Graham-Hitch Cremation & Memorial Center

I am an estate planning attorney so my path and that of Graham-​Hitch have crossed a number of times. I have heard nothing but really excellent feedback from my clients who have met with Wendy & Dennis. I have worked with Wendy for years. She is professional, detail oriented, caring and compassionate. She is also personally lovely which, while irrelevant to her providing excellent service, is nice to work with. I never have any hesitation to recommend clients start here for the pre-​needs planning. They invariably never go anywhere else. Dennis is also a great person to work with and is also an easy and lovely person to work with but most of my contact has been with Wendy Wilson Boyer.
Elizabeth Johnson

When my mom came home from the hospital with Hospice Care in late October, I knew I had to talk to someone about what was ultimately going to happen. I contacted Graham Hitch in Danville and made an appointment through Wendy. When my son and I arrived it was like we had known these folks our whole lives. Wendy and Dennis treated us like family. Dennis provided us with his cell number so we could text or call about anything. He helped us with absolutely everything which included my mom’s flight to Utah where she would be buried and our contacts with the mortuary and cemetery there. There was nothing left to worry about. They are honest in their dealings and no costs were hidden. They provided options that weren’t necessarily the most expensive. They wanted what we wanted. The same is true about the folks at the Pleasanton facility. My daughter and I went to there to dress my mom and do her hair and make-​up and the staff there was just as kind, helpful, and respectful.
When the funeral day came in San Ramon in early November, Dennis was there accompanying my mom’s casket, bringing flowers that had arrived at the funeral home, and making all of us feel comforted. He has a knack for remembering names and addressed all of our pall bearers personally. It was a beautiful funeral and I know my mom would be happy with the respect with which she was treated with.
I have since visited the business office Danville to pick up the death certificates and once again, Wendy and Dennis were there to greet me and make me feel as though my mom and I had not been forgotten. These are truly special people who were put on this earth to help others and they do a fantastic job. If you are reading this, I hope you find peace with your own journey.

I highly recommend Graham– Hitch. Dennis and Wendy made the whole process so easy and peaceful during our time of sorrow. There was never a question of going with anyone else. Two of the nicest people I have ever met! Top notch service.

My father passed away in November of 2014 and I had no idea which company to use for cremation. I looked on Unilocal and found Wendy and Dennis and all of these amazing reviews and decided to go for it. From the start Wendy made my mother, sister, and I feel welcomed and cared for. She walked us through the process of what would happen to my fathers body and regarded him with such respect you would have thought this was her own family member. I cannot recommend this local company more highly.

Graham-​Hitch in Danville handled the service arrangements for our father last month. From the first phone exploratory call to them to the last help they provided when we ran out of acknowledgment cards, both Wendy and Dennis provided excellent and compassionate service to us over a three week period.
They immediately arranged to meet with us to discuss what we wanted for the service, and provided various options to consider. Since this was the first service we had planned on our own, and we were in the midst of a sorrowful time, we had many questions and they were always there to patiently answer them. They were extremely accessible at all times, and very meticulous in their support for us as we made the funeral and interment arrangements.
Dennis has excellent contacts within the military community, and this allowed us to obtain the various personnel we needed to assist at the service in Danville as well as the interment in Napa. We had a wonderful military send-​off for dad that exemplified his Marine Corps dedication and service to his country.
Being a local company, Graham-​Hitch has worked with the various churches and companies in the area, and have extensive contacts for flowers, catering, printing, etc. All these contacts made for a smooth transition from planning to execution with Wendy and Dennis behind the scenes guiding the way. It was particularly challenging since we asked for Father Derrick Oliveira from St. Joan of Arch Catholic Church in San Ramon to conduct the service at St. Isidore’s in Danville and at the cemetery in Napa as well. The coordination was exceptional, and everything was perfect.
During the service at St. Isidore’s Catholic Church in Danville, Wendy and Dennis were quietly, reverently and efficiently handling all the arrangements. Wendy even decorated the reception hall for us during the service, with attention to every detail. Their catering recommendation of Englund’s was exactly what we needed — delicious, reasonably priced, and honest (Derry from Englund’s encouraged us to lower our reservation number since they promised loads of leftovers and there were). And for the interment the next day, the arrangements by Graham-​Hitch were equally efficient in their dealings with the cemetery. All the details were left to them, and they performed to our highest expectations.
We received many compliments from family and friends about the quality of the arrangements and how impressed they were with the Graham-​Hitch personnel. We highly recommend them for any funeral needs you may have. Combining sensitivity and efficiency, Graham-​Hitch performs to the highest degree to provide whatever you need to honor your loved one. We very much appreciate all they did to make the process of saying goodbye a less stressful time for us.

When my dad passed, Dennis at Graham-​Hitch handled the details of our simple needs and he did so with care, compassion and respect.
I highly recommend Graham-​Hitch, in particular Dennis who was my main contact.
I would not hesitate to recommend them to friends and family.
What impressed me the most was Dennis’ honest and upfront approach. Graham-​Hitch was my first call. He gave me all of the information I needed to make an informed decision. Dennis even advise me of hidden costs that are common in the industry.
Furthermore, he advised me on veteran benefits that my dad was entitled to receive.
When calling other competitors, what he told was was true and I was prepared to ask the right questions to get the actual cost. While I found other places slightly cheaper, they did not lay out the costs in a straight forth manner as Dennis. I choose Graham-​Hitch because of Dennis. He cares, he’s through and I got the same feeling from Wendy who also works there.
It has been over a year since my dad’s passing but I still reflect back on my positive experience and how grateful I am that Dennis was there to guide the way.

Wendy and Dennis made all of the arrangements for my father’s funeral. Everything went smoothly. They are both professional, knowledgeable, provide great service and are really nice people. I cannot give a higher recommendation!

My father passed away while I was in Italy for my son’s wedding in December. I called Wendy from Rome and she started working on it right away. I never worried about the arrangements. She is amazing. Both Dennis and Wendy pay attention to every detail, things you don’t even know how to ask they are on it. They are so passionate about what they do it was simply a joy to work with them both even during a difficult time. I didn’t do any running around trying to arrange a funeral… they did it all. Love you guys!!!

Dennis was fantastic, when someone you love it is anything but easy. They were professional, friendly and very caring. They also helped with the obit and the program for the memorial. Great service.

I’m so fortunate that I never had to deal with this sort of situation before, but as the only daughter of my dear old dad, it fell to me. (Oh I had the moral support of my two wonderful brothers who live 3,000 miles away.) I chose Graham Hitch because I was aware that they had served other members of our extended family over the years. And as a former board member of a local Chamber of Commerce, I knew GH had a sterling reputation in the community at large.
Wendy and Dennis are the partner/​owners and they are both kind and empathetic but more importantly, they are both very competent and experienced. I mostly dealt with Wendy who has more than thirty years in the business.
Wendy handled everything. Her communication skills are excellent. She coordinated the burial with the cemetery in Massachusetts, the crematorium in Hayward and she ordered the death certificate. Honestly, how could I lay person navigate those waters? Or someone less experienced?
Wendy and Dennis are professionals in their work. They are honest to a fault. I’m so glad I came to Graham Hitch.