Wagner-Elfner and Burg Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Wagner-Elfner and Burg Funeral Home & Cremation Services You only have one chance to say goodbye and one opportunity to do it the right way. We will try our best to accommodate your requests.
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Wagner-Elfner and Burg Funeral Home & Cremation Services provide compassionate and professional care for families in Red Lion, Dallastown, York & all other York County, PA communities, during their time of loss. At Wagner-Elfner and Burg Funeral Home & Cremation Services, we believe that life is full of second chances for many families in York County until it comes to the funeral home caring for your loved one. At Wagner-Elfner and Burg Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Red Lion, we take great pride in ensuring we do it correctly. Together, our team of funeral directors and care staff will work with you to plan a funeral, memorial, or cremation service that is truly reflective of the life your loved one lived. We make sure you understand all your options to ensure the funeral or cremation costs are within your budget and prices with which you are comfortable. We make it a priority that your loved one is cared for with the highest levels of respect, just like we would with a member of our own family. We also want to ensure the entire family is provided with the information necessary to make informed decisions of the various ways to honor and personalize the life of a loved one. Whether you have just lost a loved one, are preplanning your arrangements, or need grief resources, we are here for you throughout the entire process. Contact Us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for immediate need, pre-planning information or help transferring your existing pre-arrangements to us. Funeral and cremation services performed by our family-owned funeral home in York County are done with the utmost care and attention. We offer direct cremation, a simple affordable cremation option without an accompanying service. Also, you may choose a cremation service with a religious or non-religious gathering or memorial service. Many choose to have a full funeral service with a viewing or visitation followed by cremation or burial in a local or out-of-state cemetery. You may choose to implement various items for a celebration of life, allow us to assist you in creating a memorial video with music and pictures that best represent your loved one, or honor a veteran with military honors. View our selection of burial and cremation products for your loved one by browsing our burial and cremation caskets, vaults, cremation urns, and memorial jewelry when you visit our funeral home. Wagner-Elfner and Burg Funeral Home & Cremation Services team provides personalized, professional, and compassionate funeral and memorial services to help create an everlasting memory of your loved one and support you throughout the process. We pledge to every family we have the opportunity to serve in Red Lion, Dallastown, Glen Rock, Leader Heights, Wrightsville, Shrewsbury, Windsor, Jacobus, Yoe, Seven Valleys, Loganville, East York, the City of York, Felton, Brogue, Hallam and all other surrounding York County communities.

12/09/2025

It’s a gothy-funeral thing. You wouldn’t understand.

Julie Beard is a familiar face at our Red Lion location, and over the last few months she’s been lending a huge helping ...
12/09/2025

Julie Beard is a familiar face at our Red Lion location, and over the last few months she’s been lending a huge helping hand down at Wagner-Elfner & Harkins Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

She’s well-known and well-loved there, too!

She sent me this picture today while she was outside admiring the beautiful greenery that adorns the funeral home for the season.

Say hi to Julie ~ we’re so grateful for her! 🌿✨

12/09/2025

I’ve been asked multiple times why there is a propane tank sitting outside of the building. Here’s why! (Also, if one goes missing, it’s not sitting in my office at 134 W. Broadway, I promise!) 🥶 🥶

For the record, it is currently 13° outside.

A refrigerator (or “cooler,” as we often call it in funeral service) doesn’t have to look like some complicated piece of...
12/08/2025

A refrigerator (or “cooler,” as we often call it in funeral service) doesn’t have to look like some complicated piece of mortuary-only equipment. What you see here is actually very similar to the walk-in units used in restaurants, grocery stores, and commercial kitchens. The goal is the same: to safely and properly maintain temperature.

Mortuary coolers come in different styles depending on the needs of the funeral home. Some are small, single-body units. Others, like the one going into our new facility, are walk-ins that can hold multiple individuals at once. The most important factors are consistent temperature control, easy cleaning, and enough space to accommodate individuals respectfully and safely.

There’s nothing scary or mysterious about them. They’re simply an essential part of caring for individuals responsibly, meeting state requirements, and giving families the time they need to make decisions or complete the necessary documentation for cremation or burial.

If you’re new here, this is just another behind-the-scenes look at what goes into funeral service and why we make the choices we do for the families we serve.

Tonight at 9pm EST, we will do a quick FH tour and get caught up on updates.

12/08/2025

As I’m sure many of you have felt at different points in your lives, there are certain milestones that make you stop for a second and think, “I wish they were here for this.” Building this new funeral home has been one of those moments for me. It has brought every emotion imaginable. In the beginning it was a lot of stress, long days, late nights, and a level of pressure that only comes with pouring your whole heart into something.

Now that we’re getting close, the stress has shifted into something entirely different. It’s pride. It’s excitement. It’s gratitude. And every now and then, out of nowhere, I’ll feel a lump in my throat or a wave of emotion hit me. They aren’t sad tears. They are absolutely happy tears, because I know how proud my papaw would be. I know how much he believed in me and how much he wanted me to succeed. Sometimes I stand in the new building and I swear I can almost feel that support ✨

People often assume that because I work in funeral service, I must be immune to feelings, or that death somehow hardens you. But it doesn’t. If anything, it softens you. It reminds you every single day what matters, who matters, and how quickly life changes. Even those of us who deal with death every day still feel things deeply. We aren’t cold. We aren’t calloused. We’re human, just like everyone else.

This new funeral home is so much more than a building to us. It represents growth, resilience, family, community, and the legacy of the people who shaped who we are. And while someone very important isn’t physically here to see it, he is absolutely part of every decision we’ve made and every step we take. His influence is all over this project.

So let this be a reminder to anyone who needs it today: it is completely possible to feel joy and grief at the same time. It is normal to be excited about the future while still missing someone from your past. That’s where I’m at, and I know many of you are too 🩷

BIG & exciting things happening today at the new funeral home! 👇 Our stained glass windows are officially in progress an...
12/08/2025

BIG & exciting things happening today at the new funeral home! 👇

Our stained glass windows are officially in progress and they look absolutely stunning 🤩 I spent the morning at the stained glass studio reviewing every detail and giving my seal of approval. These are going to bring such warmth and beauty to our chapel ~ I cannot wait for you all to see them in person.

Second ~ our cooler has officially arrived! For those who may be new here, Pennsylvania law requires that an individual be embalmed or placed into refrigeration within 24 hours after their passing. Because many families need time to make decisions and because cremation cannot occur immediately without the proper documents and signatures, we are installing a walk-in cooler that will hold 8–10 individuals at the new facility.

More updates coming soon!

Happy Monday! 🩷

12/08/2025

Ever wondered why someone may look a little different when they are laid out for viewing?

In today’s video, Katharine is answering a thoughtful question we received about why a person’s abdominal area might appear flatter than it did in life.

Today we’re taking our little bird to a Santa Brunch with some friends and family!🎅🏼This is the first year he really und...
12/07/2025

Today we’re taking our little bird to a Santa Brunch with some friends and family!🎅🏼

This is the first year he really understands who Santa is, and he’s finally not afraid of him.

He’s knows “Ho Ho” is coming down the chimney, and… the magic of it all and seeing his excitement is everything to watch✨❤️

Chad is on call this weekend serving families and Nate & I will make the trek to New Cumberland tomorrow to look at our stained glass windows.

I can’t wait to see them and, of course, share some pictures with you!

Happy Sunday to you all!

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134 W Broadway
Red Lion, PA
17356

Telephone

+17172444567

Website

https://www.wagner-elfner-burg.com/, https://www.amazon.com/shop/wagnerelfnerburgfh

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