FULLERTON FUNERAL HOME INC

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Fullerton Funeral Home was founded in 1903 by Daniel J. Fullerton in Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY. Mr. Fullerton originally ran a dry goods store, with caskets being one of the items sold. This led him into the funeral business and the store was converted into a funeral home.

With the influx of families moving to Long Island from Brooklyn, his son, James E. Fullerton, opened the Baldwin branch on Merrick Road, a few doors from St. Christopher’s Church, in 1937. The funeral home was already well known to many new residents moving to Baldwin from Brooklyn. In the early 1950’s due to the requests of patrons wanting to have services outside of their homes, the Baldwin funeral home was expanded to add two chapels for viewings. The Brooklyn funeral home was sold in 1968 and with that, the Fullerton Funeral Home was again expanded, adding two more large chapels and a parking lot. Jim’s sister, Helen Ryan, also played a large role in helping families during funerals until her passing in 1995. Daniel J. Fullerton, Jim’s son, began working with his father in the funeral home at a very young age. He graduated from The American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in 1962. With the passing of his father in 1976, Dan took over the reigns as President.

Daniel J. Fullerton passed very unexpectedly after a brief illness on December 29, 2004. His wife, Barbara is now the owner/president of Fullerton Funeral Home. Part of the work she does is helping families cope with their loss through a family support program in the form of booklets and literature which is provided to all families.

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