375 W. Dickman Road, Battle CreekMI 49037
Phone: 269-788-9800

Battle Creek's First Choice

Battle Creek's First Choice

With facilities of unmatched luxurious comfort, highly professional, friendly and compassionate staff, Baxter Funeral & Cremation Service is Battle Creek’s first choice.

We offer professional guidance and personal, specialized attention before, during and after the time of need. Our reputation for honesty and integrity is very well-known, and it is our most valuable asset.

Baxter Funeral & Cremation Service offers:

  • Comfortable, soothing surroundings where families and friends can gather to remember and celebrate the life of a loved one.
  • The area’s largest chapel and visitation rooms.
  • Battle Creek’s only onsite dinner hall.
  • Convenient parking.
  • Coffee nook.
  • Centrally located, easy to find facilities.

Families may choose:

Traditional Funerals

A traditional funeral consists of three key components: Visitation, funeral service and a committal service at the cemetery.

Non-Traditional Funerals

A gathering of family and friends in honor of your loved one; share memories over a cup of coffee, dessert, lunch-in or dinner at our on-site banquet facility.

Personalized Funerals

We are pleased to offer each family with a variety of options and encourage each family to customize the service they feel is appropriate for their needs.

Memorial Services

A memorial ceremony is held to remember the life of someone who has died. It often takes place after the burial or cremation, so the body is not usually present. Memorial ceremonies may be held anywhere, for example; the funeral home, church or our onsite banquet facility.

Graveside Ceremonies

A graveside service as a funeral service held at the graveside of a cemetery. A graveside service can follow a traditional service or can be a stand-alone event. It’s a type of service that can be held for either burial or interment of cremated remains.

Cremation Services

A cremation service is typically held at a funeral home or church. An urn with the remains may be present and interment may follow.

Veterans’ Funeral Services

Qualified veterans are honored by the VA at national cemeteries with military honors; rifle salute, playing of the taps and presentation of the flag.  

We hope you will turn to us for compassionate care and impeccable service. Our pledge is to honor your loved one and family with dignity, respect and personal attention to every detail.

We encourage you to contact us to discuss your family’s unique needs. Each of us is confident that we can, and will, do our utmost to meet – and exceed – your expectations.

What Makes Us Unique

We are proud to embrace traditional values, diversity and innovation in honoring the spirit and life of each person we serve. We offer a full selection of:

  1. Funeral and memorial services, ranging from traditional to uniquely innovative and personal
  2. Burial services and cremation options
  3. Celebrant Services
Letting go of a loved one is usually a very difficult process. In order to provide your family peace-of-mind, our funeral home offers complete care, so you can focus on comforting each other as you prepare to say goodbye to someone dear to you.

Although there are many decisions you may have to make, we assure you that we will guide you through the entire process every step of the way. We promise to help you:

  • Design the most fitting memorial or funeral service to honor their memory and pay tribute to their life achievements and experiences.
  • Select the most appropriate products, including a casket, burial vault, cremation urn, cemetery or mausoleum, to fit your budget and suit your needs and desires.
  • Write a fitting obituary to honor your loved one’s life experiences and social connections.
  • Assist in the publication of the obituary in the newspapers of your choice.
  • Create a Book of Memories™, a beautiful, permanent online memorial, where you and your friends can build a legacy of memories by archiving treasured photos and memories.
  • Welcome your family and friends to our funeral home for your planned services, including a viewing, visitation, funeral or memorial service.
  • Make all arrangements with regard to the services whether they are held at your place of worship, our funeral home, cemetery, or alternate gathering place.
  • Provide you with beautiful funeral print materials, including memorial folders, prayer cards and book marks. We also offer personalized note cards for you to acknowledge the emotional support you received from friends, co-workers and community members.
  • Provide an elegant hearse and funeral cars, as well as arrange for escorts.
  • Help in the selection and on-site arrangement of floral tributes.
  • Provide access to grief education and support materials, and referrals to counseling services.
  • Prepare all paperwork, including vital record statistics, permits, filing and obtaining death certificates, and assistance with life insurance, veteran’s benefits and Social Security claims.
We hope you will turn to us for compassionate care and impeccable service. Our pledge is to honor your loved one and family with dignity, respect and personal attention to every detail.
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