Pemi-Baker Memorials

Where does one begin? There are so many choices in color, size and quality that choosing a monument can be a daunting task. At Manchester Memorial Company we specialize in bringing ideas to life. In a sense, we really don't sell monuments at all...we give shape and form to a family's love. We've been doing this for four generations. Your loved one's story is important. With your insight guiding our hand, we help you tell that story the way it should be told. In Stone. Forever. It all starts with a phone call to us. Together we can celebrate a life well lived. In 1920 J. Louis Boucher crossed the border from his native Canada and took up the granite trade here in the United States. In 1939 he founded Manchester Memorial Company. At that time there were 15 other monument stores in the area. With a flair and style all his own, J. Louis quickly honed in on the element which would make his company stand out amongst all the others...customer service. There were no cheap, car salesman tricks. He earned trust everywhere by simply keeping his word. Through the years the other companies have disappeared, but the Boucher family still owns and operates Manchester Memorial Company, keeping their promises just the way great grandfather used to.

Runnell's Funeral Home established 1864 in Manchester, sold to Joseph Devine and became Devine Funeral Home. In 1962, J. Robert Durning purchased business and became Devine and Durning Funeral Home, later to be just J.Robert Durning Funeral Home. Charles Young associated with Durning Funeral Home for 30 years prior to Mr. Durning's death in 2006 at which time he purchased the business and combined it with Bykowski & Young Funeral Home, to become Durning, Bykowski & Young Funeral Home. John J.Bykowski Funeral Home established in 1928 by John J. Bykowski. It's present location was built in 1953. Upon John's death in 1969, his wife, Genevieve and daughter Matilda operated the business until their deaths in 2000 and 2001, respectively. Charles Young associated with the Bykowski Funeral Home for 20 years prior to his purchasing the business in 2001 and Bykowski & Young Funeral Home was formed. We arrange traditional services, custom services, cremation services (direct, with no service, or with services before or after cremation) direct burial, and pre-planning of any service we offer.