About

Located in Linden, New Jersey, Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home is a nondenominational funeral home with longstanding roots in the community. Situated in Union County directly across from Warinanco Park and about 15 minutes south of Newark Liberty International Airport, we are proud to serve families in and around Clark, Elizabeth, Hillside, Linden, Rahway, Roselle, Roselle Park, Scotch Plains, Westfield and beyond.

Warm and welcoming funeral home

Krowicki McCracken Funeral HomeWith a traditional, grand exterior featuring white pillars and beautifully-manicured lush grounds, Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home presents a warm and welcoming space during your time of need. From the moment you step into our 2-story building, you are met with an updated, comfortable setting featuring an abundance of natural light, muted jewel-toned color palette, beautiful hardwoods and stained-glass accents. With ample parking on 3 sides of the building, we are also entirely handicap accessible.

Accommodating spaces

Chapel at Krowicki McCracken Funeral HomeKrowicki McCracken Funeral Home offers a number of flexible spaces for both intimate and larger gatherings. Upon entering the foyer from the front entrance, you are met with the arrangement room to your left. With circular seating for 10, comfortable couches and chairs, a beautiful brass chandelier and flat-screen television, this area provides a private setting in which to meet with a funeral service associate to discuss all final arrangements.

Our 2 chapels are located across the hall from the arrangement room. The front chapel features double doors, traditional décor and flexible chair seating for up to 60 guests. Adjacent to the front chapel sits a small seating room that is often used as a display area for a loved one’s photos and memories or as a private space for families to gather. Our back chapel is located on the opposite side of the seating room, comfortably accommodates 100 guests and can be separated into 3 smaller spaces as needed. Both the front and back chapels include flat-screen televisions for those who wish to display personalized slideshows and videos. Due to the flexibility and flow of our chapel rooms, we can host up to 4 funerals at a time and have the ability to completely customize and configure these areas to best suit your needs.

For families and guests who wish to gather before or after the service, our open-concept lounge is located downstairs and includes round tables, plush leather couches, a counter-height charging station and small refrigerator.

Personalized memorials and celebrations of life

Chapel at Krowicki McCracken Funeral HomeAt Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home, we understand that losing a loved one is an emotional and difficult experience and are committed to providing compassionate care and professional and personal service.

Whether you wish to arrange for a traditional funeral service, Life Well Celebrated® memorialization, large gathering or more intimate service, our funeral associates will work with you one-on-one to ensure your needs, wishes and budget are met. Our complete range of options is tailored to meet all of your requests and considerations. At Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home, it is our promise to provide you with the utmost care and ability to customize a celebration of life that is special, meaningful and personalized.

Serving the diverse community

Our team of experienced funeral counselors are knowledgeable and respectful of the cultural and religious traditions of the families we serve. We are well-versed in arranging funerals and memorials that follow the various customs of the diverse local community, including Haitian, Italian, Irish, Polish, Puerto Rican and Spanish families.

We have well-established relationships with 12 churches in the area and for those in need of a funeral celebrant, we can arrange this detail on your behalf. Our team also includes Spanish- and Polish-speaking associates.

Cremation options

Not everyone knows that there are many cremation options. If you are interested in cremation, we can explain the process and your various choices. From a direct cremation without a memorial service or a witness cremation to a full funeral service before or after the cremation and more, we help you understand this increasingly common choice and handle all of the cremation arrangements.

Planning ahead

In addition to assisting during your immediate time of need, Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home specializes in working with families to plan final arrangements in advance. We recognize that funeral arrangements and associated expenses can be overwhelming, and by preparing these details ahead of time, you provide a sense of relief and comfort to your loved ones while ensuring your wishes are met. We are here to discuss your funeral, cremation and cemetery options should you wish to do so in advance.

Contact us

Thank you for considering Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home for your funeral service needs. Serving Linden and surrounding communities since 1970, it is our honor to provide the compassionate, personalized care you deserve during this difficult time. Please contact us if you require immediate assistance, wish to tour our funeral home or would like more information about our services.

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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Funeral & Cremation Pricing

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Our Venues

Tower of Memories | Premium reception venue at Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Crown Hill
Pricing Starts At 1,195
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Catered Receptions

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Urns

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Caskets

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Events

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Featured customer testimonials

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

Incredible service, Incredible location, Taylor felt like family and was in it with us from Florida all the way through everything.

Verified Customer

November 2024

They care! They honor your loved ones and support you on this extemely difficult journey. We have used them twice now and both times we were blown away with their services and attn. to detail. We all hope to never need their services again but in reality we probably will, I wouldnt go anywhere else.

Verified Cremation & Funeral Service Customer

October 2024

Joe and his staff were outstanding. Working with them was exactly what our family needed as they made everything easy. Joe has a wonderful, calm demeanor. He treated us with respect and understanding, and made us feel a part of everything they were doing. Our dad was in great hands.

Verified Cremation & Funeral Service Customer

October 2024

Put your trust in the services of this amazing team of professionals. They will guide and care for you, as you give your final farewell to your loved one. This is the second time that my family has turned to them, and they have not let us down. We cannot thank them enough for their genuine desire to make this experience as easy...

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

October 2024

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