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In the midst economic uncertainty in 1934, W. A. Trahan established his funeral service to the Bay Area on the Southwest corner of Madison and Tenths Sts. While residential homes were converted and used as funeral homes, Mr. Trahan built the first funeral chapel of its kind in Bay County at its current location. The goal, then and now, is to provide all families of our community with the most comfortable and convenient facilities in a one-floor, multi-chapel building with no stairs making it accessible to all.
From its very inception, the W. A. Trahan Funeral Chapel has been committed to the philosophy of providing the best service possible 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week to every family of every faith who calls regardless of their economic situation.
In 1945, Trahan’s Ambulance Service provided emergency and transfer service to the Bay Area but now has been integrated with Bay Regional Medical Center. In addition, W. A. Trahan served the residents of Bay County faithfully as coroner for twenty years.
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In 1945, Trahan’s Ambulance Service provided emergency and transfer service to the Bay Area but now has been integrated with Bay Regional Medical Center. In addition, W. A. Trahan served the residents of Bay County faithfully as coroner for twenty years.
The successful transition to second generation ownership and management was accomplished in the 1970’s when Wm. J. Trahan and Mark A. Trahan, sons of the founder became the chief officers of the corporation. They are proud of the fact that they have remained locally owned and managed by the same Trahan Family for over 75 years while some funeral homes have been forced to sell-out or merge in order to survive.
Since 1974, Trahan Memorials has been helping area families select cemetery monuments and markers from a wide variety of designs and materials.
Together in 1988, they established the Trahan Prearrangement Center to offer funeral preplanning with paymet and no-paymnet options, guaranteed price plans, and nursing home (Medicaid-approved) plans.
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A significant achievement over the past 75 years has been that the Trahan Chapel has continuously increased the number of families served in the community due to their quality of services and facilities with a sensitivity to cost.
The number of people employed has also increased including four licensed morticians, a prearrangement consultant, clerical staff, and family service personnel.
Facilities and equipment have steadily increased to meet the demands of the changing times. The facility was expanded in 1950, in 1963, totally remodeled in 1994, with expanded parking lot, professionally designed landscaping and new interior appointments throughout in 2009. The entire building is now WiFi enabled with enhanced computer system, and state of the art sound system. To this
day, all areas have been carefully planned to insure they are on ONE LEVEL WITH NO STAIR TO CLIMB.
As Bay Area natives, both Bill and Mark believe in the family tradition of “Providing the best possible service to the Bay Area”. We are proud to have been selected as the “first choice funeral home by area families” poll by the Bay City Times, to be members of this community and appreciate the confidence that has been placed in our firm which has enabled us to grow and offer more services. Our tradition of professional service and commitment to the community continues today and tomorrow through local ownership and management.
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