Emmick Family Funeral Services

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 be

en 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”

We were at the West Seattle High School Car Show today! Proceeds from the show help support the Auto Shop program at WSH...
06/07/2026

We were at the West Seattle High School Car Show today! Proceeds from the show help support the Auto Shop program at WSHS. It was a great turnout despite the rain 🌧

It's always fun sharing the history of hearses & funeral homes with folks.

05/18/2026
Paul Poginy, who served as Kennedy Catholic's business manager for over 30 years, passed on April 17, 2026. His funeral ...
05/05/2026

Paul Poginy, who served as Kennedy Catholic's business manager for over 30 years, passed on April 17, 2026. His funeral Mass will be held in the Kennedy Catholic chapel on Thursday, May 7 at 4pm with a reception following in the Dillman Center. All are welcome.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
You are welcome to read the full obituary and sign the guestbook for Mr. Poginy's family here: www.emmickfunerals.com/obituaries/paul-poginy

Paul Poginy, who served as Kennedy Catholic's business manager for over 30 years, passed on April 17, 2026. His funeral Mass will be held in the Kennedy Catholic chapel on Thursday, May 7 at 4pm with a reception following in the Dillman Center. All are welcome.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

05/02/2026
04/26/2026

Your Parents Are Getting Older.

30 Things To Do With Them Before Time Moves On.

1. Record their voice telling a story. One day that voice becomes a sound you can never hear again.

Brutal thread:

📸 CAPTURE THEM

2. Film them laughing. Not posing. Laughing. That footage will be priceless when the house gets quiet.

3. Take a photo with them doing absolutely nothing. The ordinary ones hurt the most when they become memories.

4. Ask them to write their name on paper. Keep it. Handwriting is the most personal thing that disappears first.

5. Photograph their hands. Those hands built everything you are. One day you'll trace the photo and feel them again.

💬 ASK THEM

6. "What was the happiest day of your life?" Their answer will probably surprise you. And break you a little.

7. "What did you dream of becoming before life happened?" They had dreams before they had you. Honor that.

8. "What's the hardest thing you never told me about?" Their silence carried weight so your childhood wouldn't.

9. "How did you and mom/dad fall in love?" You exist because of a love story you've never fully heard.

10. "What do you wish you'd done differently?" Not for judgment. For understanding. They're human too.

🖤 FEEL WITH THEM

11. Cook their favorite meal together. Not for them. With them. The kitchen remembers everything.

12. Watch their favorite old movie together. Let them narrate it. Their commentary is the real film.

13. Sit with them in silence. No phone. No TV. Just presence. They don't need your conversation. They need your company.

14. Hold their hand for no reason. They held yours when you couldn't walk. Return the gesture before time takes it away.

15. Hug them longer than usual today. Count to 20. Let the awkwardness melt. That's not a hug. That's a timestamp.

🗺️ EXPERIENCE WITH THEM

16. Take them to the place they grew up. Watch their eyes become young again for a few minutes.

17. Go for a slow walk together. Match their pace. The world looks different at their speed.

18. Drive them somewhere without telling them where. Surprise your parents. They spent decades surprising you.

19. Eat at the restaurant they went to on their first date. Some places hold love that Google reviews can't rate.

20. Travel with them once. Just once. Before their body says no. The trip doesn't have to be fancy. It has to happen.

📝 GIVE THEM

21. Write them a letter by hand. Not a birthday card. A real letter. Words they'll read when you're not in the room.

22. Say "thank you for everything" and mean every syllable. They've been waiting to hear it longer than you know.

23. Tell them you're proud of them. Children never say this. But parents need to hear it just as much as you did.

24. Apologize for the years you didn't understand them. You were young. They were tired. Both things were true.

25. Tell them you love them today. Not on a holiday. Not on their birthday. Today. Ordinary I-love-you's hit the hardest.

👑 HONOR THEM

26. Learn their recipe. The one they make from memory. Write it down. That recipe is a bloodline in a bowl.

27. Frame a photo of them from when they were your age. They were young once. They had dreams once. Remember that.

28. Ask them to teach you one thing they're good at. Let them feel needed. That feeling disappears as kids grow up.

29. Introduce them to your world. Your music. Your friends. Your dreams. Let them see who you became because of them.

30. Put your phone down right now and go sit next to them. Don't say anything. Don't plan anything. Just be there. Because one day you'll walk into their room and the chair will be empty. The house will be quiet. The phone will never ring from that number again. And you'll wish more than anything in this world that you could have one more ordinary boring meaningless day with them. Today is that day. Don't waste it.

04/24/2026
James Keith "Jim" Roush passed away March 16, 2026 in Yakima surrounded by his loving family. Please read Jim's life sto...
04/09/2026

James Keith "Jim" Roush passed away March 16, 2026 in Yakima surrounded by his loving family. Please read Jim's life story and share memories on the guestbook at: www.emmickfunerals.com/obituaries/james-roush

View James K. Roush's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

03/04/2026

The glow of Vann Bros. Restaurant cuts through the nighttime gloom in this image from the 1930s or 1940s. Located in the Alaska Junction, this restaurant was famous for its cuisine. Patrons could grab a meal, buy sporting goods (see the “fishing tackle” sign just out of shot on the left), and get involved with the West Seattle Athletic Club, which the restaurant helped establish.
After operating under Reul and Irv Vann, the restaurant remained in the family for three more generations. The location where it stood is now the Maharaja, Cuisine of India.

Browse more of our photos of the Alaska Junction at: https://hub.catalogit.app/southwest-seattle-historical-society/folder/alaska-junction

Image credits:
Print, Photographic. [Photograph]. Log House Museum, Seattle. Retrieved from: https://hub.catalogit.app/southwest-seattle-historical-society/entry/8bb1df80-da5b-11e9-bd00-ef27e4a769c4?query=%22Vann%20Bros.%20Restaurant%22

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3243 California Avenue SW
Seattle, WA
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