For funeral homes

Funeral home answering service for first calls, day and night

Refo answers your funeral home's calls 24/7 using scripts written with your team. We take first calls, collect the details your directors need, and page your on-call director or removal team by your rules. We answer price questions from your General Price List, schedule arrangement conferences, and book pre-planning inquiries with your licensed staff. Behind the desk, we handle bookkeeping, payroll, vendor bills and license renewals.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30 by the Refo team.

What we solve

What funeral homes tell us

A family calls at 3 a.m.

Every call answered with your script, the first-call details taken and your on-call director paged.

Directors are with families and can't take the phone.

Calls answered during services and arrangements, with messages routed by your rules.

Families call around to compare prices.

Price questions answered from your current General Price List.

Pre-planning inquiries wait days.

Inquiries answered and appointments booked with your licensed pre-need staff.

What's included

What Refo handles

First calls
  • Death calls answered 24/7
  • First-call details collected with your script
  • On-call director and removal team paged by your rules
Families
  • Arrangement conferences scheduled
  • Service times and directions shared
  • Price questions answered from your General Price List
Pre-planning and aftercare
  • Pre-planning inquiries booked with your licensed staff
  • Aftercare check-ins on your schedule
  • Review requests only if and when you choose
Behind the desk
  • Bookkeeping and payroll
  • Vendor and supplier bills
  • License and permit renewals tracked
First stepFree
An after-hours call test

We call your funeral home after hours as a family would and show how quickly the call is answered, what details are taken and how long it takes your on-call director to hear about it.

What affects the price
  • Number of locations
  • Call volume, including first calls
  • Hours covered
  • Whether we page removal teams
Questions

Common questions

How do you handle first calls?

With your script. We collect the details your team needs, such as the name of the deceased, place of death and the family's contact information, then page your on-call director and log the call.

Do you give out prices?

Yes, if you want us to. We answer price questions from your current General Price List and share the list as you instruct.

Do you sell pre-need plans?

No. We answer general questions and book appointments with your licensed staff, who handle pre-need arrangements.

Do you work in our funeral home software?

Where it gives us access. We confirm the setup during the test.