Because You Need Experience And Understanding
You’re looking for easier to understand Funeral Services.
And you’ve let us know this enhances your funeral experience and your peace of mind.
We understand funerals are about you, not the Funeral Director. So, let us know exactly what you need. You have an extensive range of service options with Crane Funerals.
In fact, we support you to tailor a service just for you and your family. As you will discover, not only do you have choice, it’s also easier for you to choose.
We take pride in our reputation of providing superior personal service. And the quality funeral care we offer families of all Cultural and Religious backgrounds.
Why Many Regard Us As One Of Melbourne’s Leading Funeral Directors
You’re free to choose if we are the perfect Funeral Director for you. And only you can. You have a very personal decision to make. And you need to know you’re getting value. You too can trust in our 5-star rating from client families. It means you’ll find what we do, we do well.
Let us help you celebrate the wonderful life of your loved one. You can choose to have the funeral in any Venue significant to your family. This could be a Church, Cemetery Chapel, Reception Centre, Winery, Yacht Club, Town Hall or anywhere else special to you.
And costs shouldn’t have to be a deciding factor in your time of need. Our fees are competitively priced. So, you don’t have to settle for less than the best for your loved ones.
The Bottom Line – Our Offer For You
To make our Services easier for you, we divide them into two clear categories:
The Single Service Funeral takes place at your choice of Venue. The entire service including final committal, takes place at the one location. Whether it be a Crematorium Chapel, Graveside, or some other special Venue.
The Dual Service Funeral as the name implies, involves two services. The main funeral service is at your choice of Church or other special Venue. And then we arrange a final committal service at a Crematorium Chapel, or Graveside.
Don’t lose your peace of mind sifting through a long list of confusing “package” options.
You simply choose cremation or burial, and the Venue.
We’re Here When You Need Care

Single Service
An increasingly popular choice, the entire service, including final committal, takes place in one venue. We’re leading experts in Melbourne for services of this style.

Dual Services
A traditional choice, this service is in two parts held in different venues. We’re experienced and well-known for this style of service in Melbourne.
Arranging Funerals Your Way – Made Easier
You will find our Services easier on you and your family. You are free to choose our funeral services as they are. Many people also tailor our funeral services to suit their specific needs, wishes and budget. We have an extensive range of options to allow this.
To view the details of our 5-star award winning Service options and pricing, feel free to visit our Single Service Funeral and Dual Service Funeral pages.
As one of Melbourne’s leading bespoke Funeral Directors, the funeral you arrange with us is your choice. No strict list of “Package” options to wade through and be restricted by.
If you’d like more information, or need immediate no strings attached assistance, now is the perfect time to call (03) 5977 7198 or 0447 727 263
Alternatively, feel free to send us a message via our secure contact form if you don’t need to talk with us on the phone just yet.
D.V.A Pensioners / R.S.L Funerals. Returned service men and women (old or young) deserve nothing less than the very best in professional assistance. You will also receive special considerations / savings on our funerals. Feel free to call to discuss your R.S.L Funeral Services needs with us.
Our Clients Appreciate Our Warmth & Care
Listen To What Our Clients Have To Say
As you are sitting here reading this, you may be wondering how on Earth to cope with a death in your family too. This is the position my family found ourselves in when we lost our sister. We still think of how much peace of mind we lost finding it so hard to make a decision. Imagine how much easier it is, and how much better you’ll feel when you find a Funeral Director who just gets it. We hadn’t been to a lot of funerals as a family but could see that there were a lot of options available. My mother feels that you get what you pay for, and we were leaning towards a large well known Company we’d been referred to. That was when we happened across Crane Funerals. We were so glad we made the call. From the first contact the team helped us so much. They spent the time to get to know us and we knew they genuinely felt for our situation. We didn’t feel this same ‘connection’ with the larger Company we talked to, which really was important to us. Although we hadn’t heard of Crane Funerals before using their services, we were so glad we did. In the event of needing more funeral assistance in the future, our family will not hesitate to use Crane Funerals.
Kathryn, Parkdale.
We prepaid for my parent’s funerals 2 years ago. We chose Cranes based on reviews, and after meeting Damien when he came to discuss options at my parent’s house. When mum passed away recently, we called Damien and it was so reassuring to have him advising us and taking care of arrangements at a very difficult time. He was so patient and helpful in coordinating things and consulted us all the way. He was contactable at any time of the day and responded to calls and messages. The service went so well, and the respect shown by Damien and his team was so appreciated. Financially there was no surprises. My family would recommend Cranes wholeheartedly.
Peter Kennedy, Rye
We attended an RSL Service held by Crane Funerals recently. Everything on the day was done with the utmost respect and professionalism. Their personal service and attention to detail was amazing. Our whole family was so appreciative of the care and support shown by Crane Funerals. They made the whole situation so much easier to deal with and gave us a beautiful sendoff for our loved one, with everything exactly as we wished for and had discussed. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them for any DVA / RSL funeral, or any funeral at all. Thank you all again so much.
Frank, Montrose.
It is with much pleasure that I write this reference for Damian Meehan. Damian and I were work colleagues for quite some time with a Melbourne based Funeral Company. I found Damian to be an extremely likeable and caring person. He has built many lasting relationships not only with his work mates, but with the families of deceased persons. Damian has a knack with being able to help people in their time of need. Damian has skills far beyond the basic funeral care. He is a fully qualified embalmer and he takes pride in all his work in the mortuary and on funerals. You can be sure of getting a professional and caring funeral should you decide to employ the services of Damian and his Company. We wish Damian all the best with Crane Funeral Services.
Steve Bell , Somerville, Director, AAA Plaques.
It seems Funeral Directors do nothing but rip people off in their time of need but not CRANE FUNERALS. Damian put our minds at ease by taking over all our funeral problems and leaving us to mourn. After a sit down with him we felt a great weight life off our shoulders. The care he showed just put us a little more at ease. We knew it was going to be a hard time but somehow we managed to get ourselves through. Thanks Damian for all that you did. You went above and beyond what the last funeral director did. You were so caring and patient with us and really took the time to listen to what we wanted. We will never be able to thank you enough.
Annabelle, Wheelers Hill