DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home

10/16/2025

Proud to provide a comforting space for our community to gather and remember.

10/14/2025

Part 2 of our history!

In 1957, 29-year-old Michael DeMarco, Jr. married Janet Butler Rhodes, a young widow from Malone. To support his growing family, Mike continued to pick up more work from other funeral homes and snow-plowed many places for years.

Upon the death of Michael Sr. in 1966, his son Mike Jr. became president and Francis Stone, Vice President. Michael continued to take care of his mother, Flora as she was unable to walk after undergoing unsuccessful back surgery when she was in her early 50s. She passed in 1968, the same year the Schenectady St. branch was closed.

Michael Jr., the visionary he was, always had dreams to expand. He bought a parcel of land in Glenville and together with his son, Michael (AKA Mickey) built and opened Glenville Funeral Home in 1986. Mickey still independently owns the Glenville Funeral Home today.

Stay tuned for part 3!

10/09/2025

10/06/2025

We've been proudly serving our community for over 100 years! Join us as we take a look back at the history of our funeral home.

Part 1: Michael DeMarco Sr. began his funeral business in 1921 after being discharged from the U.S. Army, where he honorably served both in the artillery and as a barber. He first opened at 30 Jefferson St. across from the family’s barber shop in the Stockade neighborhood of Schenectady.

One year later he realized he needed to move his business to Hamilton Hill on the corner of Schenectady St. and Strong St. Michael eventually talked four of his five brothers into joining with him in the business and they established the DeMarco Brothers Funeral Home with locations in Albany, Mechanicville, Endicott and Binghamton, NY. Each brother became an independent owner of their branch.

Michael, Jr., along with his lifelong friend, Carmen Saglimbeni, began working for his dad when he was only twelve. He then went on to graduate from Simmons School of Mortuary Science in Syracuse. Later he joined the Army National Guard and worked as a medic for many years. He and Francis Stone also ran the local ice cream shop, Little Bo-Peeps Ice Cream Corner, on Strong St. and Hulett St, where they would get up at 2 AM to make custard for the day.

Francis Stone also served in the Army. He later married Gloria DeMarco in 1945 and went on to become a licensed funeral director.

In the late 1940’s,Mike Sr. bought an old farmhouse (a former schoolhouse) on Helderberg Ave. in Rotterdam. That’s where he, along with his son Michael, Jr. and son in law, Francis, added a large chapel to the existing farmhouse for Francis. The chapel is still in use today.

Old videos show Mike and Fran with hammer and nails in hand, physically building the new Stone Funeral Home, as Mike Sr. “supervised” construction. The new location opened in 1954. Francis Stone ran the Stone Funeral Home until 1961 when they combined the business and DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home was born.

Stay tuned for part 2!

10/02/2025

Did you know that, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? Thanks to advances in early detection and treatment, survival rates have improved significantly. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we stand in support of survivors, those currently fighting, and we remember the loved ones we have lost to this disease.

09/30/2025

Interesting Funeral Facts: Abraham Lincoln’s funeral in 1865 lasted three weeks and traveled over 1,700 miles by train from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois. Millions of Americans paid their respects along the route, and his time lying in state at the U.S. Capitol drew tens of thousands of mourners.

09/23/2025

Being part of this community means being here when you need us most. Neighbors caring for neighbors, every step of the way.

09/19/2025

Start the conversation with us today. Our caring staff is here to gently guide you through you options.

09/17/2025

Sometimes the smallest gestures mean the most! Comment below what small gestures can mean the most.

09/11/2025

Today, we pause to remember the lives lost 24 years ago, and honor the courage of the first responders and all who came together in the face of such tragedy. We will never forget.