Perry Funeral Home Recent Obituaries: Services & Contact Guide

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Newark & Essex County obituary guide

Find Perry Funeral Home Obituaries, Services & Contact Information

Looking for Perry Funeral Home recent obituaries? This guide focuses on Perry Funeral Home in Newark, New Jersey. Start with the funeral home’s live obituary page, then use the individual memorial to confirm visitation, funeral, burial, flowers and other time-sensitive details.

Reviewed September 30, 2026 β€’ Newark & Essex County, New Jersey β€’ Independent source-navigation guide

Quick Answer: Perry Funeral Home in Newark

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Recent obituary

Use the official Perry Funeral Home obituary listing for current memorial notices.

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Service details

Open the person’s full memorial before relying on a search result or social-media post.

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Contact

Call 973-824-9201 when the service is soon or information conflicts.

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Legal record

Use Newark Vital Statistics or New Jersey Vital Records when a certified death certificate is required.

Correct location: there are multiple Perry Funeral Homes in the United States. This article covers Perry Funeral Home, 34 Mercer Street, Newark, NJ 07103.
Official obituary route

How to Find Perry Funeral Home Recent Obituaries

Perry Funeral Home maintains a current obituary page with a search field, date filters and recent memorials. Use this live page instead of relying on a copied static list that can become outdated quickly.

Open the official obituary page

Start with the funeral home’s own current notices.

Search the full name

Enter the first and last name, then broaden the search if no exact match appears.

Open the full memorial

Confirm the person, service information, flowers, guestbook and other family instructions.

Verify the Correct Person Before Sharing the Obituary

Check Why it matters Pause when…
Full name Common names can appear in several Newark-area notices. The middle name or spelling differs.
Age / dates Separates a current memorial from an older person with a similar name. Age or dates are clearly different.
Relatives Family names provide strong identity clues. No known relatives match.
Community The person may have Newark, East Orange, Irvington or another North Jersey connection. The notice belongs to another state or region.
Funeral home There are multiple Perry Funeral Homes in the U.S. The address is not 34 Mercer Street in Newark.
Service venue A funeral may be held at a church, mosque, cemetery or another location. The address conflicts with the current memorial.
Do not announce a death from a search snippet alone. Open the complete memorial and verify the person before sharing it.
Official funeral-home contact

Perry Funeral Home Address, Phone & Contact Details

Perry Funeral Home

34 Mercer Street
Newark, NJ 07103

Phone: 973-824-9201
Toll-Free: 1-800-824-9229
Fax: 973-504-9610

Call before visiting when…

  • The funeral or visitation is today or tomorrow.
  • You need the exact service venue.
  • You need cemetery or burial information.
  • Two websites show different times.
  • You have questions about accessibility.
  • You need immediate funeral-arrangement help.
Funeral options

Services Perry Funeral Home Lists

The funeral home publishes several service options. Exact prices, family choices and third-party costs should be confirmed directly before signing an agreement.

B

Traditional funeral with burial

May include visitation, funeral ceremony, hearse, casket and transportation to the burial site.

C

Funeral with cremation

The funeral home lists a traditional service followed by transportation to a crematory.

M

Memorial with cremation

A memorial service can be held without a traditional viewing.

D

Direct burial

A simpler disposition option without the full traditional service structure.

C

Direct cremation

The funeral home lists direct cremation among its available options.

I

Islamic burial

Perry Funeral Home publishes a dedicated Islamic burial service route, including Janazah coordination and sanitary care without embalming.

When a death has just occurred

What to Do Before the Arrangement Meeting

Perry Funeral Home’s time-of-need form asks for contact information and details about the deceased that may be used to prepare funeral arrangements and death-certificate information.

Prepare contact details

  • Name of the person making arrangements.
  • Relationship to the deceased.
  • Best phone number.
  • Email and mailing address.

Prepare decedent information

  • Full legal name.
  • Date and place of birth.
  • Address and marital information.
  • Parents’ names when known.
  • Veteran status and discharge paperwork.
You do not need to know everything immediately. The funeral home’s own form notes that some information may be unknown at first and can be completed later.
New Jersey legal record

Need a New Jersey Death Certificate Instead of an Obituary?

A funeral-home obituary is useful for public memorial information, but it is not certified legal proof. A certified death certificate is used for matters such as estates, banking, insurance, pensions and benefits.

New Jersey state record Current state fee Important detail
Initial state death-record search $25 The state fee applies whether or not a record is located.
Additional same record $2 each Applies to additional copies issued by the State Registrar.
Local registrar Local fee varies Municipal registrars set local certified-copy fees by ordinance.

Before ordering

  • Confirm where the death occurred.
  • Prepare the deceased person’s full legal name.
  • Know the date or approximate date of death.
  • Check requester eligibility.
  • Prepare acceptable identification.
  • Ask the receiving institution how many certified copies it needs.
Newark local shortcut

City of Newark Death Certificate Service

The Newark Office of Vital Statistics registers and maintains deaths occurring in the City of Newark and offers walk-in, mail and online certificate ordering.

Current Newark certificate fee

$25 for the first certified copy and $4 for each additional copy of the same record.

Walk-in service

Newark currently lists same-day issuance for complete qualifying walk-in applications.

Newark Vital Statistics

394 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-6510

Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Microsteps

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Confirm the death occurred in Newark. Do not choose Newark only because Perry Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
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Check eligibility. Review Newark’s certificate requirements before submitting an order.
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Prepare current identification. Extra proof can be required when the address or surname on your ID differs.
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Choose walk-in, mail or online. Compare convenience and processing times.
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Keep the order receipt. Save confirmation and mailing information until the request is complete.
New Jersey regulator

Verify a New Jersey Funeral Home or Funeral Director

The State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey regulates funeral homes and mortuary-science practitioners. The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs provides a real-time professional license verification system.

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Open New Jersey License Verification. Use the official Division of Consumer Affairs system.
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Choose Business Search for a funeral home. New Jersey notes that funeral-home registrations are business licenses.
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Use Person Search for a funeral director. Search the individual license when needed.
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Compare the current status and name. Use the state result instead of relying only on a directory listing.
New Jersey + federal protections

Funeral Price Rights Before You Agree to Pay

Ask for prices before choosing

Use the FTC Funeral Rule to compare funeral goods and services and request price information.

Review the General Price List

When discussing arrangements in person, ask for the written General Price List and keep it.

Review New Jersey’s statement

New Jersey requires a Statement of Funeral Goods and Services Selected. The State Board explains that this statement lists discussed items and prices.

Understand pre-need funding

New Jersey says prepaid funeral funds must be placed in an appropriate trust, payable-on-death account or insurance product.

Compare every category: funeral-home charges, cemetery charges, crematory costs, death certificates, newspaper notices, clergy, flowers and transportation may be billed separately.
Essex County local assistance

Funeral & Burial Expense Help in Essex County

Essex County publishes guidance for residents seeking help with funeral and burial expenses through its Division of Welfare.

Essex County Division of Welfare

18 Rector Street
Newark, NJ

County guidance lists several service units at this location for applications and benefit questions.

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Tell the funeral director that assistance may be needed. Ask before signing arrangements based on an assumption that benefits will cover the cost.
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Contact Essex County Welfare. Ask which current funeral or burial assistance route applies to the deceased person’s circumstances.
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Prepare financial and benefit information. Eligibility can depend on income, resources and public-assistance status.
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Confirm approval before relying on payment. Assistance is not automatic.
Do not treat assistance as guaranteed reimbursement. Verify eligibility and the approved funeral amount before making financial commitments.
New Jersey veteran route

If the Person Was a Veteran

Find discharge documents

Locate DD-214 or other qualifying military records as early as possible.

Funeral honors

New Jersey guidance says military funeral honors can be coordinated through the funeral-home representative.

Burial and memorial benefits

Eligible Veterans may qualify for cemetery burial, a burial flag, government marker and other federal or state benefits.

New Jersey state veterans cemetery

BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery

Eligible New Jersey Veterans and qualifying dependents may be considered for burial at the BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery

350 Provinceline Road
Wrightstown, NJ 08562-2206
Phone: 609-738-2400

Grounds: daily, 8:00 a.m. to dusk.

Office: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., except state holidays.

No cemetery service charge: New Jersey’s current cemetery FAQ says qualifying interment services provided by Doyle Cemetery, including grave preparation and a government-provided marker or niche cover, are provided without a cemetery charge. Other funeral or transportation costs can still apply.

Burial microsteps

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Confirm eligibility. Military service alone does not automatically establish eligibility.
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Prepare discharge records. Provide the documents the cemetery requests.
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Work with the funeral director. At the time of need, the funeral director contacts the cemetery to request burial.
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Wait for eligibility confirmation. Burial is scheduled after eligibility is established.

Flowers, Donations, Guestbooks & Payment Safety

Flowers

Confirm the correct person and service location before ordering through any flower link.

Donations

If the family names a charity, open the charity’s own website before making payment.

Guestbook

Assume public condolence messages are visible to others. Avoid private addresses, financial data and medical information.

Unexpected payment requests

Call Perry Funeral Home using its published number if someone unexpectedly asks for urgent payment connected with a service or livestream.

After You Find the Obituary

Save the memorial

Keep the obituary URL, funeral-home contact and service addresses together.

Death certificates

Ask each bank, insurer or estate representative whether a certified copy is actually required.

Social Security

Ask the funeral director whether the death was reported before duplicating the report yourself.

Veteran paperwork

Keep discharge documents, death certificate, funeral receipts and cemetery correspondence together.

Insurance

Ask which forms and certificate type the insurer requires before mailing originals.

Keep a written log

Record the date, organization, person contacted, phone number and confirmation details.

Common Perry Funeral Home Search Mistakes

Opening the New Bedford funeral home

Perry Funeral Home in Massachusetts is a separate business.

Opening Perry Funeral Home in Arkansas

Perry Funeral Home, Inc. in Pine Bluff is also unrelated to the Newark location.

Opening the Lynbrook funeral home

Perry Funeral Home, Inc. in Lynbrook, New York is another separate funeral provider.

Using an obituary as legal proof

Use Newark or New Jersey Vital Records when a certified certificate is required.

Assuming the service is at Mercer Street

The memorial may list a church, mosque, cemetery or another venue.

Paying before reviewing prices

Ask for the General Price List and itemized selections before agreeing to arrangements.

Related RecentObituaries.info Guides

Obituary Search & Recent Notices Guide

Search by name, city, funeral home, newspaper, cemetery and date.

Death Certificate & Vital Records Guide

Know when an obituary is not enough for legal or financial use.

Funeral Costs & Consumer Rights Guide

Understand General Price Lists, selected services and payment protections.

Veterans Burial & Memorial Benefits

VA cemetery, marker, flag and burial-benefit starting points.

After-Death Notification Checklist

Organize SSA, insurance, banks, mail, benefits and records.

Primary & Official Sources Used

Perry Funeral Home β€” Obituaries Official current obituary search and memorial listings. Perry Funeral Home β€” Contact Official Newark address, phone, toll-free number and fax. Perry Funeral Home β€” Service Options Traditional burial, cremation, memorial, direct burial and direct cremation options. City of Newark β€” Vital Statistics Current local death-certificate fees, address, hours and ordering routes. New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs β€” License Verification Real-time business and professional license verification. State Board of Mortuary Science of New Jersey Mortuary regulation, consumer information and funeral-practice oversight. New Jersey Veterans Affairs β€” Doyle Cemetery Veteran burial eligibility, scheduling and cemetery-service information. Federal Trade Commission β€” Funeral Rule Funeral pricing, General Price Lists and consumer-choice protections.

Perry Funeral Home Recent Obituaries FAQs

Which Perry Funeral Home does this guide cover?

This page covers Perry Funeral Home at 34 Mercer Street in Newark, New Jersey.

Where can I find Perry Funeral Home recent obituaries?

Use Perry Funeral Home’s official obituary-listing page. It includes a search field, date filters and current memorial notices.

What is Perry Funeral Home’s Newark address?

Perry Funeral Home is at 34 Mercer Street, Newark, NJ 07103.

What is Perry Funeral Home’s phone number?

The main phone number is 973-824-9201. The funeral home also lists 1-800-824-9229 as a toll-free number.

What services does Perry Funeral Home offer?

The funeral home lists traditional funeral with burial, traditional funeral with cremation, memorial service with cremation, direct burial, direct cremation and Islamic burial options.

Does Perry Funeral Home offer Islamic burial services?

Yes. Perry Funeral Home has a dedicated Islamic burial service option that includes Janazah coordination and sanitary care without embalming.

How much is a Newark death certificate?

The City of Newark currently lists $25 for the first certified copy and $4 for each additional copy of the same record.

Where is Newark Vital Statistics?

Newark Vital Statistics is at 394 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102. The listed phone number is 973-733-6510.

Can I get a Newark death certificate the same day?

Newark currently lists same-day issuance for qualifying complete walk-in applications. Eligibility and identification requirements still apply.

How much does New Jersey charge for a state death-record search?

New Jersey currently lists $25 for a state death-record search and $2 for each additional copy provided by the State Registrar.

How do I verify a New Jersey funeral home license?

Use the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs real-time license verification system. Choose Business Search for a funeral home and Person Search for an individual funeral director.

Does Essex County provide funeral or burial assistance?

Essex County publishes funeral and burial expense assistance guidance through its Division of Welfare. Eligibility and approved amounts depend on the applicant’s circumstances.

What veteran cemetery is available in New Jersey?

Eligible Veterans and qualifying dependents may be considered for burial at BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, New Jersey.

How much does burial at Doyle Cemetery cost?

New Jersey currently states that cemetery-provided services such as grave preparation and a government-provided marker, niche cover or grave liner are provided without a cemetery charge to eligible people. Funeral-home and transportation expenses can still apply.

What funeral price rights do families have?

Consumers can request price information, receive a General Price List when discussing arrangements in person and review an itemized statement of selected funeral goods and services.

Is an obituary the same as a death certificate?

No. An obituary is a public memorial notice. A certified death certificate is an official government record used for legal and financial purposes.

Before You Share, Travel or Pay

  • Make sure the funeral home is the Newark, New Jersey location.
  • Use the official Perry Funeral Home obituary listing for current notices.
  • Match the person using name, dates, relatives and location.
  • Call before travelling when a service is soon.
  • Use Newark or New Jersey Vital Records for certified records.
  • Verify funeral licensing through New Jersey’s official system when needed.
  • Review price information before agreeing to funeral goods or services.
  • Check Essex County assistance before assuming no burial help is available.
  • Check VA and New Jersey veteran benefits early when military service applies.
  • Keep private medical, financial and family information out of public guestbooks.

RecentObituaries.info is an independent source-navigation guide. It is not Perry Funeral Home, the City of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey Vital Records, the State Board of Mortuary Science, the VA or the FTC. Verify final service, payment, record and benefit details with the responsible organization.

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