stewart, Lourdes
Mary O'Kelly Hughes
B: 1928-09-08
D: 2025-06-11
View Details
O'Kelly Hughes, Mary
John Mulligan
B: 1940-06-21
D: 2025-06-07
View Details
Mulligan, John
Michael Mescall
B: 1938-07-12
D: 2025-06-06
View Details
Mescall, Michael
Satenig Keyan
B: 1930-02-06
D: 2025-05-31
View Details
Keyan, Satenig
Dimitrios Tserbis
B: 1946-09-23
D: 2025-05-26
View Details
Tserbis, Dimitrios
Robert Starr
B: 1946-06-05
D: 2025-05-24
View Details
Starr, Robert
Gloria Vergara
B: 1926-07-10
D: 2025-05-24
View Details
Vergara, Gloria

Search

Use the form above to find your loved one. You can search using the name of your loved one, or any family name for current or past services entrusted to our firm.

Click here to view all obituaries
Search Obituaries
63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard
Rego Park, NY 11374
Phone: (718) 639-5511
Fax: (718) 639-7666

Immediate Need

If you have immediate need of our services, we're available for you 24 hours a day.

Obituaries & Tributes

It is not always possible to pay respects in person, so we hope that this small token will help.

Order Flowers

Offer a gift of comfort and beauty to a family suffering from loss.

Pre-Arrangement

A gift to your family, sparing them hard decisions at an emotional time.
Cremation

Obituaries & Tributes

(718) 639-5511 Immediate Need

Pre-Arrange Your Funeral

Contact Us

Site Search

A A A

Text Sizing

63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard,
Rego Park, NY 11374
Phone: (718) 639-5511
1238 Cross Bay Boulevard
Broad Channel, NY 11693
Phone: (718) 318-1683
63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard
Rego Park, NY 11374
Phone: (718) 639-5511
63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard
Rego Park, NY 11374
Phone: (718) 639-5511
63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard
Rego Park, NY 11374
Phone: (718) 639-5511

Book of Memories

The pinnacle of memorialization, any family member or friends can take advantage of this free services by creating an account and a book to memorialize their loved one.

Immediate Need

If you have immediate need of our services, we're available for you 24 hours a day.

Obituaries & Tributes

It is not always possible to pay respects in person, so we hope that this small token will help.

Pre-Arrangement

Dying is one of the few events in life that's certain to occur, yet one we rarely plan for. Should we spend more time preparing for a two week vacation than we do our last days on Earth?

Expressions of Sympathy

It can be difficult to find the right words, so we have hand-picked a collection of sympathy and remembrance gifts that will be cherished.

Order Flowers

Offer a gift of comfort and beauty to a family suffering from loss.

Daily Grief Support by Email

Grieving doesn't always end with the funeral: subscribe to our free daily grief support email program, designed to help you a little bit every day, by filling out the form below.

Weekly Email Tips to Support a Grieving Friend

It's hard to know what to say when someone experiences loss. Our free weekly newsletter provides insights, quotes and messages on how to help during the first year.

Cremation

Decomposition of the body in the earth (after burial) is the slow oxidation of the body tissues. Cremation, on the other hand, provides rapid oxidation.

No casket is legally required for cremation, just a simple container, which is strong enough to hold the body. This could be a box of rough boards, pressboard, or heavy cardboard.

Some crematories accept metal caskets; most require the container to be combustible.

Cremation Choices

If the body is cremated:

  • The remains can be stored by the family
  • You may take the remains in the simple cardboard box supplied by the crematory and distribute ("scatter") them over the land or water.
  • The remains can be placed in a niche within a columbarium.
  • The remains can be buried in the ground in a regular plot or in a smaller cremation plot.
  • The remains can be entombed in a crypt within a mausoleum.

Why people choose cremation

In the United States, in 1972, only five percent chose cremation. That number had quintupled by 1999, with over 25% choosing cremation. The Cremation Association of North America predicts that by 2010, that figure will rise to 36%. In Canada, the rate is already over 42%; in Great Britain, 71%; and over 98% in Japan.

Those who choose cremation (for themselves or others) often hold the belief that it is better to honor the memory of the person, not the dead body.

Here are some other reasons you might choose cremation:

  • Cremation is traditional in your family, religious group, or geographical area
  • You prefer the body to be returned quickly and cleanly to the elements
  • Many people believe that a cremated body becomes one with nature more quickly
  • You have environmental concerns
  • Perhaps you are worried about the use of valuable land for cemetery space, or believe it is wrong to fill the ground with materials that won't erode, such as metal coffins and concrete vaults
  • You want to keep the costs down
  • Selecting cremation does not mean, however, that you will have an inexpensive funeral
  • You might still choose an expensive casket and/or a viewing, and/or decide to have the cremated remains buried in the ground or placed in a columbarium. These choices can bring your costs up to those of a traditional funeral

Decisions you must make if you choose cremation

  • Who will do the cremation (a funeral home or a firm that specializes in direct cremation)
  • Whether to use an urn or container
  • What to do with the remains

If you are distributing the remains

Some jurisdictions have laws prohibiting the scattering of remains; others require a permit. Ask your funeral director.

Also, ask if there are any firms in your area that specialize in unique ways of distributing the remains, such as a plane to spread them over a mountain, or a ship to scatter them at sea.

Think of places that were especially loved by the deceased, close to home or far away. You can walk in the woods, by a favorite lake, or on the old family farm.

Be sure to ask permission if you want to use private property.

What about using the remains to create new life, by planting a tree? Some survivors choose to mix the remains with the soil in flower beds and rose gardens at home. Every time the roses bloom, you will be reminded of your loved one.

If you decide to do this, however, consider what will happen if, some day, you move away.

Book of Memories™

Memorialization at its best, any family member or friend can take advantage of this free service by creating an account and a book to memorialize their loved one.

Pre-Arrangement

Dying is one of the few events in life that's certain to occur, yet one we rarely plan for. Should we spend more time preparing for a two week vacation than we do our last days on Earth?

Expressions of Sympathy

It can be difficult to find the right words, so we have hand-picked a collection of sympathy and remembrance gifts that will be cherished.

Proudly Serving the Community of Rego Park
(718) 639-5511 Hillebrand Funeral Homes, REGO | 63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard | Rego Park, NY 11374 | Fax: (718) 639-7666 | Email: hillebrandfh@gmail.com (718) 318-1683 Hillebrand Funeral Homes - Broad Channel | 1238 Cross Bay Boulevard | Broad Channel, NY 11693 | Fax: | Email: hillebrandfh@gmail.com (718) 639-5511 Hillebrand Funeral Homes, REGO | 63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard | Rego Park, NY 11374 | Fax: (718) 639-7666 | Email: hillebrandfh@gmail.com (718) 639-5511 Hillebrand Funeral Homes, REGO | 63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard | Rego Park, NY 11374 | Fax: (718) 639-7666 | Email: hillebrandfh@gmail.com (718) 639-5511 Hillebrand Funeral Homes, REGO | 63-17 Woodhaven Boulevard | Rego Park, NY 11374 | Fax: (718) 639-7666 | Email: hillebrandfh@gmail.com