More Funeral Homes in Chemung County

Horseheads funeral home founded in Breesport in 1931 and at its present building since 1939, also serving Breesport, Erin, Millport and Pine Valley. Its phones are answered around the clock, arrangements can be made by phone, virtually or in person, and services can be streamed live.

BurialCremationPre-need arrangements

Horseheads funeral home run by the Lynch family for three generations, grown from an early-1900s furniture store and undertaking parlor that the family bought in 1946. Pre-need planning can be done at the funeral home or at the family's home, and the home sets up revocable and irrevocable pre-need burial trusts.

Pre-need arrangements

Wellsburg funeral home of the Tributes of Life family of homes, which cremates in the group's own crematory. Certified celebrants on staff lead tributes for families who want no religious service, its directors place ashes on a wreck or reef off Key West as certified scuba divers, and it hosts a gathering at the end of each year for the families it has served.

BurialCremationGreen burialPre-need arrangementsVeterans services

See all 4 funeral homes in Chemung County →

Death Certificates and the Coroner in Chemung County

Vital Records Office Record

Local Health Department

Chemung County · Chemung County Vital Records, Public Health Department

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-4:30 PM

Office

103 Washington Street, Elmira, NY 14901

Certified copies

At the counter, issued while you wait

Certified copy fee

$20 first copy, $10 each additional

Full death certificate details →

Verified November 3, 2026 · Source

Coroner or Medical Examiner Record

Coroner

Chemung County · Chemung County Coroners

Full coroner or medical examiner details →

Verified November 3, 2026 · Source

Settling an estate in Chemung County →