Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium

Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium - Hardesty Chapel, located at 202 Laws Street in Bridgeville, Delaware, is a cornerstone of compassionate death care in Sussex County. With a history dating back to 1895, this chapel was originally founded by the great grandfather of Howard Hardesty, who owned and operated the funeral home for over 40 years before it was purchased by Parsell on August 1, 2001. The Hardesty Chapel has since become part of the Parsell family of funeral homes, which also includes locations in Lewes, Ocean View/Clarksville, and Georgetown, as well as a sister location, Watson-Yates Funeral Home in Seaford. Serving Bridgeville, Seaford, Greenwood, Ellendale, Georgetown, and all surrounding communities in southern Delaware, as well as parts of Worcester County, Maryland, the chapel is deeply rooted in the local community.

The Hardesty Chapel is a full-service funeral home offering personalized funeral services, cremation services, and memorial tributes. One of its key features is a private, company-owned crematory on site, ensuring that loved ones remain under the continuous care and supervision of the staff from start to finish. This provides families with peace of mind and a sense of security, knowing that every detail of the cremation process is handled with dignity and respect. The facility itself is a modern, single-story building constructed in the early 1960s and extensively renovated in October 2010. It features state-of-the-art audio and video technology for personalized memorials and live streaming, a chapel that can accommodate up to 100 attendees (with capacity for 250 persons overall), beautiful landscaping, and wheelchair-accessible amenities throughout. The staff includes licensed pre-need specialists, memorial designers, and experienced funeral directors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium offers a wide range of services, including traditional funerals, cremation services, celebration of life ceremonies, green and all-natural funerals and burials, veterans services, and multicultural funerals. They also provide comprehensive pre-planning options, grief and healing resources, obituary writing and publishing, and online funeral arrangements. The facility offers free parking, limousine service, custom headstones and markers, and financing options to accommodate all budgets. The business identifies as Asian-owned, Black-owned, disabled-owned, Indigenous-owned, Latino-owned, LGBTQ+ owned, veteran-owned, and women-owned, reflecting a commitment to diversity and inclusion. With a 4.9-star rating from families served, Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium - Hardesty Chapel continues to honor lives well lived with professionalism, compassion, and personalized care.