Personalized service

Every 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

A new choice for nature lovers, conservationists and those who want to protect the planet for future generations, 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

When 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

If 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.