Welcome to Paul W. Harris Funeral Home Inc.

Times have certainly changed since Paul W. Harris established our funeral home in Rochester in 1946. But our commitment to caring for the people in our community has not. Three generations and 75 years later, we’re still serving the needs of Rochester families as one of the oldest independent, family-owned and operated funeral homes and cremation services in our area.

Our Mission is to care for your family as we would care for members of our own family by providing information, services and merchandise of the highest quality at competitive prices in a dignified and professional manner. We promise to listen to your wishes and always value your trust. We pledge to maintain the reputation our family owned and operated firm has earned by acting with honesty, integrity and sensitivity. It is our policy to go the extra mile in offering the best in personal care before, during and after death.

Compassion, caring and community service are still the foundation of our family. Which is why we’re committed to helping yours.

If your looking for prices on Burial or Cremation, please click on the link below. We have prepared some cost's for you on some of our most selected services. One thing that makes us different from so called "discount" funeral homes is that we include everything in our price and there are no hidden or extra fee's. We promise to take great care of your family and will provide you with a high level of service & personal attention. Please call us anytime if you have questions or want to know more about our pricing.

Personal Guarantee

We understand there are other funeral homes in the area to choose from, but there is a reason why families select Harris Funeral Home more often than others. Our philosophy is simple, treat every family as we would like to be treated! We offer world class service and our facilities are state of the art with many accommodating features.

At Harris Funeral Home we stand firmly behind this philosophy. If you are not satisfied with any of our services, we will simply discount that service or refund you completely.

Pre-Plan your funeral for FREE by clicking on this link or give us a call and let one of our Certified Pre-Planning Consultants help answer any questions you may have with no obligation. www.pre-planmyfuneral.com

Fr. Paul English C.S.B.

Rev. Paul English, C.S.B. is the Former Pastor of St. Kateri Parish in Rochester, NY. Fr. Paul shares his experience with working with Rick Harris Jr. at Harris Funeral Home when one of the Basilian Fathers of Rochester, Rev. Joseph Lanzalaco passed away.

Debbie Place

Debbie Place has been a resident of Irondequoit her whole life. Here Debbie shares her story of Pre Planning with Rick Harris Sr. for her mother, Marion Place. Pre Planning was important to Debbie and her mother because they wanted to make sure things were in order when Marion would pass. At the time of death, Debbie talks about how much easier it was knowing her mother's plans were already in order.

The Dioguardi Family

Joe and Linda Dioguardi are residents of Penfield, NY. Joe's grandfather was Michael Dioguardi. If it wasn’t for Pre Planning, Joe and Linda never would have known their grandfather wanted military honors at his funeral. Here they discuss the services they had for him.