Amenities

  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Large-capacity chapel
  • Modern funeral home
  • Flexible chapel space
    Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
  • Chapel
  • Catered events
  • Large reception area
  • Event planning
    Services available to support planning 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
  • Live music available
  • Popular funeral music selections
  • Intimate gatherings
  • Meeting space
    Space available for corporate and organization meetings
  • Certified celebrants
    Certified professionals in planning personalized memorial services
  • Green burials and funerals
    Natural burials and funerals that emphasize simplicity and environmental sustainability
  • Police escort available
  • Arrangements by phone or email
    Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Large-capacity chapel
  • Modern funeral home
  • Flexible chapel space
    Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
  • Chapel
  • Coffee lounge
  • Pet friendly
  • Cremation remembrance jewelry
  • Option for home delivery of ashes
  • Option for mail delivery of ashes
    Sent through postal mail service, signature required.

About

Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services – Wayland Chapel in Wayland, Michigan, is a beautiful place to plan and host a funeral, memorial or reception. The Cook family has a heritage of caring that spans three generations, and Larry Kubiak has served the Wayland and Dorr communities for more than 30 years. To be able to guide families through a difficult time is a privilege and a calling for us. Everything we do is focused on celebrating the details of your loved one's life and helping you find a path toward healing.

Personalized funerals & memorials

An associate arranges flowers on a table set for a reception.Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services – Wayland Chapel, at the corner of North Main and East Cherry streets, offers many types of services. We'll work with you and your family to create a personalized ceremony that deeply reflects your loved one's life. There are endless ways to personalize a service. Start by sharing the details that you'll always remember—the way her nose crinkled when she smiled, the way he sang in the car when his favorite songs came on. We'll take the time to get to know your special person and design a tribute like no other.

When you first meet with a funeral director or certified celebrant, we'll ask questions about your loved one: what he liked to do, what she cherished, how he thought about the world, how she liked to spend time. From there, we'll help you design a service that speaks to the unique life of your loved one, whether that's a traditional religious funeral or a contemporary and upbeat celebration of life.

Tell us if that special person was the world's greatest dad, an ice cream lover, a boating enthusiast, a marathon runner or a dog mom extraordinaire. We take the things that mattered to your loved one and weave them together to create a singular, heartfelt memorial. We're here to help remember the details through cherished traditions, favorite music, photos, flowers, a tribute video and more.

Whatever kind and size of service best suits you or your loved one, we can easily accommodate that. Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services has a large chapel and a flexible reception space for catered gatherings. We are also happy to plan outdoor services.  Our funeral planners will work with you to put together a personalized plan that honors your religion, culture, personal preferences and budget.

Cremation options

Brass urn with engraved flowers sitting on shelf next to flowers and framed pictures at Pacific ViewNot everyone knows that there are many cremation options. If you are interested in this increasingly common decision, the funeral home team can explain the different choices. From a simple cremation without a memorial service to a full funeral service before or after the cremation and a catered reception, we can help you understand cremation and will handle all of the arrangements.

We also offer cremation jewelry, which is a lovely way to keep a loved one close to your heart. Delivery of ashes can be made to your home by a member of our staff—it would be our honor—or the U.S. Postal Service.

Green funerals, cremations and burials

Chapel no casket, blurred backgroundWe have several options available for an environmentally friendly funeral and burial. If your family chooses a public viewing, we use eco-safe chemicals for embalming. If you choose no viewing or minimal viewing, your loved one’s body will be preserved with dry ice.

Other ideas for a green funeral, cremation or burial:

  • Cotton burial shroud
  • Sea grass or willow casket
  • Wooden casket
  • Biodegradable urn
  • Water burial urn
  • Recycled paper for printed materials
  • Recycled servingware at the reception
  • A gravesite in a cemetery certified by the Green Burial Council

Planning ahead

Couple preplanning with associate at homeAt Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services, we also recognize that funeral arrangements and associated expenses can be overwhelming. In addition to assisting during a time of immediate need, our funeral directors specialize in working with families to plan ahead. By preparing in advance, you provide a sense of relief, peace of mind and comfort for your loved ones while ensuring your wishes are met and your budget is maintained. A complimentary planning guide is also available with no obligation.

A permanent place of remembrance

Sitting area at Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services – Wayland ChapelWhen helping you plan a funeral, we consider every detail. One of those details is a lasting memorial. Whether you choose traditional burial or cremation for yourself or your loved one, a permanent place of remembrance can be important to your family and friends, and we can help you select a meaningful monument or marker. We will work with the cemetery of your choice to ensure that family and friends have a special place to go to reflect on cherished memories and commemorate occasions. Read more about markers and memorials.

Here for you

Thank you for considering Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services for your funeral and cremation needs. We are honored by the trust placed in us by the people of Dorr, and we strive to uphold our legacy. Please contact us if you need immediate assistance, wish to tour our funeral home or would simply like more information about our services. Arrangements can be made in person, by phone or by email. We're here to help.

History

Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services is part of the Cook family of funeral homes. Since 1957, three generations of Cooks have cared for the community. From Ron Cook Sr. and Johanne Cook, who built the foundation, to their sons, who took their vision further, to other Cook family members, who’ve serve in various capacities through the years, the company has always been a family effort.

From childhood dream to business venture

Ron Sr. knew in the eighth grade he wanted to be a mortician. When he was a junior at Wyoming Park High School, his dad died at the age of 47 from a heart attack. Ron was working for his dad that day at Kent Block and helped move the bricks for the Grandville Chapel of what is now Cook Funeral Home & Cremation Services. “That day I helped haul the bricks of my future business,” Ron Sr. recalled.

The following four summers, Ron Sr. worked as an apprentice at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Home in Lansing to see if the business felt right for him. He attended mortuary school at Wayne State University, graduating in 1954, and married his wife, Johanne, that same year. He volunteered for the Army, which took him to Kansas for two years. That’s when Ron Sr. and Johanne’s son Fred was born.

After his time in the service, Ron Sr., Johanne and Fred, moved into the Grandville Funeral Home, which Ron Sr. had purchased from Marv Langeland in September 1957. He was 23 years old; the local competition referred to him as “the kid.”

In his first year in business, Ron Sr. performed 36 funerals. His brothers, Harold and Don, and father-in-law, Herrick Gibson, helped him with funerals. He also started an ambulance service, which proved a good way for the community to get to know “the kid” and his work.

“We had no employees and no wages,” he recalled. “The first year, we went seven weeks without a funeral. I said to Johanne, ‘If we don’t get a call tonight, I am going to the hardware store and work with my brothers.’ That night we got a call!”

Eventually, Ron Sr. found himself needing help, especially during deer-hunting season, so he built the Byron Center Chapel in 1966 and hired Bruce and Norma Stegenga to live with the family for five years.

The business was growing

Ron Sr. prospered, and soon his funeral home needed more parking. "So I purchased the farm in Byron Center next to the Byron Center Chapel. Around 1970, I purchased VanderWheel’s house, which is Grandville’s parking lot. I also purchased Vander Kolk’s house (Dorie Meendering, our Grandville organist’s childhood home) for the garage space, the Fellowship Room to be used after funerals and the two apartments above. We purchased the Putan house next to the Fellowship Room for more parking. We also purchased the Fountain Motel and eventually built the office building on that site. We also purchased the old hardware that was next to the motel from Tres Groendyk (where the parking lot is at the Cook Memorial Chapel—Chicago Drive side). In 1973, we built the Jenison Chapel. That same year we discontinued the ambulance service due to increased regulations,” Ron Sr. recalled.

Along the way, Ron Sr. and Johanne had two more sons, Brad and Lee. Together with their brother, Fred, they helped in the family business by washing cars, setting up flowers, printing memorials on an offset press, performing door duty and doing yard work.

In 1982, Fred purchased Sullivan-Borr Funeral Chapel in Grand Rapids and eventually merged that chapel with Cook in 1992. Brad earned a mortuary science degree in 1983. After college, Lee came on board to help with the finances and oversee the pre-need department.

The third generation of caring professionals

In 1988, Ron Sr. retired. Fred, Brad and Lee continued their father’s business for years until Fred’s son, Ron Cook II, took over operations.

The family purchased Koops Funeral Chapel from Gary and Nettie Koops in 1997. Nettie is still a familiar face at the funeral home; you will often spot her helping with visitation refreshments. Fred and Ron Cook II purchased Archer Hampel Funeral Home from Larry Kubiak in 2012, and they changed the name to Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services.

In 2020, Cook Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Koops Funeral Chapel and Kubiak-Cook Funeral Services became Dignity Memorial® providers, creating personalized funerals and memorials with attention to detail like no other.

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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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.

The team was very compassionate, worked with us on how we wanted to celebrate the life of our loved one. The care didn't stop at the funeral, they continue care after with information on grief support and ideas on what to do for future plans. An emotional time, with a lot of friendly and caring people. Thank you. ...

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

November 2024

The staff was amazing to work with! Very compassionate and caring! They made this unfortunate experience stress free for the whole family. The level of kindness they showed us was beautiful and so much appreciated!

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June 2024

Don is the most thoughtful, respectful and caring young man.

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August 2023

Exceptional care. They go above and beyond and guide you through the entire process and think about things you wouldn't even think of.

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April 2023

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