Joyce Funeral Home

Joyce Funeral Home in Waltham provides complete funeral services, with a focus on what it calls Life Celebrations: personalized services built around the story of the person who died. Families work with the staff to co-create a ceremony that reflects a loved one’s hobbies, interests, affiliations and relationships. The funeral home handles immediate needs after a death as well as advance pre-planning for people who want to arrange their own services ahead of time.

The staff emphasize that no decisions need to be made right away and take as much time as families need to explore options. After the first contact, families receive a letter outlining next steps, the latest edition of the Joyce Family Guide for gathering memories and details, and a complete price breakdown, including estimates for items the funeral home does not provide. Help is also offered with practical matters such as floral selections and death certificates.

What to Know

• Staff can meet by phone, email, video conference or in person.
• Services can be streamed in high-definition sound and video for those who cannot attend.
• Families can set up private or public online events and share them with friends.
• The public can subscribe to obituary notifications.