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We are pleased to be able to offer an expanded second parking lot at the Brendese Funeral Home directly opposite our 7th Street entrance.

We are pleased to be able to offer an expanded second parking lot at the Brendese Funeral Home for the convenience of families and their guests attending services.

Local Business Professional Earns Certification

WATERFORD, NY The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has awarded the nationally recognized Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC) designation to Nicholas J. Brendese of the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home in Waterford, NY. The CPC certification program is considered the standard of excellence in funeral service for individuals who help families plan funerals in advance. In order to become a Certified Preplanning Consultant, candidates must meet specific program requirements and pass an examination based on a standards manual. CPCs must demonstrate their ongoing professional commitment by fulfilling specific requirements as they renew their certification every four years.


A native of Waterford, Nick is a 2001 graduate of LaSalle Institute in Troy. He received his bachelor’s degree from Catholic University in Washington, DC in 2005 and earned his degree in Mortuary Science from Hudson Valley Community College in 2006. Nick has been working in the family business since age twelve. He has been a licensed funeral director for the past eight years and now hopes to continue his parent's legacy of compassion and care.


NFDA’s Certified Preplanning Consultant program, established in 1997, recognizes qualified, knowledgeable individuals who are committed to provide ethical and caring advance planning services for all families. “Those who have earned the CPC designation have achieved a unique career distinction that is highly valued by families that want to plan meaningful funerals in advance,” according to Colleen Murphy Klein, who manages the program.


NFDA is the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, serving 19,700 individual members who represent nearly 10,000 funeral homes in the United States and 39 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics, and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., and has an office in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.nfda.org.

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    Local Business Professional Earns Certification


    WATERFORD, NY The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has awarded the nationally recognized Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC) designation to Nicholas J. Brendese of the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home in Waterford, NY. The CPC certification program is considered the standard of excellence in funeral service for individuals who help families plan funerals in advance. In order to become a Certified Preplanning Consultant, candidates must meet specific program requirements and pass an examination based on a standards manual. CPCs must demonstrate their ongoing professional commitment by fulfilling specific requirements as they renew their certification every four years.


    A native of Waterford, Nick is a 2001 graduate of LaSalle Institute in Troy. He received his bachelor’s degree from Catholic University in Washington, DC in 2005 and earned his degree in Mortuary Science from Hudson Valley Community College in 2006. Nick has been working in the family business since age twelve. He has been a licensed funeral director for the past eight years and now hopes to continue his parent's legacy of compassion and care.


    NFDA’s Certified Preplanning Consultant program, established in 1997, recognizes qualified, knowledgeable individuals who are committed to provide ethical and caring advance planning services for all families. “Those who have earned the CPC designation have achieved a unique career distinction that is highly valued by families that want to plan meaningful funerals in advance,” according to Colleen Murphy Klein, who manages the program.


    NFDA is the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, serving 19,700 individual members who represent nearly 10,000 funeral homes in the United States and 39 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics, and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., and has an office in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.nfda.org.

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