Amenities

  • Celebration of Life center
    Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
  • Chapel
  • Piano or organ on-site
  • Coffee lounge
  • Pet friendly
  • Piano or organ on-site
  • Celebration of Life center
    Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
  • Chapel
  • Coffee lounge
  • Pet friendly
  • Cremation options
  • Option for mail delivery of ashes
    Sent through postal mail service, signature required.
  • Catered events
  • Event planning
    Services available to support planning events
  • Audio and video equipment
  • Arrangements by phone or email
    Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
  • Catholic cemetery section
  • Muslim cemetery section
  • Ritual washing

About

At Bauer Funeral Chapel, we have had the privilege of providing funeral and cremation services for families in Snohomish, Washington, since 1884. Located on First Street in downtown Snohomish, our funeral home serves a diverse and growing community from a wide array of religions, faiths, cultures, background and beliefs.

Personalized service

Basic reception venue at Bauer Funeral ChapelEvery person is unique, and at Bauer Funeral Chapel, we believe that every life deserves to be honored and celebrated with the utmost level of care and respect. It is our underlying principle and belief—and is what has allowed us to grow and thrive for more than a century.

Catered receptions, floral assistance, celebrant services, video tribute programs, online obituary postings and a host of other products and services are readily available for you and your loved one. We work closely with Snohomish-area hospices and are a member of the We Honor Veterans program.

Cremation services in Seattle

We specialize in cremation services that honor loved ones in personalized ways, and families love our transparent pricing. With expertise in scattering ashes and a friendly team who pays attention to every detail, we provide service that is second to none. And now we offer both traditional flame cremation and water cremation.

More and more people are choosing cremation over traditional burial, but most aren’t familiar with the many options:

  • a cremation without a funeral or memorial service of any kind.
  • a funeral with your loved one present, followed by cremation.
  • a cremation followed by a scattering, cemetery memorialization or celebration of life—or all three.

For those who wish for a more momentous memorial, Neptune Memorial Reef® is an underwater cremation garden off the coast of Florida. A Celestis Memorial Spaceflight takes ashes into space for a little while or forever.

There are many cremation providers—and they're not all equal. Here's what you can expect when you choose us for your loved one's cremation:

  • Custody of care guaranteed. Our custody-of-care program helps safeguard the identification of your loved one from the time we bring them into our care until the time we return them to your family. We check, cross-check and check again, every step of the way.
  • Exclusive custody of your loved one. We use only crematories owned and operated by Dignity Memorial® providers or trusted partners. Once your loved one is in our custody or that of a trusted partner, they’re in our care until they’re returned to your family.
  • Licensed, certified, conscientious staff. All Dignity Memorial crematory operators are licensed and certified by Cremation Association of North America, or CANA. Only one person at a time is cremated, and the cremation chamber is thoroughly cleaned before the next person is cremated.

 

Now offering human composting

Human composting is an alternative to burial and cremation. Inside a vessel created especially for this purpose, organic elements, such as wood chips, mulch and wildflowers, gently transform a body into nutrient-rich soil. Your family may choose to use this soil to plant trees or flowers, or you can place it in a location meaningful to you. The remaining soil is sent to conservation land on the Olympic Peninsula to aid projects such as reforestation, improving soil health and restoring challenged ecosystems.

Committed to families

Lobby at Bauer Funeral ChapelWhen you walk through our doors, our trusted associates take the time to carefully present all of the funeral and cremation options available so you can make the best decisions for you or your loved one. We ensure that you are totally satisfied with every decision you’ve made, and we will be there to follow up with you in the days following the service as part of our after-care program.

Plan for the future

How to Plan a Memorial ServiceIf you wish to plan your final arrangements in advance, our associates are here to advise, either individually or as a group, on your various funeral and cremation options. We understand that funeral and cremation planning is a personal and long-lasting decision, and our dedicated associates provide trusted and professional guidance.

Visit us

We are located a block away from the beautiful Snohomish River in downtown Snohomish at 701 1st Street. We invite you to visit our lovely funeral home to take a tour and meet our team. Please contact us if you have an immediate need or would like more information about our funeral and cremation services.

History

Originally known as the Bakeman Funeral Home, Bauer Funeral Home has been serving the Snohomish, Washington, community since 1884. Jerry Bauer took ownership of the funeral home in 1954, later passing it to his son, Michael Bauer, in 1978.

Today, we are a member of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery providers and continue to serve the Snohomish community with the same high standards set forth by the Bauer family.

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

Start planning a celebration of life today

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Funeral & Cremation Pricing

Explore venues, cemetery and cremation property, personalized catering options, and our collection of urns and caskets.

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Our Venues

Tower of Memories | Premium reception venue at Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Crown Hill
Pricing Starts At 895
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Catered Receptions

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Pricing Starts At 395
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Urns

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Caskets

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Pricing Starts At 2,095
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Plan a Simple Cremation

Simple can still mean exceptional. Let us show you how.

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Remember the one you love

Honor the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement.

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Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

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Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

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Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our Washelli locations.

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Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

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Reviews & Ratings

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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.

Always met with great kindness and caring. Appointment were easily scheduled. Facility always has peaceful music playing and is bright and cheerful as it can be under the circumstances.

Verified Cremation Customer

August 2024

Bauer will work with the families to ensure this most difficult time and decisions are a bit easier because of the staff at Bauer.

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

April 2024

My father-in-law had everything set before he passed so it was smooth for me dealing with Bauer & the people who helped me through the process. They were all helpful & professional. Thank you

Verified Cremation Customer

July 2023

Extremely professional and understanding of the family's needs. The degree of expertise of internet/online information was also exceptional.

Verified Cremation Customer

July 2023

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