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The Rhoney Family began their tradition of servicing
the needs of families in Niagara
Falls, in 1938.
Vincent
Rhoney, the father of James V. Rhoney, Paul J. Rhoney and Michael D.
Rhoney, founded the funeral home in 1938, with the philosophy,
“Dedicated to Service ". Since that time the family operated
business has initiated numerous improvements in the local funeral
services that have become standard practices today. The Rhoney's original
Funeral Home was located in the family home at 1124 Ontario Avenue - the same
location as today. On that site 1953 built their new funeral home - the
first building in Niagara Falls
built for the exclusive use of funeral services.
Jim
and Paul Rhoney initiated numerous firsts in the local funeral
profession, including the first funeral to schedule calling hours or
visitation hours and the first to utilize head lights on cars in funeral
processions, among other initiatives that we find common place today Mike
Rhoney, Past Vice President of the New York State Funeral Directors, was
involved in the development of the Pre-Need regulations of New York State
Medicaid and SSI Programs. The guidelines were utilized in the statewide
pre-need regulations.
Since
their father was involved in the rewriting of early New York State
Funeral Directors Exams and in other firsts from his input, they carried
on the family leadership tradition in the industry.
In
1967, the Rhoney Funeral Home merged with the Pike & Jones Funeral
Home, in Historic Hamlet of Sanborn, NY, providing for a second location
at 5893 Hoover Road.
A third location in the Historic Village of Lewiston, NY was opened in
1990, at the corner of Cayuga and So. Ninth.
All
of the funeral homes provide complete funeral counseling, including
pre-need, cremation services and out of town arrangements.
Michael
J. Cushman, a long time associate and a licensed New York State Funeral
Director serves as the manager and owner of the funeral homes. His son
Robert H. Cushman became licensed in 2009 and works full time.
They
serve on numerous National, State and Local Committee's in Funeral
Service as well as many civic organizations.
In
2011, Main Street Niagara recognized The Rhoney Funeral Home, as Business
of the Year.
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