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Tharp Funeral Home
4.8(72 reviews)
Certified by Tharp Funeral Home • Mar 01, 2026
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1600 North Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA
70001, United States
Certified by Tharp Funeral Home • Mar 01, 2026
(504) 835-2341
Certified by Tharp Funeral Home • Mar 01, 2026
https://www.tharpcares.com
Certified by Tharp Funeral Home • Mar 01, 2026
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Certified by Tharp Funeral Home • Mar 01, 2026
Funeral Home
Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home in Metairie, LA provides funeral home, burial, veteran, memorialization, cremation and life celebration services. Call us 24/7.
Our experienced staff is committed to this vision and passionate about making your time with us as memorable and uplifting as possible. We bring together decades of experience caring for families of all cultural backgrounds and diverse walks of life. We pledge to treat you and your loved ones just like family, and we guarantee to offer services that meet all of your specifications while exceeding all of your expectations. Licensed staff members are available around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to discuss your needs. Whether you are doing pre-planning or need to hold a service soon, we are ready to answer our phone and offer you warm, friendly, and empathetic service. Learn more about our funeral services.
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- LTLori Taylor2 days ago5.0I could not have asked for a better experience. Stephanie made everything so easy, and showed compassion for what I was going through. She was patient and kind and I will never forget her. I wanted to honor my Dad because he loved the Beatles and she suggested we play them on Spotify in the background. It was a perfect tribute to him and made the services more personable to what he liked. He loved the Saints and she put a Saints helmet as a background for his obituary. I could not have asked for a better experience.
- GBGlen BayhiFeb 17, 20265.0The experience of t.s.t is very good the folks there are very plesent to deal with and go above and beyond to make your interactions more bearable truly experts in the feild and very down to earth thank you guys for your services yours truly Glen Bayhi.
- KKKathleen KilpatrickFeb 11, 20265.0We cannot express enough our gratitude to Tharp Funeral Home for their exceptional service. Stephanie Weigel was very compassionate and supportive. She made the burden of our loss her burden and took care of every aspect of the service. Rabbi Lily Kowalski, of Touro Synagogue carefully walked us through my brother's Eulogy, explaining his interment. It was a beautiful ceremony.
- HDHEATHER DONELONJan 27, 20265.0We are incredibly grateful to Stefanie Weigel and her staff at Tharp Funeral Home for their partnership with the Jefferson Parish Early Childhood Collaborative to coordinate a coat drive for children in our early learning centers. Their generosity, organization, and genuine care for the community made a meaningful impact on so many families. It was heartwarming to see a local business step up to support our youngest learners in such a thoughtful way. Thank you, Tharp Funeral Home, for your kindness and commitment to serving others. You truly made a difference!
- ABAmanda BravenderJan 15, 20261.0We have used this funeral home to lay three other family members to rest, so when my father-in-law passed, we returned in good faith. From the beginning, we were very clear that there was no money available and that we only wanted a simple cremation and to pick up his remains. Unfortunately, the experience this time was disappointing. Despite clearly stating our wishes, Stephanie repeatedly pressured us to spend more, including encouraging us to take out a loan. Even after we explained multiple times that there was no money, she continued to insist that we look at urns and additional items we had already declined. Comments such as “your church will charge you too” felt inappropriate and added unnecessary stress during an already emotional time. When she wasn’t pushing me, she would push my husband or my brother-in-law, which felt uncomfortable and disrespectful of our boundaries. The final frustration came when I went to pick up my father-in-law’s remains. Even though my husband had clearly listed me by name as the authorized person to do so — which was visible on the signed paperwork — I was not allowed to pick them up without calling my husband or brother-in-law. Both have full-time jobs and were unavailable at the moment. Fortunately, my brother-in-law answered, but this caused an unnecessary delay and added stress at a very sensitive moment. I understand that this is a business, but compassion, respect, and listening to families’ clearly stated wishes are essential in this line of work. Sadly, this experience did not feel kind, supportive, or comforting.
Frequently Asked Questions About Tharp Funeral Home
What does a Funeral Director do?
Pick up the deceased and transport the body to the funeral home (anytime day or night)
Notify proper authorities, family and/or relatives
Arrange and prepare death certificates
Provide certified copies of death certificates for insurance and benefit processing
Work with the insurance agent, Social Security or Veterans Administration to ensure that necessary paperwork is filed for receipt of benefits
Prepare and submit obituary to the newspapers of your choice
Bathe and embalm the deceased body, if necessary
Prepare the body for viewing including dressing and cosmetizing
Assist the family with funeral arrangements and purchase of casket, urn, burial vault and cemetery plot
Schedule the opening and closing of the grave with cemetery personnel, if a burial is to be performed
Coordinate with clergy if a funeral or memorial service is to be held
Arrange a police escort and transportation to the funeral and/or cemetery for the family
Order funeral sprays and other flower arrangements as the family wishes
Provide Aftercare, or grief assistance, to the bereaved
What do I do when a death occurs?
The funeral home will help coordinate arrangements with the cemetery.
Bring the following information to complete the State vital statistic requirements:
✓ Birthplace
✓ Father's Name
✓ Mother's Name
✓ Social Security Number
✓ Veteran's Discharge or Claim Number
✓ Education
✓ Marital Status
Contact your clergy. Decide on time and place of funeral or memorial service. This can be done at the funeral home.
The funeral home will assist you in determining the number of copies of the death certificates you will be needing and can order them for you.
Make a list of immediate family, close friends and employer or business colleagues. Notify each by phone.
Decide on appropriate memorial to which gifts may be made (church, hospice, library, charity or school).
Gather obituary information you want to include such as age, place of birth, cause of death, occupation, college degrees, memberships held, military service , outstanding work, list of survivors in immediate family. Include time and place of services. The funeral home will normally write article and submit to newspapers (newspaper will accept picture and they will be returned intact).
Arrange for members of family or close friends to take turns answering door or phone, keeping careful record of calls. If Social Security checks are automatic deposit, notify the bank of the death.
When I call, will someone come right away?
If you request immediate assistance, yes. If the family wishes to spend a short time with the deceased to say good-bye, that’s perfectly acceptable. Your funeral director will come when your time is right.
Should I choose Burial or Cremation?
Burial in a casket is the most common method of disposing of remains in the United States, although entombment also occurs. Cremation is increasingly selected because it can be less expensive and allows for the memorial service to be held at a more convenient time in the future when relatives and friends can come together.
A funeral service followed by cremation need not be any different from a funeral service followed by a burial. Usually, cremated remains are placed in urn before being committed to a final resting place. The urn may be buried, placed in an indoor or outdoor mausoleum or columbarium, or interred in a special urn garden that many cemeteries provide for cremated remains. The remains may also be scattered, according to state law.
What is the purpose of embalming?
Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body. Embalming makes it possible to lengthen the time between death and the final disposition, allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them.
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