For over 115 years, our company has been known for providing caring, attentive service to everyone. We are especially concerned with fulfilling final wishes in the most appropriate and dignified manner. Please ask about special services and observances that help to commemorate, honor, and celebrate the life that has been lived. Our services can include:

• Traditional Interment
  
  This time-honored choice could include a memorial service, visitation, private family gathering, or graveside service. There are many wonderful ways you can personalize these services to remember your loved one and tell the story of a life well lived.



• Cremation
  
  Many families today choose this option because it offers simplicity of disposition, while still providing an opportunity to have a highly-personalized funeral or memorial service. Some families choose to hold a memorial service followed by cremation and interment in an urn vault or columbarium niche. Others prefer scattering in a memory garden or place that has a special meaning. Cremation provides many dignified choices, which we will be happy to explain. Call (703) 368-3116 to speak with one of our professional staff members.

As part of our commitment to the families we serve, we also offer:

• Services for all faiths and traditions
• Bereavement and counseling resources
• Assistance with filing for Social Security, veterans’ benefits, and insurance

It’s our goal to help you to arrive at decisions you can be pleased with for years to come. To do this, we listen to you closely, share information, or offer suggestions only when called upon. The services listed on this site are there to help you consider the options open to you; certainly we would like to sit down with you to discuss ways to create the most intimate funeral or memorial service for your loved one, always within the limitations of your finances.

Call us at (703) 368-3116 to set an appointment in the privacy of your home or our office. We will also be pleased to explore the possibilities over the phone.

Funerals are an important step in the grieving process, as well as an opportunity to honor a life lived. They offer surviving family members and friends a caring, supportive environment in which to share thoughts and feelings about the death. Often funerals are the first step in the healing process. Please click on a topic below for more details. Traditional Funeral Traditional Funeral: Pre-Plan Online or Make Arrangements Traditional Funeral Services, Option 1 This package includes basic services of the funeral director and staff; embalming; dressing, casketing, cosmetics; viewing/visitation for one full day (at the Funeral Home or another location); funeral ceremony (at the Funeral Home or another location); casket coach; service vehicle / lead car; flower car/utility vehicle; and transfer of remains to the funeral home. Traditional Funeral Services, Option 2 Services with one hour of visitation prior to the service This package includes basic services of the funeral director and staff; embalming; dressing, casketing, cosmetics; viewing/visitation for one hour prior to services (at the Funeral Home); funeral ceremony (at the Funeral Home); casket coach; service vehicle / lead car; flower car/utility vehicle; and transfer of remains to the funeral home. Graveside Services This package includes basic services of the funeral director and staff; embalming; dressing, casketing, cosmetics; graveside service; casket coach; service vehicle / lead car; and transfer of remains to the funeral home. Personalized Funerals Personalized Funerals We take great care to offer services to those in our community who are seeking more personal ways to express grief and say goodbye to a loved one. We do not seek only to ‘dress up’ the traditional funeral services, but listen closely to our families, and create truly unique, completely personal services for your loved one. Some popular ways in which our client families have personalized funerals include: Display arts, crafts, or other personal artifacts that were cherished by the deceased Lead the funeral procession past some of the deceased's favorite spots. Hold the funeral in a favorite spot of the deceased, especially if he or she was not a churchgoer. Playing favorite songs during the Calling hours or service. Releasing balloons, at the interment, as a celebration of the life and ethereal spirit of the deceased. Presentation of a personalized photo display, digital or video memorial. Family and friends are invited to write letters containing their unspoken thoughts, which are then placed in the casket with the deceased. Online guest books. All comments left by Web site visitors are noted to the funeral register for the family. Live music played at services. Audio recording of the services. Direct (Immediate) Burials Direct (Immediate) Burials Direct burial includes local transfer of the deceased to the funeral home, required authorizations, services of funeral director and staff, transportation of the deceased by livery to local area cemetery. Our prices do not include cemetery charges. Nationwide and International Services Nationwide and International Services If your loved one dies far from Manassas, we will help you return their body to you. And, should you wish a loved one returned to their birthplace, or to another location for interment or entombment, we can make all the arrangements for you. Call us to discuss your needs at (703) 368-3116. Limited Services Options Limited Services Options Every family is unique. We listen not only with our ears, but with our hearts and will consider all your financial and emotional constraints in designing a funeral or memorial service that suits your needs. No matter what your budget or your vision for your loved one’s service, we’re here to help.

All veterans qualify for military funeral honors and many veteran benefits, regardless of their rank or the place of burial. The following groups are also eligible for military honors: Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve. Former military members who served on active duty and departed under conditions other than dishonorable. Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or a period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve, and who departed under conditions other than dishonorable. Former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty. Please click on a topic below for more details.

Personalized Complete Care Personalized Complete Care Those who serve in the military may be eligible for special funeral and burial benefits because of their honorable service. Our staff is experienced in completing the necessary paperwork involved, and gladly takes the responsibility to do so – relieving the family of this burdensome task. We at Baker-Post Funeral Home are completely committed to providing families of the veterans in our community with unsurpassed service. Specialized Veterans’ Services and Merchandise Specialized Veterans’ Services and Merchandise Our Veterans are honored by the local VFW Memorial Squad, and an honor guard, specially trained in the military rites and procedure. We use both the local VFW Memorial squad and an honor guard from the local arsenal that is specially trained in funeral procedure. Flag holders Military emblems on caskets and vaults Printed prayer cards, memorial folders, obituary bookmarks, and Register books, all displaying the proper military insignia

We create folders to distribute to friends and family at services or to include in thank you notes. These folders contain a verse chosen by the family along with information about the loved one. A photo of the loved one may be included in the folders. Please click on a topic below for more details. Tribute Videos Tribute Videos Our Life Tributes program offers a customized and animated video and a dedicated website honoring your loved one’s life. Each part of the Life Tributes program uses photos of your loved one combined with one of our various themes to create a memorial DVD that is yours to keep. This can be shown at the viewing or at a funeral service and can be viewed online. Personalized Register Books Personalized Register Books Families have a choice of several Register Books that provide a place for visitors to sign in at services. The books are personalized for each individual with a memory page and a page for a family record. Funeral service and burial place information are also recorded in the Register Book. Memorial Folders Memorial Folders We create folders to distribute to friends and family at services or to include in thank you notes. These folders contain a verse chosen by the family along with information about the loved one. A photo of the loved one may be included in the folders. Prayer Cards Prayer Cards Prayer Cards are personalized with birth and death information about your loved one. A verse, chosen by the family, is printed on the cards. These are handed out at services and many families choose to have extra cards printed to give to those who may not have been able to attend services. Thank You Notes Thank You Notes Thank you notes or acknowledgement cards are personalized for our families. There is a large choice of designs for the note cards and the cards contain a message that is chosen by the family. We are able to make these note cards available to the family long after the service is over. Keepsake Tributes Keepsake Tributes Various Keepsake urns and jewelry are available for families who wish to memorialize portions of cremated remains. Personalized Bookmarks Personalized Bookmarks Laminated bookmarks with copies of the obituary are created for our families. Dove Release Dove Release We can arrange for doves to be released at the interment to celebrate the life and spirit of your loved one. Life Tributes Memorial Video Life Tributes Memorial Video Create and preserve lasting memories for your family and future generations with Life Tributes from. Our Life Tributes program offers a customized animated video and a dedicated website honoring your loved one’s life. Each part of the Life Tributes program uses photos of your loved one combined with one of our various themes to help capture the essence of your loved one’s life. demo Webcasts Webcasts Today, families and friends are often separated by great distances, and it’s our goal to help everyone come together to celebrate the life of their loved one, and find comfort. We’ve brought Webcasting into our firm as the 21st century means to connect friends and families – when distance separates, but hearts call out for connection. Many people haven’t heard about webcasting, the newest way to bring families together. A webcast is simply a broadcast of the service, distributed over the Internet using streaming technology. It can be viewed live and recorded, so that it can be viewed online, often over and over again. With Life Tributes webcasting, we eliminate location, costs and personal circumstances as barriers to participating in the memorial or funeral services of your loved one. Webcasting is just one more way we continue to provide our client families with innovative ways to celebrate the lives of their loved ones. Call us today at (703) 368-3116 to learn more. Live Musicians Live Musicians Arrangements can be made to have local musicians perform during services at church, funeral home and cemetery. Most familiar songs can be requested.

We are the only funeral home in Manassas which features an on-site crematorium. What this means to you is simple: your loved one will never leave our care. From the moment we become involved, we become their guardian, and we will closely supervise all stages in the cremation process. Our tasteful facility allows for family participation in the cremation, should your faith or heartfelt desire necessitate it. We also have an anteroom where washing and shrouding rituals can take place. You can put your full trust in the Baker-Post Funeral Home to honor all faiths, and all families. Please click on a topic below for more details. Traditional Funerals Traditional Funerals Many people come to us believing that cremation means that you can’t have a funeral or memorial service. This is simply not true; we can assist you in arranging for a traditional funeral or memorial service, performed either before, or after, the scheduled cremation. Should you and your family wish to have a traditional funeral for your loved one; our staff can make all the arrangements, including: Calling hours or visitation A formal service in a funeral home or church Memorial Services Memorial Services Where a traditional funeral follows a patterned order of activities, including prayers, eulogies, songs, and in some cases, processionals; a memorial service is less structured by religious or social constraints. Our staff can help you to plan the perfect memorial service for your loved one, including: Non-traditional locations Tribute videos Memory Boards Keepsakes Displays of medals, awards, or other memorabilia Personalized music selection As with all of the services we offer, our expert staff will help your family design a truly memorable memorial service that reflects the life of your loved one. Additionally, we will work with your family to plan a suitable service that suits your budget. After all, we believe that you shouldn't have to pay a fortune to celebrate the treasured life of your loved one. To learn more about the wide variety of memorial service options we offer, give us a call or stop by one of our locations. One of our caring staff members will guide you through the array of memorial services we offer and help you plan a truly distinctive service for your loved one. Direct Cremations Direct Cremations Pre-Plan Online or Make Arrangements This package includes basic services of the funeral director and staff; refrigeration (per day); service vehicle / lead car; transfer of remains to the funeral home; and cremation fee. An alternative container is not included in this price.

Caskets Caskets Metal caskets – whether made from bronze, copper or steel, metal caskets are known for their durability and beauty. Bronze and copper are naturally non-rusting. Stainless and carbon steel caskets come in a variety of grades, gauges, styles and finishes Hardwood caskets include a variety of woods: mahogany, walnut, cherry, maple, oak, pecan, poplar, and pine. These caskets are the choice of families who appreciate and cherish the qualities of natural wood. The warmth and beauty wood ideally suits it for the construction of quality caskets. Cloth covered caskets are made from corrugated fiberboard, pressed wood or softwoods, which are then covered with cloth and contain finished interiors. As a result of the construction methods and materials used in their manufacturing process, cloth covered caskets are modestly priced and offer an economical choice for families. Vaults Vaults A burial vault is a sturdy box designed to protect the casket inside of it. Vaults are made of concrete, plastic or metal. In many cases, cemeteries require a vault to keep the ground over grave sites from sinking, giving the ground a neat and even appearance. Our staff can help you select both a casket and a suitable vault. Urns Urns When choosing cremation, many people neglect to consider the wide variety of urns available today, and simply fall back on the traditional wooden box or ceramic vessel. We offer a beautiful array of unique urns, including the newest in biodegradable urns used in scatterings at sea, or interment in green cemeteries. We also offer hand-blown glass, companion, oriental cloisonné, and marble urns. Our professional staff can help you to select the perfect urn for you, or your loved one. Call us today at (703) 368-3116 for an in-depth conversation about the possibilities – they’re as endless as your imagination. Cremation Option Caskets or Alternative Containers Cremation Option Caskets or Alternative Containers Made from corrugated fiberboard or pressed wood, these containers are designed for transportation of the body to the crematorium, and to act as a container for the remains during the cremation process. Transfer Caskets Transfer Caskets When choosing cremation, many people neglect to consider the wide variety of urns available today, and simply fall back on the traditional wooden box or ceramic vessel. We offer a beautiful array of unique urns, including the newest in biodegradable urns used in scatterings at sea, or interment in green cemeteries. We also offer hand-blown glass, companion, oriental cloisonné, and marble urns. Our professional staff can help you to select the perfect urn for you, or your loved one. Call us today at (703) 368-3116 for an in-depth conversation about the possibilities – they’re as endless as your imagination.