Rowland's Funeral Service

307 reviews

A family-run Hampshire funeral home that has been supporting the Petersfield community with funeral care for generations.

Latest Verified Reviews

Marie Roberts 13th Jan 2023

Rowlands personal service ensured that my mother's funeral care had all the dignity she would have wanted. They attended to every detail with respect and care. We couldn't have asked for better. Really lovely staff.

Monica Halliday 8th Jan 2023

So professional from start to finish. Their kindness and empathy coupled with such attention to detail made such a sad time more bearable. Thanks and gratitude must go to Marsha who was fantastic and there with us every step of the way.

Frank Reed 1st Jan 2023

Professional,considerate and flexible with trumpet tribute.Organised ,kind and  easy to work with also reassuring at a troubled time for our family.They took the stress out of the funeral process  leading us along what could have been but was not a troubled path.We are very grateful to Owen and his team.

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Funeral arrangements

  • Home visit
  • 24 hour telephone support
  • On-site parking
  • Chapel of rest
  • Hearse
  • Limousine
  • Horse-drawn hearse
  • Bespoke vehicle
  • Coffin
  • Personalised coffin
  • Casket
  • Headstone / Plaque
  • Urn
  • Memorial jewellery
  • Floral tributes
  • Charitable donations
  • Newspaper announcement
  • Online obituary
  • Memorial book
  • Order of service sheets
  • Music
  • Video tribute
  • Funeral webcasting
  • Catering
  • Dove release
  • Balloon release
  • Fireworks

Types of funeral

  • Traditional burial
  • Simple funeral
  • Traditional cremation
  • Green funeral
  • Direct cremation
  • Burial at sea
  • Non-religious funeral
  • Anglican funeral
  • Roman Catholic funeral
  • Muslim funeral
  • Jewish funeral
  • Sikh funeral
  • Hindu funeral
  • Buddhist funeral
  • Children’s funeral

Financial arrangements

  • Financial advice
  • Wills & probate
  • Pre-paid funeral plan

Additional services

  • Repatriation
  • Bereavement counselling
  • List of mourners

Location

St Peter's Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 3HX

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours
Call: 01730 779925

About Us

At Rowland’s Funeral Services, Marsha Vincent and her caring team are on call to help, when families need the support of a local funeral director.

The experienced funeral directors at this long-established Petersfield funeral home are here to make things as reassuring as possible for bereaved families at a very difficult time.

Providing comfortable facilities for local people to arrange their loved one’s funeral, the Rowland’s team is here to listen, respond and provide as much support and respectful advice as is needed.

This funeral home has two bright and comfortable lounges for families making funeral arrangements and its own facilities on site to look after people and prepare them for their funeral. There are four beautiful private chapels of rest, with a key available to families so they can visit their loved one at any time of day or night, without having to make an appointment.

Rowland’s Funeral Service can help with every element of the funeral according to your wishes, or family tradition – and can arrange for any type of funeral vehicle, from limousines and horse-drawn hearse to a motorcycle-led cortege.

Families seeking a venue for the funeral may consider Rowland’s own funeral chapel, for the service and catered wake. The funeral home has its own private car park and, providing complete services for the bereaved all under one roof, families can view coffins and memorial masonry in its dedicated showrooms.

This caring funeral home is a member of the two leading funeral professional organisations, the NAFD and SAIF and proudly upholds the high standard of service to the bereaved that both institutes maintain.

Run by a family that is there to support yours at a very difficult time, call Rowland’s Funeral Services for respectful and dignified funeral service as soon as it is needed.

Latest Obituaries

Philip   Burrough

Philip Burrough

Aug 1935 - May 2024

John   Kerr

John Kerr

Sep 1933 - Jun 2024

Wendy   Kendal

Wendy Kendal

Jan 1972 - May 2024

Emma   Finch

Emma Finch

Jun 1927 - May 2024

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Marie Roberts 13th Jan 2023

    Rowlands personal service ensured that my mother's funeral care had all the dignity she would have wanted. They attended to every detail with respect and care. We couldn't have asked for better. Really lovely staff.

  • 5 Monica Halliday 8th Jan 2023

    So professional from start to finish. Their kindness and empathy coupled with such attention to detail made such a sad time more bearable. Thanks and gratitude must go to Marsha who was fantastic and there with us every step of the way.

  • 5 Frank Reed 1st Jan 2023

    Professional,considerate and flexible with trumpet tribute.Organised ,kind and 
    easy to work with also reassuring at a troubled time for our family.They took the stress out of the funeral process  leading us along what could have been but was not a troubled path.We are very grateful to Owen and his team.

  • 5 David Pike 23rd Dec 2022

    Exceptional professionalism 

  • 5 Seren Boyd 20th Dec 2022

    Attentive, thoughtful and professional. Highly recommended

  • 5 Angela Ray 15th Dec 2022

    At Rowlands the staff are helpful and knowledgeable. They are able to guide you through the formalities when a death has occurred, with compassion and practical advice.

    There are numerous tasks one has to do before the Funeral of 'your loved one can take place'. Rowlands staff are happy to advise you on the correct order of things that need to be done, so that you can obtain the Death Certificate from the relevant GP/Surgery and start looking at a date for a Funeral Service.

    They are willing to guide you through choosing a coffin or a headstone without any pressure.

    They are kind, caring people who can help you achieve the service the 'deceased' has already pre-planned or they can give you guidance so that with their support, you can make the arrangements with your family, at a date and time to suit those mourners who have to travel a distance to attend the Funeral of the departed.

  • 5 Jim Bonney 3rd Dec 2022

    The whole team at Rowlands were superb. For what is a tricky time for anyone they managed the necessary arrangements with efficiency, dignity and the utmost care. They helped us in every conceivable way, with kindness and their inevitable and extensive experience. The whole process from start to finish was excellent in all respects. Thank you all so very much. Jim, lara, Bob and Alison and all of Hilary’s family.  

  • 5 Robin Smith 1st Dec 2022

    I would highly recommend Rowlands Funeral Service.  They have been amazing from the very beginning and helped us through what is a difficult time.  Charlotte expertly guided us through the whole process resulting in a funeral service which went exactly as we had hoped it would. Thank you Charlotte and the rest of your team for all you did for us.  The Smith Family.

  • 5 Vanessa Waldock 1st Dec 2022

    My brother & myself found planning mum's funeral very overwhelming but Marsha & her team made it so much easier. They were very kind, understanding & went out of there way to make mum's day very special. We can't thank marsha & her team enough.

  • 5 Pauline Gerner 30th Nov 2022

    We were given an excellent caring service.

  • 5 Lynne Potter 28th Nov 2022

    Kind and thoughtful. Very well organised. Thankyou.

  • 5 Mark Pullen 28th Nov 2022

    Kind and good at what they do

  • 5 Antony Tompkins 27th Nov 2022

    Friendly,helpful,efficient good follow up during arrangements.

  • 5 Denise Soutar 27th Nov 2022

    Very helpful, funeral carried out as planned.  Nothing too much trouble from arranging vicar, orders of service and flowers.  Would definitely recommend

  • 5 James Burstall 23rd Nov 2022

    I cannot speak highly enough of Charlotte, Marsha and the rest of the team. Charlotte was our main contact and really looked after us, helping to resolve all sorts of issues that were well outside her role. Marsha then rearranged her life to accommodate our need for a Saturday funeral. The whole day went perfectly and this was mainly down to the amazing work that they did. Kind, compassionate and efficient - I would heartily recommend them.

  • 5 Amanda Ward-Thomas 22nd Nov 2022

    I would highly recommend Rowlands. They looked after all the arrangements for my fathers funeral. They were sympathetic, empathetic and totally in tune with with all our needs. A lovely local family business that I would have no problem over recommending.

  • 5 Rob Longley 22nd Nov 2022

    We were so pleased with the professional and sensitive care we received from Charlotte and the team. Thank you. 

  • 5 Diane Baycroft 22nd Nov 2022

    Friendly, compassionate and professional throughout.

  • 5 Cheryl Harvey 22nd Nov 2022

    Highly recommended. Owen and Karen looked after me. Nothing was too much trouble for them. The support and professionalism I received was a huge comfort. They made a difficult process easier. Kept in touch throughout and moved quickly when needed. A huge thank you from the bottom of my heart.

  • 5 Beverly Avery 21st Nov 2022

    Thank you Marsha and everyone else for all your support, care and compassion shown for our dear Paul and for us as a grieving family. The service you provided was extremely professional but also very caring and we never felt rushed at any point throughout the whole process. Thank you so much from us all.

  • 5 Wendy Bower 10th Nov 2022

    Excellent service at a very different time.
    From start to finish everything was exactly as we and our loved one wished for, cannot fault Rowland's at all. Thank you x

  • 5 Tina Byrne 31st Oct 2022

    I can not compliment Rowlands enough, their caring sincere attitude, i felt so at ease with the fact dad was in their care i knew he would be well looked after from the initial meeting with Marsha through to the actual service and finding the perfect celebrant for our family i can not express how grateful we all are with their professional service i can not recommend them high enough 

  • 5 Clare Sutton 22nd Oct 2022

    Charlotte was kind and efficient with lots of helpful information that made the process as painless as possible.

  • 5 Terry Newman 2nd Oct 2022

    Thank you for all your help on a really tough day - Very appreciated.

  • 5 Deborah Jordan 25th Sep 2022

    Rowland’s gave superb service from start to finish: Marsha, Charlotte and Owen are a fantastic team. We used the Rowland’s Room for a simple but memorable family get-together.  Marsha gave us access to the room for a couple of hours the day before the funeral, enabling us to arrange it with masses of  flowers and a display of memorable objects to create  a really personal atmosphere.  The entrance to the Rowland room is via a courtyard framed by a collection of quaint old buildings edged with masses of flowering plants, which  provided a very intimate and calming setting. Marsha organised for us to have simple refreshments at the end of our tributes,  further enhancing the feeling of a shared, and very significant, family experience. Highly recommended! 

Address
St Peter's Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 3HX

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Latest Verified Reviews

Marie Roberts 13th Jan 2023

Rowlands personal service ensured that my mother's funeral care had all the dignity she would have wanted. They attended to every detail with respect and care. We couldn't have asked for better. Really lovely staff.

Monica Halliday 8th Jan 2023

So professional from start to finish. Their kindness and empathy coupled with such attention to detail made such a sad time more bearable. Thanks and gratitude must go to Marsha who was fantastic and there with us every step of the way.

Frank Reed 1st Jan 2023

Professional,considerate and flexible with trumpet tribute.Organised ,kind and  easy to work with also reassuring at a troubled time for our family.They took the stress out of the funeral process  leading us along what could have been but was not a troubled path.We are very grateful to Owen and his team.

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