We are proud to be family owned and operated.
Our Guiding Principles:

• That people of all faiths shall be served
• That all shall be provided with a respectable service, regardless of their means
• That all staff members be courteous, dignified and considerate and adhere to a high code of professional ethics
• That all service fees shall be shown in plain figures and that every family be given an unrestrained freedom of choice
  

Our History
Dutcher Funeral Home was est. in 1972 when Steve & Marina Dutcher purchased the former Baggerly Funeral Home, then relocated to it’s current Coldwater location.

Our smoke free facility is designed to be comfortable and pleasant with a home like atmosphere. It is entirely handicapped accessible and has an ample amount of parking. It features two large chapels and a smaller family room which could be used as a third chapel. The building is designed to be sectioned off or completely opened up, seating approximately 250 people.

Our firm is a member of the Michigan Funeral Directors Assoc. and the National Funeral Directors Assoc., dedicated to the advancement of the funeral profession and to the best possible service for the public.

Some of our unique features include a lounge and children's area.
The lounge has a refrigerator, microwave and coffee bar. We encourage families to bring snacks and drinks and use it as a comfortable area to take a break during long visitations. We also have a children's play area with toys and videos. We feel it is important to make children a part of the services, but realize their ability to tolerate the long hours is limited. This gives them a place of their own to go and play or just get away from the sometimes tense environment of a funeral or visitation.

We know and understand how difficult it is to lose a loved one, especially during the holidays. After the death of Marina Dutcher we started our annual holiday memorial service in remembrance of everyone who has died in the past year. We invite all of the families we have served and each of them are given a personalized ornament off of our Christmas tree with the name of the person who has died. It is a beautiful, candlelight vigil with music and memories and a wonderful tribute to their loved one.

We offer to the public the use of our antique Cunningham horse drawn hearse, circa 1900, owned by us. We purchased the hearse in 1997 and had it completely restored. It is available for use, weather permitting and depending on cemetery location.
Sometimes flowers just don’t say enough.

We offer a line of keepsake items available for sale. From Inspirational Angels and Throws to Thumbie necklaces, we have a large selection of momentos to let someone know how much you care We provide each family with an online guestbook where friends and families may share memories or express condolences with those who have lost a loved one.

For those desiring a traditional full service we make memorial tribute videos consisting of 15 photos, set to music and live scenery. Individual copies are available on DVD or VHS.
We are dedicated to the families we serve and believe in going above and beyond our call of duty to provide the most meaningful and loving tribute for those who have died and for the loved ones they leave behind. As members of the community we serve, we treat everyone as if they were family.