Bailey Funeral Home

07/08/2025

From Tom and Kathy Day, Rebecca Kruger, and the staff at Bailey Funeral Home, we thank our Mendham community for the honor of 1st place in the Fourth of July Parade, a special Brookside Tradition. It’s a privilege to care for you and your families on the hardest days, and we feel just as lucky to celebrate with you on the best days. 🇺🇸

11/22/2022

Thanksgiving can be especially tough for those going through Grief. While Thanksgiving is a time of year to be thankful for what you have, it can be difficult to tap into positive thoughts when all you can think about is your loved one not there.

No matter what you’re feeling this Thanksgiving, it’s important to know that it’s okay to grieve. Grieving a recent death, or even one that happened a while back, is completely normal and acceptable.

Incorporate a moment of silence before, during, or after your Thanksgiving meal, asking folks to pause to remember and give thanks for the love of those not present due to death, or other reasons. Tell stories about your loved one and how they celebrated the holiday when alive.

11/11/2022

Happy Veterans Day to our soldiers, both past and present. We owe you our thanks, but more than that, we owe you our freedom.

11/11/2021

Thank you to all of our veterans (and active military) for your service—we hope everyone has a happy and safe Veterans Day.

05/28/2021

This weekend we pause to remember those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

04/01/2021

You CAN have a visitation if you choose cremation. The staff at Bailey Funeral Home is experienced in and passionate about helping families plan dignified services that fit their needs and wishes.

When you choose cremation, you aren't limited in your choice of services. This is a common misconception. When it comes to funerals, there are many ways we can customize and personalize tributes to fit the needs of your family. We offer beautiful ceremonial casket options for visitations and funeral services so your family can gather, grieve and begin to find closure through traditional funeral events, while still honoring your loved one's wishes for cremation.

The simple answer is yes. Cremation, like burial, is a form of disposition that can occur after all

01/27/2021

When someone you love passes away, there are many difficult decisions that need to be made. Those decisions become even more daunting when you don't have all the info you need to make the right choice for you and your family.

Bailey Funeral Home offers many options to our community and the families we serve, from beautiful rich woods to elegant brushed metals, and the ability to customize your casket in many personal and unique ways.

Click the link to learn a thing or two about the options we have available, for both buying and renting. Are you curious about the cost? Follow the link in this article and search for our funeral home to get your custom estimate, or give us a call at either (973) 543-4720/(908) 234-0590.

Caskets serve not only as a resting place but also a receptacle to respectfully transport a body

11/11/2020

The winter holidays are always geared toward togetherness, family, and quality time with those we love, but what happens when the ones we love can't join us for mashed potatoes and turkey?

It's difficult to face the holidays and traditions that you created as a family, but together, crafting your loved one's signature dishes or creating new traditions to honor them can be healing and help you feel gratitude in different ways this year.

Check out this article for some helpful ideas on how to honor the memory of those we've lost during Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving can be tough when someone you loved is no longer with us. Learn how to cope with grief and ways to remember loved ones on Thanksgiving.

06/19/2020

Father’s Day is a special day to show the dads in our lives that we love and appreciate them. For those of us who have lost our fathers, we may struggle through this holiday, but it doesn’t mean we can’t find ways to honor him, remember him, and share his memory with friends and loved ones.

This year, we can make new memories and traditions. Writing a letter, taking part in dad’s favorite activity, and many more ideas in this article are great suggestions to help us feel close to those special men and pay tribute to them, on Father’s Day and every day.

Losing your father can be devastating, especially if you were close to him. You will always miss him, but over the years you will find a way to cope with your loss, and the pain you feel initially with turn into a gentle sadness.

06/03/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has been really difficult on the world as a whole, complicating otherwise simple, mundane tasks like getting work done for our jobs and around the house, going food shopping, interacting with our families, and more. It's also complicated grieving and how we support our friends and loved ones who are dealing with profound loss.

What's Your Grief? is run by two Baltimore-based mental health professionals and delves into the depths of grieving - what it looks like, what our resources are, how to move through grief (not "get over it"), and ways to honor and remember our loved ones lost.

If you're struggling to find ways to support someone, this article shares some of the practical and creative ways we can be there for those in our lives who are coping with loss, even without being able to be right there with them. While we can't show up in person to give them a hug at a wake or be present at a funeral service, we can still be present in their lives and foster a safe space for them. It isn't difficult, either. Send a card, a care package, let them know you're thinking of them, ask them what they need. Let's get through this together.

04/30/2020

Quarantine has been tough on everyone. Holed up inside, we miss our friends, coworkers, neighbors, and classmates. Many of us are lucky enough to be braving this pandemic with our families, but just as many of us are very alone during a time when support is crucial. Senior citizens in nursing homes and hospitals are even more isolated than we are - confined to their rooms with many facilities barring visitors for health safety reasons, it’s easy to see how these situations can foster devastating loneliness. However, we can do our part from home to help them.

Love for the Elderly is a nonprofit organization that accepts letters of love and support and distributes them to nursing homes all over. Your card or letter doesn’t have to be much - something simple, easy to read, colorful, and cheerful. You can share a joke with a senior, draw a picture, or tell a happy story to lift the spirits of someone who really needs it right now.

If you’d like to get involved, click the link below for more info on what to put in your letters and where to send them - you can even make it a family activity to get everyone involved in brightening someone’s day.

If you’d like to send a smile to a senior in our own community, consider sending a letter to:

Holly Manor Center
C/O Jennie Benoist
84 Cold Hill Rd
Mendham NJ 07945

Let’s all be here for each other during these difficult times, stay safe and healthy!

We're a nonprofit that believes no elderly person should feel alone. Volunteer for our cause of kindness, respect, and love for our eldest and wisest generation. Write letters to the elderly, throw senior citizens a party, advocate against elder abuse and on elder-related issues, & more.