A funeral hall set up by Endearing Funeral Services in Singapore

Best Funeral Services · Singapore · Over two decades

The best funeral service in Singapore is the one where somebody actually picks up.

If your loved one has just passed away, I am really sorry for your loss. I am Jeremy. I answer this phone myself at any hour, I come to you, and I run your funeral personally. Not a coordinator, not a call centre. Me, from your first call to the last day.

Jeremy Ng, funeral director at Endearing Funeral Services

Jeremy NgI answer this phone myself, at any hour. This is what I do, and I have done it for two decades.

10,000+ families looked after Every faith, and none · from $4,000

If it has just happened

What to do when someone passes away in Singapore

If your loved one has just passed, this is where to start. There are only three things to do immediately, and the last one is to call me.

If you are at home

  1. If a doctor had been treating your loved one for a known illness, call that doctor to certify the death. A home doctor can come anytime.
  2. If there was no doctor, or it happened suddenly, call me. I will come to you, and take care of things from there.

If you are at the hospital

  1. The ward will ask you to appoint a funeral director. Give them my name and number, or put me on the phone with them.
  2. Give the ward your loved one's NRIC so the doctor can certify the death. There is nothing else you need to sign yet.
  3. Call me. I will speak to the mortuary for you and arrange collection.

If you are at a nursing home

  1. The home's doctor can certify the death there. Ask the staff to arrange it.
  2. Have your loved one's NRIC ready for the doctor, and keep the Certificate of Cause of Death once it is issued.
  3. Call me. You do not have to sign or choose anything until you have spoken to me.

If you are not sure which one applies, please call me and I will provide you with guidance.

A Wake setup with a cross, altar and floral arrangement in Singapore

A simple altar, set up with care.

Before I arrive

What makes a good funeral director in Singapore

Four things, and only one of them is about money. Ask any funeral director you speak to about all four.

  • Who actually answers at 3am. Ask whether it is the director or an answering service. Mine is my own handphone
  • Who runs the funeral day. Ask whether the person you met will be there. I am there for every one
  • Whether anyone works on commission. Nobody here does, so nobody is selling your family an upgrade

And the fourth is whether the vehicles and the pallbearers are their own team or outsourced. Mine are my own, and they have worked with me for years.

Of those, many families were left with a positive impression. I would rather you judged me on the ones who called at 3am in the morning and got me, than on anything written on this page.

Ring me and judge for yourself. You will know inside two minutes whether I am the person you want handling your funeral.

Call and judge for yourself

After you call

What I will do in the first four hours after you call

In the first four hours, none of this is yours to worry about. Most of what happens next is paperwork and logistics, and that part is mine. I will only come to you for the things that are yours to decide, and I will explain each one before I ask.

  1. I am with you as soon as possible

    Anywhere in Singapore, any hour. I bring the paperwork to you.

  2. I will see the certification through

    ICA certifies online. I will show you how to download the certificate.

  3. I bring your loved one into our care

    My team collects your loved one and sees to the bathing and dressing.

  4. I will settle the venue and the permit

    Void deck permit or parlour hall, I apply on your behalf.

  5. I will give you the price first

    Written and itemised, before anything is confirmed.

  6. The hall will be ready before your relatives arrive

    Cross, backdrop, altar, seating and sound, standing within a few hours.

A funeral service in a church in Singapore, with the congregation seated

The committal, with the family present.

Where the service is held

Funerals for every faith, arranged by one director

Whatever your family's religion is, I have in-depth knowledge and experience, to handle it with professionalism.

  • Buddhist and Taoist. Monks and priests in every dialect, the paper offerings, and the rites through to the 49th day.
  • Christian, Roman Catholic and Soka. Church services and the funeral Mass, the rosary each evening, or the hall arranged for members.
  • Freethinker, and every other. No religious rites at all if that is what your loved one wanted, done with the same care.

If your family is of two faiths, or of none, that is common and it is not a problem. Tell me what matters to you and I will arrange exactly that.

Three, five or seven

Why families choose me over a bigger company

Not only because I am cheaper. Because there is only one person to liaise with, and it is me.

And when something goes wrong, and at some wakes it does, you hear about it after I have already dealt with it.

Ask me the questions now. Who answers at night, who runs the day, what is not in the price.

Where we hold it

HDB void deck or funeral parlour wake in Singapore

Wherever suits your family. I apply for whichever you pick, and the setup looks the same either way.

A void deck wake under tentage in Singapore, with guests seated
HDB void deck

Underneath your block, where your loved one lived

  • Neighbours can come down without making a journey of it
  • Side sheets go up, and the block above keeps the rain off
  • I apply for the town council permit on your behalf
  • Usually the more affordable of the two
An air-conditioned funeral parlour hall in Singapore set up for a Wake
Funeral parlour

Air-conditioned, indoors, private

  • Comfortable for elderly relatives who cannot sit in the heat
  • A room your family can rest in, away from the hall
  • Hall rental is charged per day, on top of the package
  • I book it and handle the parlour directly

I can tell you which one fits your block in one phone call. I have conducted wakes at void decks and parlours all over the island, and I will know yours.

A Wake service in Singapore with hymn lyrics on screen

A nice, proper setup for a funeral service at a parlour hall.

What it costs

What you get that you would not get elsewhere

None of this is an upgrade. It is simply how every funeral I run is done.

  • Nothing is due before the wake. We settle afterwards, and never at the start
  • A written itemised quotation before anything is confirmed, with third-party costs at cost
  • My own vehicles and pallbearers team
  • A replacement priest, monk or pastor arranged if yours cannot come

And an overnight caretaker if your family needs a night watch, so nobody has to stay awake.

From the first night to the last day

The funeral process, stage by stage

So you know what is coming before it arrives. I will walk beside you at every one of these.

A casket prepared for a Wake in Singapore
1

The encoffining

My team bathes and dresses your loved one, and lays your loved one in the casket.

  • Done quietly, before the guests arrive
  • Your family chooses the clothes. Many families pick a favourite outfit.
  • You may be present, or step away. Both are alright
A Wake set up with a cross, aisle and floral pillars in Singapore
2

The wake setup

The cross, the backdrop and the seating go up before your relatives arrive.

  • Altar table, backdrop, a simple floral arrangement and the portrait
  • Tentage, tables, chairs and fans at a void deck, or the hall at a parlour
  • Condolence book, sound system and a screen, if you want them
Guests seated at a Wake in Singapore in the evening
3

Each night of the wake

A short service in the evening, when most people can get there after work.

  • Guests pay their respects, sign the book, and sit with your family a while
  • Someone from the family stays near the front to receive them, in shifts
  • My team will be present during the evening service, guiding your family through it

If your family prefers alternative timing, tell me when and we will do it your way.

Pallbearers carrying a casket at a Funeral in Singapore
4

The committal at the crematorium

The final service, then the casket is closed, and we set off together.

  • A short committal at the crematorium, whenever your family can be there
  • Then the casket is closed. I will ask the family to step back for that part, as is customary
  • A funeral emcee leads the proceedings, announcing each step out loud so nobody in your family has to guess what comes next
  • Hearse, and an air-conditioned bus for everyone else

You will not have to figure out where to stand. I will go round quietly and let each person know where to be and when to move.

A hearse at the crematorium in Singapore
5

Cremation or burial, and collecting the ashes

A last prayer at the crematorium, then the committal.

  • Most families cremate. Burial at Choa Chu Kang is still possible, with a 15-year limit
  • The ashes are ready on the same day or the day after
  • I will guide you on the ash collection process, so you are not alone during it
  • A niche, a garden scattering, or out to sea. Whichever your family picks

You do not have to hold all of this in your head. I will tell you what is happening next, each time, and I will be standing there when it does.

A condolence book at a Wake in Singapore

Your loved one, brought into our care.

For the people coming

What your guests will need to know

Pass this on if it helps. Most people want to come and are simply not sure what to do.

  • White, black or dark plain colours. No red and no bright patterns
  • Guests pay their respects at the front, sign the book, and sit a while
  • Flowers are welcome, and wreaths can be sent straight to the hall
  • Anyone is welcome, and there is no dress code beyond dark, plain clothes

If a guest arrives in the wrong colour, it is alright. 

Our work

Funerals we have arranged

Every one of these is a family I have looked after. Yours will be set up with the same care.

Photographs from wakes I have arranged, shared with the families' blessing.

Jeremy Ng, funeral director at Endearing Funeral Services

Jeremy, the one who will pick up.

Who you will be dealing with

You will deal with me, from your first call to the last day

Not a call centre, not a different coordinator each day. Me.

  • I take the call, I come to you, and I run the funeral with my team
  • One number for everything, at any hour of the night
  • Nobody in the company works on commission, so nobody is selling you anything
  • The vehicles and the pallbearers are my own team, not outsourced

Nothing is due before the wake. You will have a written itemised quotation before anything is confirmed, with third-party costs shown separately. We settle the bill after the funeral, and no family of mine has ever been asked for money at the door.

Endearing Funeral Services staff on hand at a Wake in Singapore

Through every day of the wake

You are never left to run the wake yourselves

My team is on call 24/7 on standby

  • Call me at any hour of the wake if you need any help
  • If you need a night watch, I will arrange an overnight caretaker, so nobody in your family has to stay awake
  • They will guide guests who do not know the customs, so your family does not have to

Your job during those days is to receive the people who come. Anything else, tell me and I will see to it.

A family paying respects at a Wake in Singapore

If something goes wrong

Rain, or anything else, is mine to deal with

Things do go wrong at wakes. That is what I am there for.

  • Rain at a void deck. Side sheets go up, and the block above keeps the worst of it off
  • More guests than expected. More chairs and more tables, the same evening
  • A relative lands late. We can hold the closing a little, within reason

You will not be the one making those phone calls. You will hear about it after it is already sorted.

Who I am

I am a funeral director in Singapore for over two decades

I am Jeremy. I have run wakes at void decks and at parlours all over the island for over two decades. Some had three hundred guests. Plenty had a dozen.

I have run wakes with three hundred guests and wakes with a dozen, and the same person turned up to both.

The number on this page is my handphone. It does not go to an office or a call centre. I answer it at 3am in the morning.

It is easier to talk through than to read about. Tell me a little about your family and I will tell you exactly what I would do.

Cost

Funeral cost in Singapore

It is better that you can see what the costs involved are when someone passed away. Where yours sits depends entirely on what your family needs, and you decide every part of it.

Funerals, every faithFrom $4,000

Most families spend between $4,000 and $8,000, all in.

A three-day wake, casket, encoffining, setup, transport, permits and the funeral morning. If you like to know yours, call me and I will give you a figure on the phone.

Direct cremation in Singapore

$1,788 all inNo wake. Cremation only. One price, nothing added.

Some families do not hold a wake. Perhaps your loved one asked for it that way, or the family is small, or everyone lives overseas. This is a proper funeral, quietly done, and there is nothing wrong with choosing it.

Call me and I will give you a real figure, not a range. Tell me the venue, the number of days and how many guests you expect, and I will price it while you are on the line.

No surprises

Funeral costs not included in the package

Most families add two or three of these. I would rather you saw them now than found them on a bill later.

These go to the government or the doctor

I pass them on at cost. You would pay the same through any funeral director in Singapore.

Doctor's certification for a death at home
$280–380
Government columbarium niche (standard)
$500
Government columbarium niche (family)
$900
Niche selection fee
$250

What most families do add

Usually just food for the guests. The rest depends on how long you run the wake.

Catering for guests, per head
$15–20
Drinks and snacks
By consumption
Each additional day of the wake
$300

Only if your family wants them

None of this is expected of you. I will not raise any of it unless you ask me to.

Upgraded hardwood casket
$1,000–5,000
Funeral parlour hall rental, per day
$500–1,800
Overnight caretaker
On request
Chiller, per day
$50
Additional mobile toilet, per day
$80
Private columbarium niche
$3,000+
Sea scattering, private charter
$280+

Taken together, most families end up between $4,000 and $8,000 all in, catering and the niche included.

24 hours a day

Call me at any hour

Tell me where your loved one is, and I will be with you as soon as possible. From that moment the paperwork, the permit, the clergy and the hall are mine to carry, and you deal with me alone, from your first call to the last day.

You do not need to have decided anything before you ring.

8133 0959

I answer it myself, 24 hours a day.

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