Our two branches are located at:

• New Road, Deepcar, S36 2RS, Tel: 0114 288 3169
• Barnsley Road, Bridgend, Penistone, S36 7AH, Tel: 01226 762481

Our phone lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The office is open Monday to Friday, 09.00 until 17:00

Call 0114 288 3169 for Deepcar and 01226 762481 for Penistone

When a death which has been expected occurs at home or at a nursing home, the doctor who has been treating the deceased should be contacted. Provided the deceased has seen a doctor during their final illness (within the previous 28 days) the doctor or a colleague will either attend to confirm that death has occurred or will give permission for the deceased to be transferred to a funeral firm’s premises, if it is your wish for this to happen.

If a relative who has been a hospital in patient dies, the doctors who have been treating the deceased will usually be able to issue the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death. Ask the ward staff or doctor what you need to do to collect this certificate or contact us for advice. Most hospitals will give family members the opportunity to sit with the deceased before transfer to a private room. The deceased will then be taken to the mortuary from where they will be collected and brought into our care.

If the death was not expected or if the coroner needs to be involved for any reason, then the deceased is usually taken to the Cornoner’s Mortuary or hospital. The coroner (and his officers) will decide whether to allow the doctor to issue a certificate, hold an inquiry or hold an inquest at a later date. The coroner’s officers will advise you and us about the timescale for the funeral. It is always sensible to contact us as soon as possible as we can advise and help you plan the date of the funeral even before the certificates are issued and arrange for the person to be brought into our care and a chapel of rest.

You no longer need to collect the death certificate. If the doctor is issuing the medical cause of death certificate (MCCD) they should email this directly to the register office. They should contact you when this has happened, but please contact us to assist if required.

The death will usually need to be registered in the area where the death occurred, even if the death occurred a distance from home. There are many different circumstances, and we would be happy to advise you at the time of making the arrangements.

Deaths in England and Wales or Northern Ireland should be registered within 5 days – this is often not possible, and it is almost always acceptable for it to be done later. When the coroner is involved, it often takes much longer but we are happy to advise about this when the circumstances are clear.

Usually 7 to 10 days is the amount of time it takes to organise a funeral. There are a lot of decisions to think about and we can arrange a funeral at any time to suit your needs.

Dyson's Funeral Services will help you form a meaningful funeral service whether this be religious or non-religious. We are able to contact all denominations and can advise and assist with as much or as little as a family requires.

We find that the best way to inform people of the arrangements is to place a notice in the local newspaper or, if required, a national newspaper. We are pleased to help you with the wording for this and with the insertion.

Some individuals leave clear instructions to their family members regarding what form the funeral should take. We are pleased to talk to you about the different ways that this can take place. Roughly three quarters of funerals take the form of cremation, which requires a lot of paperwork. The remaining quarter take the form of burial which can include having a memorial stone placed on the grave. We are pleased to help you with these arrangements.

You are sometimes able to collect the cremated remains the next working day, following the funeral. They are usually collected by the applicant from the crematorium. If you would prefer, we can collect them on your behalf and bring them to our funeral home for safekeeping until you are ready to collect them. We are happy to arrange this for you.

There is no death grant any longer, however some people may be eligible to claim assistance with some parts of the funeral from the Department of Work and Pensions. If a person has been widowed at a young age, there may be further assistance from the DWP.