Laughlin Cremation & Funeral Tributes

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If you are unfamiliar with Laughlin Cremation & Funeral Tributes, family owned funeral homes & cremation services in Pittsburgh, PA please take the time to learn about us. You will soon learn that we not only help you honor your loved one, but we also provide the support that the grieving family members need. The loss of a loved one is a difficult time and regardless of how strong you are; everyone needs support during this time. As professionals in death care we know exactly what has to be done to get you through the grief process. We treat every family that we serve as if they were apart of our own family. Laughlin Cremation & Funeral Tributes offers the area's premier funeral home and cremation service facility. We provide quality funeral home and cremation services in Pittsburgh, Mt. The thoughtful and experienced professionals at Laughlin Cremation & Funeral Tributes, Inc. are here to support your family and offer compassionate care. We are available 24/7 to assist you with both at-need or pre-need care. Our page is a great informational resource on death care. We explain what is involved in burial, cremation tributes, traditional funerals, green burial and memorial services. Often families are confused about the death care options and can easily be taken advantage of. We pride ourselves on being transparent and discussing all the details involved in our service offerings. If you are here to leave a message of condolence, use our obituaries search feature on our website to find the latest local obituaries near Pittsburgh. You will discover beautiful and respectful online tribute pages where you can leave messages of support for families, share stories and photos, send floral arrangements, and make charitable donations. If you are unable to find specific information that you need, or would like to begin making arrangements at our funeral homes in Pittsburgh, please feel free to Contact Us. One of our funeral directors or support staff will be honored to assist you.

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Leah Kane, Funeral DirectorFlower Arrangement Differences for Men and WomenChoosing an Arrangement for a ManWhen you are...
02/19/2026

Leah Kane, Funeral Director
Flower Arrangement Differences for Men and Women
Choosing an Arrangement for a Man
When you are trying to select a floral arrangement to honor the life of a man who has passed away, you have options that contain a more masculine motif in both the type and color of flowers that are featured in the display. A viable option for a funeral flower arrangement for a male features a simple standing spray with just a few color variations, including red or white. A simple yet elegant display is the perfect choice to honor the life of the man.
Common types of flowers that are used in an arrangement for a male’s funeral include:
• Red roses
• Orange roses
• White roses
• Blue roses
• Yellow roses
• Chrysanthemums (symbolize grief, appear in masculine tones)
• Carnations (avoid yellow, which symbolizes disappointment)
Choosing an Arrangement for a Woman
To express your sympathies over the death of someone’s mother, wife, or daughter, consider selecting a floral arrangement that comes in pastel or more feminine shades. An arrangement for a woman who has passed tends to be more stylized in design and may use flowers like roses, chrysanthemums, and carnations. Shades that work well for a female arrangement include pink, lavender, and yellow.
Though offering flowers after the death of a loved one is a very traditional act, the arrangement you provide does not need to feel stuffy or outdated. There are plenty of ways to modernize an arrangement using contemporary styles, designs, and ideas. These arrangements are often viewed as a form of temporary modern art.
Religious and Cultural Considerations
While flowers can be a beautiful way to honor a person who has passed, it is important to make sure that proper etiquette allows for such an arrangement to be delivered without offending. For example, in some religions, floral arrangements are not allowed.

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Edward B. Laughlin opened the original Laughlin Funeral Home at 1000 Castle Shannon Blvd. on December 8, 1913. Mr. Laughlin established the standard of service we have come to expect with the Laughlin name when in 1917 he served the community through the influenza epidemic. In early 1922, his wooden structure furniture store-funeral home was destroyed by fire. Mr. Laughlin decided to rebuild a funeral home only business at 1008 Castle Shannon Blvd at a time when nearly all viewings were held at the home. Looking to expand, Mr. Laughlin bought into the Tanner-Brown funeral home located at 3310 W. Liberty Avenue in Mt. Lebanon in 1924, and by the end of the year renamed the business Tanner-Laughlin Funeral Home. It wasn’t until the summer of 1926 that both funeral homes took on the name Edward B. Laughlin Funeral Home. Noted for his community service, Mr. Laughlin will forever be remembered for act of kindness when in February of 1926, in a two week period, he assisted the families of 17 miners who were tragically killed in the Mollenauer mine #4 accident. As the South Hills continued to grow in the 40’s and 50’s, so did business. Known for setting the standard in funeral service, Mr. Laughlin decided in 1942 to air-condition both facilities; a rare comfort in those days. As the business increased and as viewings began to be held almost exclusively at the funeral home, Mr. Laughlin needed to expand the size of his facilities with additions to the Mt. Lebanon facility in 1953 and 1958 and a complete refurbishment and expansion of the Castle Shannon facility in 1958. Mr. Laughlin continued to operate the Laughlin Funeral home until his untimely death on December 1st 1963, seven days before he was to celebrate the business’s 50th Anniversary. After his death his son, Edward B Laughlin, Jr, and William C. Malone, who had been with the firm since 1958 carried on the traditions and ran the business until Ed Jr. and his mother, Rose Laughlin sold the funeral homes to Mr. Malone in June 1977. Dick Erny who joined Laughlin’s in 1966 was named supervisor of the Castle Shannon funeral home and Robert Gee who started with Laughlin’s in 1961 was named supervisor of the Mt. Lebanon Funeral Home. During the late 70’s and early 80’s new funeral directors were added to the staff. Pete Santore began with Laughlin’s full time in 1978, Mike Englert in 1981 and Kurt Warmbein in 1983. In February 1988 Mr. Malone retired and sold the funeral home to Pete Santore and Mike Englert. Dick Erny remained supervisor of the Castle Shannon funeral home and Kurt Warmbein was named supervisor of the Mt. Lebanon funeral home. In 1997, realizing the changes facing the industry, Pete & Mike decided to partner with a company that could assist them in continuing the traditions and quality of service Laughlin’s was known for and decided to sell the business to Paul L. Henney, Jr. Then in 2000, Paul’s longtime associate and key employee, Edward F. Latkovic bought into the firm. It was at that time the funeral homes were renamed Laughlin Memorial Chapel and then in 2017 the funeral homes were renamed Laughlin Cremation and Funeral Tributes in an effort to reflect the changes that continue to take place within the industry. The new owners have brought many different ideas to an already successful business and continue to honor the traditions and quality of service that the community has come to expect from the Laughlin name. Over the years many people from Castle Shannon, Dormont, Mt. Lebanon and surrounding areas have worked in one capacity or another for Laughlin’s over nearly 96 years, many of whose names have not been mentioned above, but without whose hard work, long hours and commitment, this funeral home would never have survived.