Gardner funeral home in the Bruce family since 1949, recognized as the oldest continuously owned business established in Johnson County. It occupies an 1895 brick house to which a large chapel, a family room, a music room and a second chapel were added in 1962, and the firm has a monument sales division.

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Lenexa cremation provider whose own licensed staff carry out each cremation at its own crematory facility, with no third-party cremation operator. Arrangements are made through its website, by email or over the phone.

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Crematory added in the fall of 2003 to the Porter funeral home in Lenexa, with a viewing area beside it for those who wish to be present during a cremation. Open for inspection, and run by staff trained and certified by the Cremation Association of North America.

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Lenexa funeral home and crematory of the Porter family, who have offered funeral care in the Kansas City area since 1902. The crematory, added in the fall of 2003, has a viewing area beside it for families who wish to be present, is open for inspection, and is run by staff trained and certified by the Cremation Association of North America.

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Merriam chapel of Charter Funerals, listed as its Shawnee Mission location, from a company that began in the Kansas City area in 1995 and runs six funeral homes and four cemeteries in Kansas and Missouri.

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Downtown Olathe funeral home at its present site since 1929, when it opened as the first licensed funeral home in Johnson County. Its chapel seats up to 200, with a private family room and a music room; it joined McGilley Memorial Chapels in 2002 and is in the Dignity Memorial network.

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