Heller & Skinner Funeral Home

Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, located at 155 Main Street in Worcester, New York, is a locally family-owned and operated funeral home dedicated to providing compassionate, professional, and affordable end-of-life services to the communities it serves. The funeral home was formed in January 2015 through the merger of the long-established Heller Funeral Home in Schenevus and the E. J. Skinner Co. in Worcester, uniting two respected traditions under one roof. Today, it is owned and operated by John C. and Kathleen M. Pietrobono, who also own and manage the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home at 51 Dietz Street in Oneonta, NY. Together, these two locations form a single family of funeral homes committed to serving families with personalized care and attention to detail.

Heller & Skinner Funeral Home offers a full range of funeral services, including traditional funerals, memorial services, graveside services, and cremation options. The facility is designed with accessibility in mind, featuring a wheelchair-accessible entrance and parking lot, as well as on-site parking for guests. The Worcester location provides a back entrance for handicap accessibility, while the Oneonta location offers a handicap lift at the side entrance under a carport. Parking is available in a lot behind the building and along Main Street in Worcester, and at the Oneonta location there are several spaces on the side of the building, street parking on Dietz Street, Reynolds Avenue, and Walnut Street, as well as the Dietz Street municipal parking lot.

The funeral home’s website provides a wealth of resources for grieving families, including recent obituaries, a grief support section with weekly messages designed to provide strength and comfort during the first year of loss, and a convenient online preplanning form that allows individuals to make decisions in advance, giving peace of mind to both themselves and their loved ones. Families and friends can also send flowers through local florists directly from the website. Heller & Skinner Funeral Home is a member of the New York State Funeral Directors Association (NYSFDA) and the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), reflecting its commitment to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ethics.

Though the business is currently listed as unclaimed on third-party directories, the funeral home remains active in the community, with recent services including celebrations of life, memorial services, and graveside services. The Pietrobono family’s dedication to providing highly personal and professional service while maintaining affordability is at the heart of everything they do. Whether families are planning ahead or need immediate assistance, Heller & Skinner Funeral Home stands ready to guide them with dignity and respect.