Wah Wing Sang Funeral Corporation

Services were decent during the wake. However, Wah Wing Sang made two major errors. My Father’s name was misspelled on death certificates. In addition we had to pay to correct their mistake. Second, I just received a call today from Christine at Wah Wing Sang and asked to confirm the spelling of my Father’s name to be inscribed on the head stone. I would at least expect the establishment would have my Father’s name on file after paying over $ 15,000 for the funeral.

This is a wonderful funeral home that has sensitive, caring people. They are careful to keep traditions that are important to the part of China that your family is from, and they are very knowledgeable. They don’t try to oversell anything, and are careful to try to keep within your budget. They showed all the services that they offer, and all the options that you can have, and they don’t pressure you to upgrade. They also are very attentive — they were good to make sure to watch how quickly paper was burning, and give space for family to bring what they need. Everything is explained in both English and Chinese.
The only complaint I have is this: it is high time for this place to get some renovations in order. Everything is dated, and obviously old. I daresay the wood panels have been there since the 80s, if not the 70s! That said, everything is clean and neat, and gives a good ambiance to say goodbye.

Our family has always attended the traditional Chinese funerals here.
There is no parking available since it is in the center of the city. There is a parking garage near by or if you are lucky you can find something on the street w a meter.
They use to have an open fire pit so spirit money could be burned but I imagine the town codes must have changed that. They now have another room designed just for this tradition.
The procession is completely orchestrated and went very smoothly. Driving a full lot of cars from the city into NJ is no small task but I guess they are use to it and did an amazing job. I felt like I was with the President zipping in and out of city.
Funerals are emotional but also a traditional way of saying goodbye.

was here last Tuesday and Wednesday for a wake and funeral for my uncle.
Professional service from start to finish.
we were walked throughout the whole procedure.
everything done according to chinese customs.
very comforting at a very difficult time.
very smoothly ranned.
all the cars arrived at the cemetary in order.

When my grandpa died we had our funeral at Wah Wing Sang. I don’t know much about traditional Chinese funerals so it was helpful when they gave instructions in both English and Chinese. The way to his plot was coordinated where all 12 cars drove in a line there and arrived at the same time. It was a difficult time for my family and I but they made the process as bearable as it could be.

Unfortunately, I spent the majority of the past weekend here, for obvious reasons, and really don’t want to have to go back again, again, for obvious reasons.
I am a true ABC and my understanding of Cantonese and any tradition is pretty limited/​non-​existent. Luckily, the staff at Wah Wing Sang was very knowledgeable about the traditions we were supposed to follow (when to bow, burn, where to stand, etc…) and said everything in Chinese and then English. This was very much appreciated among my generation (read: younger) and allowed us to know what was going on, versus just copying what our parents were doing.
The trip to the cemetery was well organized (I believe we had 12 cars?) and I was impressed that they managed to keep everything (flowers on the car, cars in line, we didn’t get lost) together, especially since we drove through Chinatown, onto the highway, though Elmhurst, and then the cemetery, which is a maze in itself.
pros: professional, knowledgeable about traditions, bi-​lingual, friendly, well ventilated for burning «money» and everything else.
cons: interior seems like it could use some updating, but really, that isn’t very important.

My friend’s father passed away and their family had his funeral here. It is all similar to the other funeral service places on the block, only smaller and a little older. Old as in nothing is broken so nothing is fixed which translates to the fact that all the wood paneling on the walls are older than the people that has had their funeral here.

This place has been around for eons. This could have been the first funeral home in the C-​Town area. Almost every Chinese family knows about this place. My second funeral this month, and I just think they did an average job. The funeral procession was not organized and the cars got to the cemetery at different times. Facilities became more droopy over the years. There are better to places to have a Chinese funeral. Staff was polite, but not as detailed compared to other places I’ve been.

My family has been using this funeral home for years, as is traditional for most Chinese families to keep within the same funeral home for everyone in the family — so I’ve attended several here, and unfortunately, had to plan one here.
Everything is run very orderly, and the family-​run funeral home really does their best to make you feel comfortable in a terribly difficult time. The staff will usher the guests, make sure traditions are properly followed, and also help to translate everything into English to include everyone — ABCs and non-​Chinese.
I also appreciated, as someone who had to plan a funeral, how understanding and flexible staff were about my family’s oncerns and wishes, as well as how informative and knowledgeable Wah Wing Sang was about the cemetaries, procedures, and other technicalities.
One annoying thing was that the funeral blankets were overpriced, even though you can buy them at one of the funeral supply shops nearby.