George T. Stradling, Jr., started Stradling Funeral Home in Akron, in 1953, to provide funeral services to the community.
Stradling Funeral Homes of Akron and Ephrata are now owned and directed by Matthew S. Stradling with assistance from his father, G. Tomlinson (Tom) Stradling III and three additional licensed funeral directors, Aaron D. Westover, Daniel J. Groff and Myles W. Zdradzinski. Matt joined the family business in 2004 and is proud to be a third-generation licensed funeral director. Aaron joined the business in December 2013, after serving as a funeral director in the area for many years. Daniel J. Groff joined our team in December 2021, Dan is a graduate of Conestoga Valley High School. Myles was born in Reading and is our newest director, joining us in July 2023, previously working in Chester County and the greater Philadelphia area.
In early 2010, Stradling Funeral Homes, Inc., acquired Roseboro Funeral Home in Denver.
As full-service funeral homes, we provide traditional and cremation services and pre-planned funeral arrangements. Our staff places extra emphasis on making every funeral as unique and special as the person who is being remembered. We supply memory boards to our families so that they may display photographs and memorabilia which makes the funeral service a time to remember a life and promote healing. We also offer a unique custom memorial brochure to our families as an added personal remembrance and keepsake.
Our state-of-the-art resource center enables families to select various funeral products without the emotional trauma of seeing open caskets. We explain the purpose of each section of the center and then leave the family in private to make whatever choices they wish. It allows our families to plan their loved one's life celebration service to make it both special and unique. The consumer-friendly resource center also has grief support materials and a special section for children. All these materials are free and available to the public.
