Coshocton sits at the meeting of three rivers — the Muskingum, the Walhonding, and the Tuscarawas. It is a place where community runs deep, where neighbors still know one another's names, and where the measure of a business is not its size but the steadiness of its care.
Free Funeral Home has stood on that principle. From 788 S. Second Street, the staff here has answered calls from farm families and town families alike — arranging services with the attention and respect that every Coshocton family deserves, regardless of circumstance.
The current site runs a shared vendor template identical to hundreds of funeral homes across the country. There is no local story here — no reflection of Coshocton's history, its people, or the name that has served them. This mockup shows what that local identity could look like.
Every family that walks through the door at 788 S. Second Street brings a name rooted in this county — Workmans and Hutchinses, Fleshers and Remoleys, names etched into Coshocton's churches and cemeteries for generations. Free Funeral Home has served them without fanfare, without a franchise playbook.
That legacy deserves a presence that reflects it. A shared vendor template built for hundreds of markets simultaneously cannot carry a local story. A website built for Coshocton can.
Representative Community Names · Coshocton County · Ohio
A complete chapel service with visitation, ceremony, and procession — arranged with care and personal attention at our South Second Street chapel in Coshocton.
A memorial service before or after cremation, with visitation, music, and reflection. Urn selection from our chapel, personal delivery to family.
A more intimate gathering at the cemetery — for families who prefer the simplicity of a single ceremony at the place of rest in Coshocton County.
Full coordination of military honors — flag presentation, taps, and cemetery coordination. We handle all VA paperwork for Coshocton County veterans.
A quiet conversation, planned in advance — locking in today's costs, easing the burden on those who follow. Funded through a licensed pre-need insurance plan.
When the call comes at any hour, we answer. Our staff is always on call at the Coshocton chapel — to bring your loved one into our care without delay.
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Family members live across Ohio and beyond. When someone passes in Coshocton while relatives are travelling — or when loved ones have already returned home — our digital services keep everyone connected, from any distance.
We broadcast services live so that family members who are travelling, elderly, or too far to make the journey can still be fully present. A private link, shared only with those you choose.
Leave a message, a memory, or a photograph on the family's memorial page. Condolences submitted online are gathered and printed for the family — a keepsake of everyone who cared enough to write.
You don't need to be in Coshocton to pre-plan. Our pre-need coordinator handles consultations by phone or video. Former residents who want to be laid to rest in Coshocton County can plan from wherever they now call home.
"Every family that walks through our door carries a Coshocton name.
We carry it back out with dignity, with care,
and without exception."
Free Funeral Home · 788 S. Second St. · Coshocton, Ohio
Our directors are on call twenty-four hours at our Coshocton chapel. Reach us by phone any hour, or write us a note — we will be in touch within the hour.