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History of the Dufresne Funeral Home, Inc. |
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In 1908 Arthur Dufresne received his Undertaker and Embalmer
License in New York State and
 September 1,1909 open the Dufresne
Funeral Home at the corner of Heart and Main Street in Cohoes. At
that time visitation and funerals were mainly held from the family
home. In 1925 he moved the funeral home to 111 Mann Avenue Cohoes staying at that location until 1949 when they moved to our present location at 216 Columbia Street, Cohoes, NY 12047. "Service to all" was the principle upon which Arthur Dufresne founded this organization and it ever will remain our motivating principle.  Two sons Arthur E. Dufresne Licensed in June 1933 and Ernest L
Dufresne Licensed joined the firm July 1940. In 1959 Arthur E. Dufresne Manager continued to improve the facility added an addition that would seat 175 plus people, a Casket selection room and a state of the art Preparation room where the Embalming took place. He continued to upgrade the facility until his death in 1967. At that time Arthur V. Dufresne Licensed in 1963 ran the funeral home until 1972 when David E. Dufresne became licensed manager. At that time we added a parking lot for 30 plus cars and a new rear entrance making the facility completely handicap accessible. Continuing to upgrade 1993 remodeling the casket selection room displaying 30 Caskets, Cremation Casket, Vault, Urns and clothing display. Keeping with the tradition we upgrade our Vehicles every three to four years giving our family the quality they so deserve Our Fourth generation of Funeral Director Mark D. Dufresne joined the firm in 1991 and has continued the tradition of upgrading by putting computers in place for easy access for family records. As a family-owned funeral home, everything we do reflects the on-going commitment to provide affordable, quality services to the Community. Customer trust is built slowly over time. Four generations of "Our family serving yours". DIRECTORS David E. Dufresne Arthur V. Dufresne Mark D. Dufresne |
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