Amenities

  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Large-capacity chapel
  • Modern funeral home
  • Coffee lounge
  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Large-capacity chapel
  • Modern funeral home
  • Coffee lounge
  • Cremation remembrance jewelry
  • Private viewing before cremation
  • Option for home delivery of ashes
  • Option for mail delivery of ashes
    Sent through postal mail service, signature required.
  • Catered events
  • Funeral service video production
    Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
  • Audio and video equipment
  • Popular funeral music selections
  • Intimate gatherings
  • Black car service
  • Police escort available
  • Arrangements by phone or email
    Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
  • Multicultural funerals
  • Latin music selections
  • Incense burning
  • Kosher catering

About

Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales, Louisiana, creates personal cremation services for families in Ascension Parish. For more than 70 years, our commitment has remained unchanged, yet our funeral homes, and cremation services have always responded to the changing needs of the community. We are proud to assist area families with locations throughout Louisiana.

Small-town care

Ourso Funeral HomeAs a locally operated funeral home in Gonzales, we're able to offer families the personal care and compassion they need during this difficult time. Our funeral directors and support team at Ourso Funeral Home consider it an honor to comfort each person we meet and make a difference in their life.

Affordable funerals and memorials

Chapel at Ourso Funeral HomeEveryone at Ourso Funeral Home understands the stress associated with planning a funeral or memorial service. We not only help families through the process, but also offer affordable services that meet every budget. Whether you need a traditional or contemporary celebration, our dedicated team will discuss the best options and funeral costs, so you're comfortable with every decision.

Making memories

Arrangement room at Ourso Funeral HomeOur support at Ourso Funeral Home extends well beyond the basics. We know how special your loved one is and will celebrate their life in a way that families and friends will remember for generations. Let us plan a fitting tribute that highlights their passions, accomplishments and hobbies, and honors their legacy.

We'll sit with you, listen to your ideas and design a service that provides closure and comfort. In addition, we help write obituaries, plan catering menus, create gifts for guests and schedule visitation hours that accommodate everyone. It's our goal to help you create memories while beginning the journey to healing.

You can count on us

Lobby at Ourso Funeral HomeOurso Funeral Home has provided a warm, welcoming atmosphere for thousands of families. We look forward to serving you and hope you'll contact us for more information about cremation options in Gonzales. Our team considers it a privilege to serve the community and wants to be there for you during this emotional experience.

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Celebration of Life Planning

Our planners are celebration of life experts. We plan more celebrations each year than any other provider, and we know just what to do to create a uniquely beautiful and heartfelt tribute with attention to detail like no other.

Every family who entrusts us with their loved one’s service can expect an event that includes:
  • meaningful music celebration of life
  • cherished memories celebration of life
  • a personalized message celebration of life

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Featured customer testimonials

We love hearing from the families we serve. Their feedback helps us continue unique and meaningful celebrations that honor loved ones with unparalleled attention to detail.

Ourso's provided our family with professional yet compassionate service. All of their staff was absolutely wonderful to deal with. Everything was just as we expected. I highly recommend Ourso's

Verified Cremation & Funeral Service Customer

January 2025

Apparently the bank was contacted and now all deposits in my late husbands name are being held! I have no way to pay my mortgage, car payment or anything until January!!!! Im very upset that notifying the bank before I can handle anything was a priority for the funeral home! I immediately checked with SS and retirement and kne...

Verified Cremation Customer

December 2024

Everyone was awesome. I don't remember too much about Charlie's funeral or the people that was there, but I do know that the staff was awesome in everything they done. We have used Ourso With other family members in the past and they have always been top-of-the-line with service! I will be setting up my own funeral with Ourso a...

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

July 2024

My family and I were very impressed with the professionalism of everyone we encountered as well as their compassion and understanding of our grief. Our coordinator was outstanding. Overall, the experience was far superior to what I expected and what I experienced last year at a funeral home in Baton Rouge.

Verified Cremation & Funeral Service Customer

July 2024

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