Schoedinger Funeral & Cremation Service

Central Ohio’s leading provider of personalized funerals and cremation memorials

The team at Schoedinger Funeral & Cremation Service offers knowledge and compassion you can count on. Our experienced and caring staff blends traditional values with contemporary products and services to memorialize every life in a unique way. Whether funeral or cremation, simple memorial or upbeat celebration of life, cemetery burial or mausoleum niche, there are choices that reflect your personal preferences, family traditions and cultural values.

We are experienced in meeting the needs and wishes of families from all walks of life and a variety of faiths and cultures. With patience and care, we listen to what is important to you before creating a beautiful remembrance that truly reflects the memory of your loved one.

See how we celebrate life.

Planning experts

Losing someone you love can be very painful. Planning a funeral or cremation in advance makes it easier on your family. In fact, planning and funding final arrangements ahead of time is among the greatest gifts you can give your loved ones.

When you plan ahead, you get to carefully consider your options and make choices that ensure your life is remembered and celebrated the way you want. You also help lock in today’s prices.

We are experts in pre-planning and offer in-person, phone and virtual consultations. We'll take the time to get to know you and carefully explain what's available, including paying in installments.

Learn how you can plan ahead.

Tara’s Touch grief therapy dog program

Dogs were dubbed man's best friend for a reason. They're loyal, nonjudgmental listeners who love to be petted, and petting a dog has been shown to lower stress levels and improve mood. Our grief therapy dog is available by request to accompany you while you are making arrangements, attending a loved one's funeral and more.

Veterans and public servants programs

We deeply appreciate those who have sacrificed for our freedoms, and we specialize in serving the veterans community. It's our privilege to honor veterans and their families in need of funeral services. When it comes to honoring veterans, no other funeral or cremation provider is more committed to fulfilling your or your family’s wishes.

The Dignity Memorial® Homeless Veterans Program offers dignified funeral services with military honors to eligible homeless and indigent veterans. In addition, the Dignity Memorial Public Servants Program offers no-cost tributes for career and volunteer law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency services personnel who fall in the line of duty.

Learn more about how we honor veterans and public servants.

The Julie Schoedinger Fund

In honor of Julie Schoedinger, who died at age 11, we donate services for children who pass away under the age of 12.

Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services by Schoedinger

Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services by Schoedinger offers dignified funerals and cremation service at a cost that fits almost any family's budget.

See Advantage locations.

Community recognition

Our workplace culture is based on mutual caring, and we strive to uphold that every day. Columbus CEO has named Schoedinger a Top Workplace. Our CEO, Randy Schoedinger, was recognized with a special award for leadership by the magazine in 2020.

What's more: Columbus Dispatch readers have chosen Schoedinger as a CBUS Top Pick for funeral services multiple years.

Here when you need us

If you'd like to talk about pre-planning a funeral or have an immediate need, contact us and we'll be in touch right away. We're honored you're considering Schoedinger Funeral & Cremation Service, and we're here with compassionate, professional care day and night.

Schoedinger history

In 1829, Philip Schoedinger emigrated to the United States from Dörrenbach, Germany. Philip was a craftsman by trade and in 1855 he opened a casket-making company. In 1865, Philip established Schoedinger & Brown on West State Street in Columbus.

Philip's sons, George J. and J. Albert, soon joined the family business. Shortly thereafter, the funeral home began to see such innovations as the addition of the first automobile hearse and a new chapel at 229 E. State St., which was the first chapel built expressly for the purpose of funeral service and one of the earliest in America of such magnitude. Today the belltower at this location stands as a city landmark. Other firsts, such as becoming one of the first companies to offer an air-conditioned building and the first to offer guaranteed advance funeral arrangements, soon followed.

In time, George J.'s sons, Fred and George R., also chose to join the family funeral home, known at that time as Schoedinger & Co. In the 1930s, George R.’s three sons, George Jr., Robert and John, all joined the family business. This was followed by the 5^th generation of John’s sons, John A “Jay” and David. Currently the 6^th generation, Michael and John R. “Randy” operate the family business.

As the Central Ohio community grew, so did the Schoedinger family's desire to offer more services and greater convenience to the families of Central Ohio. In 1950, the Schoedingers opened their second location on the Hilltop on West Broad Street. Over the next 70 years, many more locations were opened, including Linden, Upper Arlington, Grove City, Reynoldsburg, north Columbus, Gahanna/New Albany, Worthington, Newark, Circleville, and Dublin.

In 2021, Schoedinger Funeral & Cremation Service joined the Dignity Memorial family of funeral, cremation and cemetery providers to offer even greater service and choices to the families of Central Ohio.

Today, Schoedinger encompasses three distinct brands to serve Central Ohio: Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service, Advantage Funeral and Cremation Service, and Buckeye Cremation. The eight Schoedinger locations are designed to offer unparalleled service 365 days a year in beautifully maintained facilities. The two Advantage locations are on the west and north sides of Columbus and are open Monday through Friday to serve families with care and compassion at a lower cost to families. WIth Buckeye Cremation offering cremation without services only at an economical price.