The history of the Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home is one of caring, dedication, respect, integrity, honesty and fair dealings. It all began in 1905 when Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Weller came to Cuyahoga Falls to start their own funeral business.
Their funeral parlor was located in a small room on South Front Street later moving to 101 North Third Street, where a temporary building was erected to carry on the steadily increasing business.
They quickly outgrew their Third Street location moving to their present location at 1930 Front Street. The new facility was one of the finest funeral homes in Ohio. The building was carefully planned in every detail; arranged as to offer the very finest service possible.
In 1958 the Weller Funeral Home was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. William H. Clifford and renamed the Clifford Funeral Home. Over the years the business continued to prosper as more and more families moved into the area. In 1979 Ken & Marlene "Marty" Shoemaker, Clifford's son-in-law and daughter, joined the firm and in 1989 the business name was changed to the Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home.
In 2012 an on-site Crematory was added to better serve families choosing cremation.
Today, the Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home continues to be family owned and operated under the direction of Ken and Marlene's son, Steve Shoemaker carrying on the business on as a 3rd generation family business. The entire staff of dedicated professionals at Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home offer all families the same high quality level of caring, professional, affordable service as they did in 1905.
Why Choose Us?
At Clifford-Shoemaker Funeral Home and Crematory, we take great pride in caring for our families, and will work tirelessly to provide you with a beautiful, lasting tribute to your loved one. In addition to the services we offer, you will receive an online memorial that you can share with family and friends. While honoring your loved one is our top priority, we also want to help you through this difficult time. We have a wide range of resources to support you not only today, but in the weeks and months to come.
A sampling of our offerings is listed below. Please call us at 330-928-2147 so we can help you through this process.
Online Memorials
We can create a customized, online memorial for you to share with family and friends. The memorial includes the obituary and any photographs you wish to provide. It will serve as a place for visitors to post condolences, share memories, upload photos, and light candles in honor of your loved one.
Tribute Videos
We can produce a personal tribute video that can be played at the service and online. Simply provide us with the photographs you want to include and we will transform them into a video celebration of your treasured memories. DVDs or digital files of the video are also available.
Funeral Fund Donations
We realize the expense of a funeral can be a burden. We provide the option for friends and family to make monetary donations to help cover funeral costs. These gifts can be made easily and securely online through our website, and are paid directly to the funeral home on behalf of the donor.
Ordering Flowers
We make it easy for friends and family to send flowers to your home or service to honor your loved one. We have partnered with local florists to offer the convenience of ordering directly from the obituary page of our website. You can also use this feature to select the flowers you would like at the service. This is a secure way to choose beautiful arrangements from the privacy and comfort of your home.
Sharing Service Details
We reduce the stress of contacting those who need the details of the service for your loved one. We post the dates and times of the service as part of the online memorial on our website. You can then either share the memorial on your Facebook or Twitter page or copy the details from the site into an email or text. Both options give you the peace of mind that you have provided the necessary information to those who need it.
Daily Grief Support Emails
We offer one year of free daily grief support emails to the families we serve. It is important to us that we continue to comfort our families through the difficult days that the first year of grieving can bring.
