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Many of the early undertakers were furniture makers as well. The reason for the furniture and undertaking combination was that the early pioneers needed furniture, and when a death occurred during those difficult years, they also needed caskets. Early furniture makers also "undertook" the difficult & emotional task of preparing the body, thus the name Undertaker. Also during the 1850's the trend was to have funeral services in homes or in churches and chairs were needed in addition to caskets so the alliance between furniture manufacturing and caring funeral services were linked from the beginning.

Next to the hatter's shop stood a two-story building, in which Samuel Chesney lived and had a cabinet shop. The sop was upstairs and could be reached by an outside stairway. Mr. Chesney's work was manufacturing a general line of furniture and coffins. This trade has gone the way of the hatter's-- into large establishments. ₁

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Blackstone's Funeral Home Inc - est. 1907
672 Churchill Rd
Girard, OH
(330) 539-5955

Borowski Memorial Home
30 Ridge Rd
Newton Falls, OH
(330) 872-5050

Carl W Hall Funeral Svc - est. 1920
533 N Park Ave
Warren, OH
(330) 394-4656

Crown Hill Burial Park & Selby-Cole Funeral Home
3966 Warren Sharon Rd
Vienna, OH
(330)856-4695

Galloway-Onstott Funeral Home
3451 State Route 7
Hartford, OH
(330) 772-2351

Sinchak & Sons Funeral Home
727 East Market Street;
Warren, OH
330-392-5691

Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home - est. 1889
126 W Park Ave
Niles, OH
(330) 652-4311

Holloway-Williams Funeral Home
611 Robbins Ave
Niles, OH
(330) 652-2422

James Funeral Home Inc
8 E Broad St
Newton Falls, OH
(330) 872-5440

Joseph Rossi Funeral Home - est. 1926
451 Robbins Ave
Niles, OH
(330) 652-3511

Kelley-Robb Funeral Home -est. 1901
709 N Main St
Hubbard, OH
(330) 534-1952

Lane Funeral Homes -est. 1855
1350 N Canfield
Niles Rd Mineral Ridge, OH
(330) 652-4214

Mc Cardell-White Funeral Home
717 N Park Ave
Warren, OH
(330) 393-7126

Kinnick Funeral Home
222 S State St
Girard, OH
(330) 545-2225

Madasz Funeral Home Inc
Purchased by Lane Funeral Homes in 2003, now known as the Lane Funeral Home, Madasz Funeral Chapel, and the Brook Park Cremation Service
6923 Warren Sharon Rd
Brookfield, OH
(330) 448-6969

Peter Rossi & Son Chapel
1884 North Rd NE
Warren, OH
(330) 372-4211

Roberts-Clark Memorial Home
Purchased by Lane Funeral Homes in 2005, now knows as the Lane Funeral Home, Roberts-Clark Chapel
180 Garfield Dr NE
Warren, OH (330) 392-2559

Shafer-Winans Funeral Home
Purchased by Lane Funeral Homes in 2005, now known as Shafer-Winans Chapel
164 N High St
Cortland, OH
(330) 637-4986

Sibley Murray Funeral Home
1307 N Park Ave
Warren, OH
(330) 394-3601

Staton Borowski Funeral
962 North Rd NE
Warren, OH
(330) 394-6200

Sterling-Mc Cullough Williams est. 1952
1153 Main Ave SW
Warren, OH
(330) 395-1622

Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home
407 W Liberty St
Hubbard, OH
(330) 534-1955

Trask Funeral Home
in 1998 purchased by Russell Funeral Service
275 E Main St West
Farmington, OH
(330) 889-2233

Ventling Memorials
5049 Mahoning Ave NW
Champion, OH 44483
(330) 847-8500

Wynn Winyard McDermott-Laird Funeral Home
Purchased by Lane Funeral Homes in 2005, now known as the Lane Funeral Home, Niles Chapel.
415 Robbins Ave
Niles, OH
(330) 652-2314

1. History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties : with illustrations and biographical sketches.. Cleveland: H.Z. Williams & Bro., 1882.