Rowland's Funeral Service

282 reviews

A family-run Hampshire funeral home that has been supporting the Petersfield community with funeral care for generations.

Latest Verified Reviews

Alison Graham 23rd Feb 2021

I would definitely recommend Rowlands Funeral Services.  We received a friendly, professional service. It was comforting to have the continuity of Marsha, and appreciated her patience, compassion and guidance.  Many thanks 

Alan Burns 19th Feb 2021

Very dignified send off . Please thank all staff for there kindness and guidance.

Jane Tatford 17th Feb 2021

Owen was just amazing, guiding us through each stage gently and sympathetically, with helpful suggestions and tips every step of the way. I would certainly recommend Rowlands as Funeral Directors.

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Funeral arrangements

  • Home visit
  • 24 hour telephone support
  • On-site parking
  • Chapel of rest
  • Hearse
  • Limousine
  • Horse-drawn hearse
  • Bespoke vehicle
  • Coffin
  • Personalised coffin
  • Casket
  • Headstone / Plaque
  • Urn
  • Memorial jewellery
  • Floral tributes
  • Charitable donations
  • Newspaper announcement
  • Online obituary
  • Memorial book
  • Order of service sheets
  • Music
  • Video tribute
  • Funeral webcasting
  • Catering
  • Dove release
  • Balloon release
  • Fireworks

Types of funeral

  • Traditional burial
  • Simple funeral
  • Traditional cremation
  • Green funeral
  • Direct cremation
  • Burial at sea
  • Non-religious funeral
  • Anglican funeral
  • Roman Catholic funeral
  • Muslim funeral
  • Jewish funeral
  • Sikh funeral
  • Hindu funeral
  • Buddhist funeral
  • Children’s funeral

Financial arrangements

  • Financial advice
  • Wills & probate
  • Pre-paid funeral plan

Additional services

  • Repatriation
  • Bereavement counselling
  • List of mourners

Location

St Peter's Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 3HX

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours
Call: 01730 779925

About Us

At Rowland’s Funeral Services, Marsha Vincent and her caring team are on call to help, when families need the support of a local funeral director.

The experienced funeral directors at this long-established Petersfield funeral home are here to make things as reassuring as possible for bereaved families at a very difficult time.

Providing comfortable facilities for local people to arrange their loved one’s funeral, the Rowland’s team is here to listen, respond and provide as much support and respectful advice as is needed.

This funeral home has two bright and comfortable lounges for families making funeral arrangements and its own facilities on site to look after people and prepare them for their funeral. There are four beautiful private chapels of rest, with a key available to families so they can visit their loved one at any time of day or night, without having to make an appointment.

Rowland’s Funeral Service can help with every element of the funeral according to your wishes, or family tradition – and can arrange for any type of funeral vehicle, from limousines and horse-drawn hearse to a motorcycle-led cortege.

Families seeking a venue for the funeral may consider Rowland’s own funeral chapel, for the service and catered wake. The funeral home has its own private car park and, providing complete services for the bereaved all under one roof, families can view coffins and memorial masonry in its dedicated showrooms.

This caring funeral home is a member of the two leading funeral professional organisations, the NAFD and SAIF and proudly upholds the high standard of service to the bereaved that both institutes maintain.

Run by a family that is there to support yours at a very difficult time, call Rowland’s Funeral Services for respectful and dignified funeral service as soon as it is needed.

Latest Obituaries

Susan   Burrows

Susan Burrows

Feb 1959 - Nov 2023

Trevor   Theckston

Trevor Theckston

Jan 1933 - Nov 2023

Ailsa   Jones

Ailsa Jones

Feb 1951 - Nov 2023

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Alison Graham 23rd Feb 2021

    I would definitely recommend Rowlands Funeral Services.  We received a friendly, professional service. It was comforting to have the continuity of Marsha, and appreciated her patience, compassion and guidance.  Many thanks 

  • 5 Alan Burns 19th Feb 2021

    Very dignified send off . Please thank all staff for there kindness and guidance.

  • 5 Jane Tatford 17th Feb 2021

    Owen was just amazing, guiding us through each stage gently and sympathetically, with helpful suggestions and tips every step of the way.
    I would certainly recommend Rowlands as Funeral Directors.

  • 5 Colvin Osborn 15th Feb 2021

    First class in every way.

  • 5 John New 15th Feb 2021

    Comprehensively professional, unrushed, reassuring and sympathetic. Marsha and Charlotte took the weight off at such a sad and difficult time. Safe hands and experienced advice. No hesitation in recommending.

  • 5 Tina Oldham 15th Feb 2021

    The time & care they showed to my cousin was so kind, as I live in Ireland they had everything sorted there when the time came. Always involved me in all the decisions, thank you Charlotte for everything. Tina 

  • 5 Tom Mackarness 29th Jan 2021

    Rowlands have been thoroughly professional, efficient and kind throughout in dealing with our mother's funeral and cremation; in addition, their attention to detail has been superb. For all of this at such a difficult time we are extremely grateful.

  • 5 Louise Bushell 27th Jan 2021

    Rowlands arranged the cremation for my mother. Charlotte and Owen were both extremely helpful and efficient and very nice to deal with.

  • 5 Michael Gardiner 25th Jan 2021

    We cannot thank you all enough for the way you handled everything so professionally and also with such care.

  • 5 MICHAEL MARTIN 18th Jan 2021

    The service provided by Rowland's was everything that anyone could wish for in such difficult times. The support in providing advice on what to do ensured that we did not have to go searching for who we should contact or inform of my wife's death. Their ability to deal with technical problems involving complex audio visual presentations allowed us to have the pictures and music for the funeral exactly as we wanted. We would recommend them without hesitation.

  • 5 Ian McCaughan 14th Jan 2021

    Marsha ,Owen &, Charlotte have been so kind &, caring during this upsetting &, stressful time .My family have used Rowlands for my nan ,grandparents & step father .they are one of the best undertakers around ,Just good old fashioned service that you don't get very often now .

  • 5 Caroline Christie 18th Dec 2020

    Kind, caring and helpful from beginning to end.

  • 5 Maurice Hickman 13th Dec 2020

    We can't speak highly enough of the way things were handled  Charlotte sorted everything for us and was caring and efficient from our first meeting right up to and including the service , we will always be grateful for the compassion shown to our family 

  • 5 Paula Loh 7th Dec 2020

    I couldn’t have had a more helpful, sympathetic, quietly efficient and accommodating service. Marsha was kindness itself and nothing was too much trouble for her. 
    A heartfelt thank you to everyone at Rowlands.

    With very best wishes

    Paula Loh

  • 5 Stephen Paddock 30th Nov 2020

    Our thanks to Marsha and all at Rowlands for the sympathetic and dignified manner in which our mother's funeral was conducted. Their support was much appreciated at a most sad time.

  • 5 Richard Constant 19th Nov 2020

    Outstanding service - helpful, efficient and sympathetic. Marsha was wonderful.

  • 5 David Farr 30th Oct 2020

    Rowlands helped make my mum's funeral an apt celebration of her life. It could have been a depressing, sad affair, but it wasn't, it ended up being exactly what it should have been, a really nice day.
    Owen's help and patience ensured we could get what we wanted and covered all the questions I had without me needing to ask. On the day itself everything went to plan, the hearse was immaculate and Owen was on hand to guide me when needed.
    Owen was professional and supportive and I'd definitely recommend Rowlands.

  • 5 Anthony Oates 13th Oct 2020

    The service we received from Rowlands was outstanding from the moment we instructed them, right through until the day of our dear Mums funeral. 
    Owen was very supportive in every way and ensured that all our wishes were carried out. 
    We couldn’t had asked for a better send off for Mum.
    A massive heart felt thank you to Owen and his team for everything they did. Mum would have appreciated it as much as we did. 

  • 5 REBECCA HOLLAND 5th Oct 2020

    Thank you to everyone at Rowlands, you are all so professional and lovely at such a difficult time.

  • 5 Jean Halliday 25th Sep 2020

    we found Rowlands funeral service sensitive and caring as well as efficient. We were left the right amount of space and time to think about what was required so there was no rushing the process which of its very nature is a difficult time.

    My mother chose Rowlands herself because she appreciated their service.

  • 5 Sue Mingaye 20th Sep 2020

    At a time of huge loss and grief, we cannot have asked for more help, support and kindness. Handled professionally with the right amount of tact and empathy. Understood the kind of service we wanted and provided the funeral my husband had always told me he wanted. The celebrant was also wonderful and again, understood and provided just the right sort of words and funeral we wanted.

    We had asked for an unusual choice of music and it was provided with no fuss or problem.

    Rowlands also provided services to my husbands parents a few years ago and I know as a Petersfield family they considered that Rowlands 'the people to go to' and that is why my husband also wanted me to use Rowlands. I have in my will that I am to be handled by them as well.

    Thanks to Marsha and all for such an appropriate send off for my husband and for the support, tact and humanity and respect they gave the family.

  • 5 Tracey Greenaway 15th Sep 2020

    Owen was the person who led my funeral and directed me through everything I had to do. I found him extremely kind and caring and patient. He made the process as easy as possible and I am very grateful for everything him and the company did. I could not recommend them enough.

  • 5 Heidi Wilde 13th Sep 2020

    The kindness, respect and attention to detail that Marsha and her team provided was second to none. Seriously could not ask for anything more or better. Positively perfect. Thank you 

  • 5 Barbara Lucas 12th Sep 2020

    Rowlands organised my father’s funeral extremely well. Despite the fact that it had to be done remotely-they couldn’t have taken more care!
    They supported me in my grief, and I can’t recommend them highly enough.
    If I ever have another funeral, they’ll be my undertaker of choice.

  • 5 Sue Ayer 7th Sep 2020

    Top class service from start to finish. Charlotte was very easy to talk to, very friendly, professional and made us feel at ease. Communication by email or phone were replied to instantly. The funeral service itself went very well and was exactly how we wanted it. Charlotte even went to the extra trouble of sourcing us a biodegradable urn. I would highly recommend.

Address
St Peter's Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 3HX

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Latest Verified Reviews

Alison Graham 23rd Feb 2021

I would definitely recommend Rowlands Funeral Services.  We received a friendly, professional service. It was comforting to have the continuity of Marsha, and appreciated her patience, compassion and guidance.  Many thanks 

Alan Burns 19th Feb 2021

Very dignified send off . Please thank all staff for there kindness and guidance.

Jane Tatford 17th Feb 2021

Owen was just amazing, guiding us through each stage gently and sympathetically, with helpful suggestions and tips every step of the way. I would certainly recommend Rowlands as Funeral Directors.

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