For Immediate Release: March 31, 2020

Croxford Funeral Home is prepared to Safely Care for Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Great Falls, MT – Croxford Funeral Home remains committed and prepared to safely care for the families it serves during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Whenever possible, Croxford Funeral Home will continue to enable families to participate in the rituals that are most important to them. 

In correlation to the mandates released by the White House and Cascade County Health Department, we at Croxford Funeral Home are limiting all Viewings and Services to a maximum of 10 people. To further serve our families, we are offering Free Live Web Broadcasting of the Services, Visitations, and Viewings in our building so that additional family and friends may be involved and able to attend within a virtual platform in real time. Arrangements for services will be held by appointment only and done over the phone and through email whenever possible. Other options will be in place to ensure we are able to meet a family’s needs on a per case basis. 

According to the CDC, at this time, there is no known risk associated with being in the same room at a funeral or visitation service with the body of someone who died of confirmed or suspected COVID-19; however, federal, state and local public health guidance may impact the size of gathering a family is able to plan. Depending on a family’s preferences, their loved one can be safely embalmed. Families may choose either burial or cremation as usual. 

At Croxford Funeral Home, we recognize our responsibility to protect the health of our community and those we are privileged to serve. We will continue to guide families, as we always have, in ways they can meaningfully commemorate the life of their loved one, while adhering to the guidance issued by federal, state and local public health officials.

Our staff remains vigilant about cleaning our facilities and ensuring we’re all following recommended healthy habits, such as staying home when sick, washing our hands, and covering coughs and sneezes. The CDC and our state and local public health officials have offered a lot of helpful guidance for businesses on this topic, which we continue to follow.

As a member of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), Croxford Funeral Home regularly receives information via NFDA from the CDC, Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies about the evolution of COVID-19 in the United States. NFDA continues to lead the conversation with federal officials about the role of funeral service as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We would like to thank the First Responders, Medical Personnel, and all Essential Individuals who are helping to keep our community safe.

If the staff at Croxford Funeral Home can be of assistance, please contact us at 406-453-0315 or by email: mail@croxfordfuneralhome.com