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On Saturday, August 26th, 2023, Farley Funeral Homes & Crematory was a proud silver sponsor of the Rotary Futures Dueling Piano Night for their annual fundraising event.

Rotary Futures is a College Resource Center. Their mission and service is to educate, inspire, and motivate students of all ages to access post-secondary education and/or training by linking education, career, and life opportunities. Some of the services they offer are the following: scholarship database, community service/volunteer, college applications, FAFSA, technical/vocational school planning, SAT/ACT information, and much more.

Representatives of Farley Funeral Homes & Crematory as pictured left to right are the following: Bruce Kingsbury, Senior Licensed Funeral Director; Michelle Farley Williams, Former Owner, Licensed Funeral Director, Active Member of Rotary Futures; Danielle Bicker, General Manager of Farley Funeral Homes & Crematory and Venice Memorial Gardens; Alexus Warger, Lead Licensed Funeral Director.

annual candlelight remembrance service 2023

Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 7:00pm
Venice Memorial Gardens - 1950 Center Road, Venice, FL

A special evening to honor and remember our loved ones lost since December 2022. Please join us on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 7:00 PM for our annual Candlelight Remembrance Service.

Against a backdrop of more than 4,000 luminaries that light the cemetery, we will remember loved ones we've lost with live music, timely messages of hope and help from Tidewell Hospice and The Salvation Army and scripture. The names of those who have been entrusted to the perpetual care of Venice Memorial Gardens since December 2022 will be read aloud during our service and the names of those who been served by Farley Funeral Homes and Crematory during the same period will be displayed on a continuously scrolling screen. The Salvation Army will benefit from a Free Will offering collected on their behalf.

Seating is provided and refreshments will be available before and after our service.

Venice Memorial Gardens, 1950 Center Road, Venice, FL will open for drive through viewing of the enchanting luminary display beginning at 6:00PM.

If you would like to volunteer your time to help us prepare for this moving tribute, please e-mail Marjorie.Dellecker@VeniceMemorialGardens.com or call our office at 941-493-4246.

We're Open on Mother's Day Weekend

Office Hours: Saturday, May 13, 2023 & Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 9:00am-2:00pm

Venice Memorial Gardens - 1950 Center Road, Venice, FL 34292

We welcome you to stop in and enter to win a beautiful gift basket. Questions? Please call (941) 493-4246.

Annual Candlelight Remembrance Service 2022

Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 7:00pm

Venice Memorial Gardens - 1950 Center Road, Venice, FL

A special evening to honor and remember our loved ones lost since December 2021. Please join us on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 7:00 PM for our annual Candlelight Remembrance Service.

Against a backdrop of more than 4,000 luminaries that light the cemetery, we will remember loved ones we've lost with live music, timely messages of hope and help from Tidewell Hospice and The Salvation Army and scripture. The names of those who have been entrusted to the perpetual care of Venice Memorial Gardens since December 2021 will be read aloud during our service and the names of those who been served by Farley Funeral Homes and Crematory during the same period will be displayed on a continuously scrolling screen. The Salvation Army will benefit from a Free Will offering collected on their behalf.