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Serving the Families of St. Louis with Over A Century of Service
John L. Ziegenhein & Sons Funeral Homes is a locally-operated funeral home with two locations serving families 24 hours a day. Our compassionate staff is dedicated to helping residents of the St. Louis area through trying and difficult times.
The loss of a loved one can leave you with a lot of unanswered questions, feelings of stress and anxiety, and grief that make events difficult to handle. The experienced funeral directors at John L. Ziegenhein & Son Funeral Homes will guide you through the aspects of the funeral service with compassion, dignity, and respect. Our staff of dedicated professionals is available to assist you in making funeral service arrangements. From casket choices to funeral flowers, the funeral directors at John L. Ziegenhein & Son Funeral Homes provide individualized funeral services designed to meet the needs of each family.
John L. Ziegenhein & Sons Funeral Homes have a variety of services available for residents of the St. Louis area. We take pride in our knowledge and expertise in all aspects of planning a funeral, whether it be a traditional service, burial, cremation, or memorial service to help you honor your loved one.
Our honest service and commitment to excellence have served our customers well, and you can rest assured that we can assist you in your time of need. Whether you have come to our site for information about an upcoming service or to make arrangements for one, we hope the information you find here will be helpful.
Serving The Four Corners
Our goal is to render the best service possible, warmly and professionally, to those who allow us the privilege of serving their needs. We serve all our families with respect, dignity, and understanding, ready to design services.
John L. Ziegenhein and Sons Funeral Homes in Cortez, CO is celebrating its 100th anniversary of service to Montezuma and Dolores Counties, as well as the Ute Mountain Ute and Navajo tribes; still owned and operated by the founding family. Kinsey Ertel, the fourth generation of the Ertel family, has led the business since the spring of 2016, taking over from her father, Keenan Ertel, as he had in 1993 from his father, Walter Ertel. Her great-grandfather, J.W. Ertel, founded the business in 1921 and headed the business until 1956. “There’s an immense amount of pride and honor that comes with carrying on our family’s legacy,” said Kinsey. “My family and our community have a shared history, and we are excited to note and celebrate that relationship.” J.W. Ertel homesteaded land in Ackmen in the Pleasant View area in 1916 and bought the mortuary in Cortez in 1921. In 1936, the present building was finished and dedicated, lauded by the Cortez Sentinel as “the finest mortuary on the whole western slope of Colorado.”
For several decades after the construction of the John L. Ziegenhein and Sons Funeral Homes, it was one of the few places in town with enough space and appropriate decor to lend itself to formal gatherings. . .
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