Coldren-Crates Funeral Homes

“Horrified after I got home and pulled my girl’s collar out…. My pup was 16yrs, 6 months and 22 days old… and to find it was a SEMI PRIVATE cremation? I was NOT given an option, did NOT know there was an option as I would DEFINITELY have done a PRIVATE CREMATION… to say I am traumatized is saying the least. Most people have just dogs… I have FAMILY!”

— Kym Soderholm

“Update: I returned from the state board meeting, during the public comments time; Amanda Crates spent more time defending my review in a perviously prepared statement that she read off of a piece of paper at lightning speed. I on other hand brought no documentation, you do not need a piece of paper to remember the truth! Someone really needs to tell her; if you are going to be a Rotarian, you need to practice what you preach. SERVICE ABOVE SELF! Bad, Bad Rotarian… what would Paul Harris say? Amanda Crates Bayliff, serves as President of the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. As a funeral professional, I filed a complaint with Ohio Board on behalf of seven senior citizens whose money either had been taken by the principle of Assured Protection or being held hostage by another funeral home. After more than 7 months of no results from the board executive director, Jarrod Williams, I reached out to the Amanda at the funeral home. I was told by an employee, she is hardly ever there and asked for a return phone call. She returned the phone call several days later, between teaching some fitness class and going to a Harley Davidson dealership in a non professional setting where notes and details could not be recorded. I asked for her to return the call in a more professional setting and she has never returned the call. This is not a funeral professional!”

— Seth Gasche

“If you have to be the one responsible for seeing that the death certificate gets signed in a timely manner, then you should receive a discount on your funeral or cremation services. My family received no update on the status of the death certificate signature & had to be the responsible party for getting it done. And it’s no problem to take on this kind of responsibility when you are simultaneously trying to process the emotions involved with the unexpected passing of a loved one. As long as the bill is paid for services rendered, there’s really no concern on Coldren Crates’ part on whether or not this may cause emotional anguish on the family of the deceased. Caveat Emptor. Consider all of your options.”

— Chaka B