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Welcome to our Kingston and Port Ewen Funeral Homes

Since 1889, Keyser Carr Simpson Hammerl Funeral & Cremation Service has had the honor of serving families in Kingston and Port Ewen, New York and surrounding communities such as Woodstock, Rosendale, and Saugerties. Our caring and professional funeral directors are here to assist in the planning of funeral servicesburial servicesmemorial services, and cremation services. We also offer a variety of veterans services for those men and women who have bravely sacrificed by serving our country. Keyser Carr Simpson Hammerl Funeral & Cremation Service has attentive staff in Kingston and Port Ewen available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to guide and support families through all aspects of funeral service and bereavement care.


If you have any questions relating to funeral service, please contact us. One of our compassionate and professional funeral directors will be honored to assist you.

Announcement

We are pleased to announce that Keyser & Carr Funeral and Cremation Services has teamed up with Simpson Hammerl Funeral Home. Our two businesses have merged together and are now known as Keyser Carr Simpson Hammerl Funeral & Cremation Service. We will continue to serve families with the same compassion and dedication as we always have, but will do so as one company. Simpson Hammerl’s facilities on 411 Albany Avenue are now closed, but families will still be able to have services just down the road at our facilities on 326 Albany Avenue. We look forward to this new chapter and all that it brings.

Our Mission

At Keyser Carr Simpson Hammerl Funeral and Cremation Service, our mission is to listen to you, so we can create the kind of life celebration you want for your loved one.

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Keyser Carr Simpson Hammerl Funeral Service

We’re honored you’ve considered us to help you through this difficult time. We’ll do our best to take care of every part of this important process, from beginning to end. Our mission is listening to you, so we can create the kind of life celebration you want for your loved one. Keyser Carr Simpson Hammerl Funeral and Cremation Service built our reputation by serving families and their loved ones with the care and dignity they deserve. We rely on five generations of experience to guide us, as we help you through every decision during this process. You are our priority.


We encourage you to browse through our website for more information about the services we currently offer. If you can’t find what you need here, please call us at (845) 331-1473.​ You can also visit us at either of our two locations. We’d love to show you around our beautiful facilities. We understand it’s not always possible to attend a service or visitation in person. We encourage you to use our beautifully designed interactive online tributes to pay your respects. Leave a condolence, share a memory, post a photo, light a virtual candle and more.

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By Eric Keyser 04 Jan, 2024
According to a National Funeral Directors Association survey, more than half (62.5%) of us expect to participate in making our own funeral arrangements. And yet, less than a quarter of us have actually acted on that impulse. Not really so surprising since making funeral arrangements can literally be the very last thing we do. We can put it off right up to the end!
By Eric Keyser 04 Jan, 2024
Can I just say that funerals stick in the mind of a loved one years after a death? It’s important that you get it right. Please don’t put your wishes in the drawer with the rest of your files. Oh, and that thing where you tell the kids what you want. That’s not the best either.
By Eric Keyser 04 Jan, 2024
Let’s talk about the stages of grief. There is denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I studied them in nursing school, reviewed them when I got divorced and generally found them to be a pretty accurate and helpful bit of knowledge. And then, a family member died. Stages?
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“Since 1889, we are committed to serving you”

Our funeral home is a family owned and operated business with years of experience. We take pride in serving families in Ulster County and our surrounding communities. Outstanding service has always been, and always will be our number one priority.

– Eric Keyser, Funeral Director & Owner

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“Since 1889, we are committed to serving you”

Our funeral home is a family owned and operated business with years of experience. We take pride in serving families in Ulster County and our surrounding communities. Outstanding service has always been, and always will be our number one priority.

– Luke & Eric Keyser

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