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Emmick Family Funeral Services A local, family-owned & operated establishment located in Seattle, WA offering compassionate, affordable end of life services to our Puget Sound community.

We would like to introduce you to Emmick Family Funeral Services, a local, family owned and operated company providing quality, affordable end of life services. Emmick Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services was founded on the belief that there are better, more effective ways to help people with the death of a loved one. Most funeral homes, cemeteries and cremation providers in the region have been sold to multi-national corporations. By being a local, family owned company, We cater to your needs with a personal touch. Our service mission is never compromised by accountability to far-off stockholders, we’re accountable to you. We provide your family with the highest level of quality service at a fair, honest price that your loved one deserves. We understand this and support the idea that you do not have to spend a great deal of money to properly remember a loved one. The Emmick Family has deep roots in West Seattle and decades of experience serving local families. Craig and his wife, Gayle grew up in the White Center/Burien area and raised their two sons, Matthew & Michael in West Seattle. Craig has been a licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer for over 40 years working in Seattle and West Seattle area funeral homes. His son, Michael, feels privileged to have witnessed his Father's compassionate work firsthand growing up because he was able to realize his calling from an early age, and began his career in the funeral profession over 10 years ago in his Father's footsteps. After completing his Apprenticeship and receiving his Mortuary Science degree from Pima Medical Institute in 2014, Michael was able to obtain full licensure as a Funeral Director & Embalmer. In early 2018, Michael married his wife, Desirée, who was a Funeral Director at another trusted funeral establishment at the time. Desirée was a welcomed addition to the family funeral home, as she has since provided the families we have the honor of serving with a wealth of creative insight, compassion, technical knowledge, and experience from her years in the funeral profession, and the similar call from an early age to help others in her heart. We are not like other funeral homes or cremation services. We are a fully licensed provider specializing in affordable cremation and burial services with no sales pressure like many, traditional funeral homes and cemeteries. Because we do not have a large funeral home facility with viewing rooms and chapels, we have lower overhead costs and which allow us to pass on those savings to families we serve. We can facilitate cremation & burial arrangements by telephone, online, email, in your home, or in our office facilities located in the heart of West Seattle between the Admiral District and the Alaska Junction. It doesn’t look or feel like a funeral home, because it isn’t. We’ve designed a casual and comfortable place to make the process easy to complete. To learn more we invite you to visit www.emmickfunerals.com. We’ll be pleased to show you our offices and answer your questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 206-935-2207

Craig, Michael & Desirée Emmick
Funeral Directors/Owners

“Committed to your Family and our community for two generations”

10/12/2026

Today, we honor the Coast Salish peoples—the original stewards of the lands and waters we call home—and reflect on the enduring legacy of Chief Si'ahl.

May his words remind us of our connection to this place, our responsibility to one another, and the importance of honoring Indigenous history, culture, and sovereignty.

The cultures are still here. The story continues.

I was thinking about an old friend today.  Do you know there's a tribute to J.P. Patches in West Seattle? You've probabl...
09/21/2026

I was thinking about an old friend today. Do you know there's a tribute to J.P. Patches in West Seattle? You've probably walked or driven by it hundreds of times. At the intersection of California Ave SW & SW Lander streets. The fire hydrant was painted years ago, to look like J.P. Patches. When I was a kid attending Lafayette Elementary in the late 1990s/early 2000s, there was a man who worked there. His name was Les, he was our custodian and kept the building in tip top shape. I think he was a WWII or Vietnam Veteran. He loved the Mariners and the Kingdome. He made birdhouses and painted characters on rocks and they were all over the school. I even remember one of Les' painted rock people in the front window of Barnecut's. It was a little figure painted with a black and red Texaco uniform on. I should have kept it when Barnecut's closed. Les painted this fire hydrant across the street from the school to look like J.P. Patches. Here's some pictures of what it looks like today. It's pretty worn, but you can still tell it's J.P. if you look close enough. I last heard Les retired many years ago and moved away. I don't know if he's still with us, but I hope so. Thanks for making people happy with your art. Everyday, 26+ years later when I drive by this little fire hydrant I think of you and those happy childhood memories.

Our friend and colleague, Craig A. Mattson passed away on June 10, 2026, after a long battle with Parkinson's. Craig gre...
09/02/2026

Our friend and colleague, Craig A. Mattson passed away on June 10, 2026, after a long battle with Parkinson's. Craig grew up in West Seattle, worked for Howden-Kennedy Funeral Home and retired from First Call Plus in Kent. A service celebrating his life will be held soon. Please visit the obituary page and sign his guestbook here: www.emmickfunerals.com/obituaries/craig-mattson

08/31/2026

Dad & I got this 1966 Cadillac "Coupe de Fleur" running again after a long slumber. Maybe we'll add it to our fleet and put it back in service.

Here is another post about local funeral home history. The Walker-Haise Funeral Home in downtown Renton, WA 300 S. 3rd S...
08/21/2026

Here is another post about local funeral home history. The Walker-Haise Funeral Home in downtown Renton, WA 300 S. 3rd St. Then it became Faull Renton Funeral Home and then later Faull-Stokes Mortuary before being closed in 2010. The building is now a church. The original Stokes Mortuary building at 400 S. 3rd St., one block east, is also a church.

Some of you might not know, Sid Ko is our Funeral Director & cemetery representative at our Emmick Family Funeral Home ~...
08/20/2026

Some of you might not know, Sid Ko is our Funeral Director & cemetery representative at our Emmick Family Funeral Home ~ Lake View branch location on Capitol Hill at Lake View Cemetery.
In the funeral profession for over 25 years, Sid has been General Manager of several large funeral homes in Seattle. Sid is a native Seattleite born and raised. He attended Franklin High School and graduated from the University of Washington. Sid and his family owned Perry Ko's South China Restaurant on Beacon Hill for many decades. Several years ago, we partnered with Lake View Cemetery to be able to have funerals, viewings, celebration of life services, and receptions there in the recently remodeled office. www.emmicklakeview.com/our-staff

07/23/2026

The Funeral Mass for Richard Franklin Allen 1933-2026

Welcome to the Funeral Mass for Richard Allen at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in West Seattle. The priest is our pastor, Fr Phuong Hoang. The funeral will begin…

06/27/2026
06/25/2026

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Seattle, WA
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