Scotto funeral home believes strongly in attending to the personal needs and individual desires of our families. Our staff will take the time to hand tailor the service that is right for your loved one, whether held in the funeral home, church, temple, synagogue, cemetery, crematory or mausoleum. Here are some specific services we provide: Procuring the death certificate and burial or cremation permit Coordinate service details with church and clergy Writing and placing classified death notices in newspapers Assistance in composing obituaries Coordinating all the arrangements regarding burial space with cemetery Coordinating floral designs for families and friends Providing pallbearers Providing benefits assistance in completing forms for Social Security, insurance, Veterans benefits, Pensions and Notary Public service Offering complete selection of caskets, burial vaults, urns, and clothing Complete selection of personalized prayer cards and acknowledgment stationery Arranging for cremation

Whether you are making funeral arrangements for a loved one who has just passed or are preplanning your own funeral the following information will be needed when you meet with us at Scotto Funeral Home. (Click on any checklist to expand it.) Arrangements Checklist [qa id=311] [qa id=313] [qa id=315] [qa id=319] Personal & Financial Affairs Checklist for End-of-Life Planning Theses checklists are designed to help you organize important information that will be readily accessible to survivors after the passing of a loved one. They will also help you preplan your funeral when you meet with us and leave a permanent record of these plans so that your family and/or executor will be able to fulfill your wishes. It is important to not be afraid to talk about death with family members. It is a sensitive topic, but an inevitable

The following locations have been listed for your easy use to find the funeral Homes most frequently used by Scotto Funeral Home to hold services.   Scotto Funeral Home, Brooklyn   Link to Map  723 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218 Scotto and Heyer Funeral Directors, Staten Island   Link to Map 530 Narrows Road South, Staten Island, NY 10304   Cobble Hill Funeral Home, Brooklyn Link to Map 171 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Torregrossa Funeral Home, Brooklyn Link to Map 1305 79th St, Brooklyn, NY 11228

Uplift their spirits and soothe their senses with beautiful floral arrangements from one of our recommended florists. Floral Fantasy 9706 3rd Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11209 (718) 238-6978 (800) 353-2139 http://www.floralfantasyus.com/ Carroll Gardens Florists 373 Court St. Brooklyn, NY 11231 (718) 855-2707 http://carrollgardens.patch.com/listings/carroll-gardens-florist Gloria Flower Shoppe 308 Court St. Brooklyn, NY 11231 (718) 625-2475 http://carrollgardens.patch.com/listings/gloria-flower-shoppe    

Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto Community activist Buddy Scotto is the principal owner and Licensed Manager of Scotto Funeral Home. Son of Patsy and Rose Scotto, the founders of Scotto Funeral Home, Buddy has always considered Scotto Funeral Home a center for life in Carroll Gardens often opening the funeral home up for public meetings and civic organizations. Buddy is a proud alum of St. Stephen Grammar School and Bishop Laughlin Memorial High School. A graduate of the original St. Francis College, Buddy served a commission in the Korean War in 1950 and successfully completed Officer’s School. Buddy later returned home to the old neighborhood and obtained his Funeral Directors License so that his parents could retire. Although Patsy and Rose never did truly retire, Buddy took what he had learned in college, the Army and Funeral School to not only build