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Bowling Green • Tontogany • Waterville • Whitehouse, Ohio
Find Dunn Funeral Home Obituaries and Choose the Correct Ohio Chapel
The official Dunn Funeral Home obituaries directory covered here belongs to Dunn Funeral Home and Peinert-Dunn Funeral Homes serving Wood and Lucas counties in northwest Ohio. The obituary system lets you search by name, sort notices, limit by date and—most importantly for this multi-location funeral-home group—filter by Serving Location.
Finding the obituary is only the first task. This guide explains how to identify the correct Dunn business, choose the right chapel, confirm visitation and burial addresses, prepare for an arrangement meeting, understand what Dunn says happens immediately after a death, compare funeral and cremation options, obtain Ohio death certificates, navigate Wood or Lucas County probate, verify Ohio funeral licenses and check Social Security or VA survivor benefits.
Fast answer
Dunn Funeral Home Obituaries: Where to Start
After searching a name, check the Serving Location shown with the obituary. Dunn’s site serves four chapels, so the funeral home named on a result is more useful than assuming every notice belongs to Bowling Green.
Search-intent protection
There Is More Than One Unrelated “Dunn Funeral Home”
The phrase Dunn Funeral Home obituaries is unusually ambiguous. Before using a phone number, sending flowers, opening a memorial or driving to a funeral home, match the city and official domain.
This article’s primary entity: Dunn Funeral Home / Peinert-Dunn Funeral Homes at dunnfuneralhome.com, serving Bowling Green, Tontogany, Waterville and Whitehouse.
Dunn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. is at 810 West Wilmington Street in Burgaw and uses dunnfuneralhomeandcremationservicesinc.com. Current main phone: (910) 259-9400.
Dunn Funeral Home, Inc. operates Newton Grove, Benson and Erwin locations and uses westanddunn.com.
Dunn Funeral Home at 11 Park Street in Houlton uses dunnfuneral.com and lists (207) 532-7403.
Dunn Funeral Home at 191 West Street in Bristol uses dunnfh.com and lists (860) 583-9219.
Use the city, state, domain and telephone together. Do not send payment, flowers, personal information or a condolence until those details match the family or obituary you are looking for.
Official obituary lookup
How to Search Dunn Funeral Home Obituaries Step by Step
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Open Dunn’s official obituary listings
Start with dunnfuneralhome.com rather than a commercial obituary aggregator when you need the funeral home’s current service information.
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Enter the person’s name
Use the obituary search box. Start with the full name and simplify it if the result is too narrow.
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Use the Dates filter when the name is common
If you know the approximate year or period of death, narrowing by date can remove unrelated results.
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Use “Serving Location”
This is especially useful for Dunn because the same obituary system serves Bowling Green, Tontogany, Waterville and Whitehouse.
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Open “View Details”
The directory card is only a preview. Open the full memorial for obituary text, events, tribute tools and final service information.
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Verify the identity
Compare full name, birth/death dates, community and other public family information before assuming it is the correct person.
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Read every event separately
Visitation, funeral, memorial service and interment can have different dates, times and addresses.
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Recheck close to the service
If an event is upcoming, reopen the official memorial before traveling rather than relying on a copied social post or search-engine snippet.
Enter the name → choose a date range if helpful → use Serving Location when you know the chapel → select View Details → review Events and service addresses → save the memorial link.
Dated directory check
Recent Dunn Obituaries Seen During the August 25, 2026 Review
Dunn’s official obituary directory was active during this review. The examples below verify the current system; they are not intended to remain a permanent “latest obituary” list.
A static article can become outdated the moment another obituary is published. This page explains how to use the official system rather than pretending to replace it.
Search more efficiently
Use Dunn’s Name, Date and Serving-Location Filters Together
If the person does not appear
Subscribe to official obituary notifications
Dunn’s obituary page includes a Subscribe To Obituaries form requesting a name and email address.
- Open Dunn’s obituary listings.
- Scroll to the subscription section.
- Enter the requested name and email.
- Submit the form.
- Keep any confirmation message or email.
Decode the memorial page
What an Individual Dunn Obituary Can Contain
Dunn obituaries may request memorial contributions to a church, hospice, scholarship, nonprofit or family fund. The presence of a flower button does not override the written preference in the obituary.
Some Dunn memorial pages expressly state that the obituary is protected against unauthorized reproduction or redistribution. Use the official page for the complete text and share its URL when possible.
Before you leave home
The Dunn Chapel Handling the Obituary May Not Be the Funeral Location
Dunn memorials document a common funeral-routing pattern: visitation at a Dunn chapel, funeral or memorial service at a church or community venue, then interment at a cemetery.
Past Dunn obituaries have listed visitation at 408 W. Wooster Street, a funeral or Mass at a separate Bowling Green church and interment at a cemetery such as Oak Grove Cemetery or Wood County Memory Gardens. Other memorials specifically state that burial is private.
Four-chapel directory
Dunn and Peinert-Dunn Funeral Home Locations
Bowling Green Chapel
408 West Wooster Street
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Phone: (419) 352-2132
Fax: (419) 353-1528
Tontogany Chapel
18620 Washington Street
Tontogany, OH 43565
Phone: (419) 823-4471
Waterville Chapel
7220 Dutch Road
Waterville, OH 43566
Phone: (419) 878-6530
Whitehouse Chapel
6603 Providence Street
PO Box 2837
Whitehouse, OH 43571
Phone: (419) 877-5322
Fax: (419) 877-9532
Dunn’s dedicated Contact Us page currently gives Tontogany as 43565, while the homepage location widget has also displayed 43566. For mailing or time-sensitive navigation, use the dedicated contact page and verify with the chapel before sending physical documents.
Find the chapel named on the obituary → confirm its street address and phone → use the site’s Get Directions option → call that chapel if you are mailing documents or need service-specific information.
Immediate need
What Dunn Says to Do When a Death Occurs
Contact the appropriate medical or emergency professional
Dunn says to contact emergency personnel or the person’s physician when the deceased was under medical care. If no one else was present, Dunn says police should be notified before the deceased is moved.
Staff usually starts the notification process
Dunn explains that professional staff notify the family and appropriate authorities. If the facility already has the chosen funeral home’s name, it can contact the funeral home as well.
Within the first few hours
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Follow medical/emergency instructions
The exact process depends on where and how the death occurred.
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Call the chosen Dunn or Peinert-Dunn chapel
The funeral director can ask about prearrangements and gather information needed to coordinate transportation.
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Locate any existing funeral plan
Look for written prearrangements, insurance information or cemetery selections.
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Ask one trusted person to help
Dunn recommends using relatives, neighbors, clergy or trusted friends for practical support such as calls, food, children or arrangements.
Within the first few days
- Notify close relatives and friends.
- Review the deceased person’s prearranged wishes.
- Meet with the funeral home.
- Discuss burial or cremation.
- Choose the type of funeral or memorial.
- Consider religious customs and clergy.
- Prepare the death notice or obituary.
Read Within Hours first → follow the section matching where the death happened → review Within the First Few Days → then read What to Expect When You Meet With Us before the arrangement conference.
Prepare before the meeting
What Dunn Says to Bring to the Arrangement Conference
Dunn publishes a concrete list of information that can make the arrangement meeting more efficient.
Identity / legal information
- Full legal name.
- Home address.
- Social Security number.
- Date of birth.
- Place of birth.
- Highest education.
- Occupation.
Family / service information
- Father’s name.
- Mother’s maiden name.
- Names and relationships of survivors.
- Chosen burial place if known.
- Clergy name and phone when applicable.
Documents / personal items
- DD-214 if the deceased was a Veteran.
- Insurance-policy information when applicable.
- Recent photograph.
- Clothing requested for the service.
- Photos, music, video or memorabilia for personalization.
Keep a private arrangement copy containing the Social Security number and insurance details, and a separate public obituary draft without sensitive identifiers. This reduces the risk of accidentally sharing private information while relatives collaborate on the obituary.
Private records belong only with the verified funeral home, insurer, court or government agency that actually needs them.
Arrangement workload
What Dunn Says Its Staff Can Handle During Arrangements
Official paperwork
Dunn’s arrangement guide includes preparing and filing the official death certificate among the tasks handled during the process.
Service scheduling
The arrangement process can include selecting locations, dates and times for funeral-related events.
Casket / urn selections
Families may review a casket, urn or other merchandise depending on burial, cremation and service choices.
Obituary drafting
Dunn lists drafting an obituary as part of the arrangement process.
Transportation
Necessary transportation is coordinated as part of funeral arrangements.
Pallbearers / personalization
Dunn can help families select pallbearers and incorporate meaningful photographs, music, crafts or treasured items.
Decision support
Burial, Cremation, Memorial and Webcast Options
| Option | What Dunn explains | Question to ask |
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| Immediate burial | Burial or entombment without a public service or gathering. | What funeral-home, cemetery and transportation charges apply? |
| Visitation | A viewing, wake or calling-hours gathering can precede a service. | Open or closed casket? What preparation choices affect viewing? |
| Funeral / memorial | Can take place at a funeral home, church or even a home. | Which venue best fits attendance and personalization? |
| Graveside / committal | A ceremony may occur at the cemetery around final disposition. | Is it public or family-only? What is the exact cemetery address? |
| Cremation | Cremation does not prevent visitation or a formal funeral before or after cremation. | Which viewing, service and final-placement choices are included? |
| Webcasting | Dunn describes live funeral webcasting for people unable to attend. | Is this particular service being streamed, and where is the official link? |
Final placement after cremation
Dunn specifically identifies this as a common misconception. A family may choose viewing, visitation, a formal service, memorial gathering or graveside ceremony along with cremation.
Compare Burial Services and Cremation Services → identify the ceremony and final-placement choices your family wants → note webcasting if remote attendance matters → take those choices into the price discussion.
Celebrating a life
Dunn Personalization Tools: Video, Tribute Wall, Printing and Digital Guestbook
Life Tribute Video
Dunn says it can combine family photographs, music and professional effects into a video for the service and as a keepsake.
Personalized Printing
Dunn describes stationery sets with more than 500 themes for register books, memorial folders, prayer cards and thank-you notes.
Tribute Wall
Visitors can share stories, photos, video/audio messages or symbols while also seeing obituary and service information.
Digital Guestbook
Dunn’s Tribute eGuest system can record guest names and addresses for thank-you cards, mailing labels and a keepsake book.
If the family wants a tribute video or personalized display, place high-quality photos in one shared folder and identify the few images that best represent major periods of the person’s life. This is more efficient than sending many duplicates from several phones.
Review Life Tribute Videos, Personalized Printing, Tribute Wall and Digital Guestbook → decide which tools actually help your family → ask Dunn whether each selected item has a separate charge.
Planning before an emergency
Dunn Preplanning: You Can Record Wishes Without Prepaying
Create a plan
Dunn says anyone can create a preplan and make changes later.
Prepayment is optional
Dunn explicitly states that prefunding is not required simply to preplan.
Plans can move
Dunn says a preplan stored with it can be transferred to another funeral home in the United States if the person relocates.
Micro-step: start a Dunn preplan
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Open “Why Plan Ahead?”
Review the reasons for documenting funeral wishes before deciding whether any payment is appropriate.
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Open the Pre-Planning Checklist
Use it to gather personal information and consider burial, cremation and service preferences.
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Complete the Pre-Planning Form or schedule a meeting
Dunn offers both a form-based route and a staff meeting.
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Discuss funding separately
Ask what is guaranteed, what can change and what happens if you move or choose another funeral home.
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Keep your own copy
Tell a trusted person where the plan and any funding documents are stored.
Read What if I Move? and Where Do I Start? → review the checklist → decide whether you only want to record wishes or also discuss prefunding → keep copies of any contract or funding documents.
Price transparency
Dunn General Price List and Your FTC Funeral Rule Rights
Its “When Death Occurs” page says staff will first provide a general price list so families have a basic idea of service costs, then walk through the arrangement process.
A current public Dunn GPL was not located on the main official pages reviewed for this article. That is not a reason to guess prices. Federal Funeral Rule protections give consumers specific price-information rights.
Micro-step: request a useful Dunn quote
- Call the chapel handling the arrangements.
- State the exact service you are pricing.
- Ask for itemized prices rather than only a package total.
- Ask what funeral-home charges include.
- Ask which amounts are cemetery, crematory, newspaper, permit or other outside charges.
- At an in-person meeting, keep the GPL.
- Review the final written statement against the choices you approved.
Read Your Rights Under the Funeral Rule → review telephone pricing, GPL, casket/outer-container lists, cremation-container rights and the required written statement → use those points when comparing Dunn choices.
Ohio professional verification
How to Verify an Ohio Funeral Director or Funeral Business License
Ohio’s eLicense system includes the Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. The state says its license database is updated daily.
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Open Ohio eLicense License Look-Up
Use the state system instead of a commercial professional directory.
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Select the relevant board
Choose Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.
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Search the business or individual
Use Dunn, Peinert-Dunn or a staff member’s name depending on what you are verifying.
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Review the current status
Use the state’s record rather than assuming a professional title on an old biography is current forever.
Choose the funeral-director/embalmer board → use the least amount of identifying information needed → open the matching record → review status and credential details.
Northwest Ohio vital records
Death Certificates for Dunn Families: Wood County and Lucas County Options
Because Dunn and Peinert-Dunn serve communities in both Wood and Lucas counties, the most convenient vital-record office can depend on where the family is located and which Ohio record service they prefer.
Wood County Health Department
1840 East Gypsy Lane Road
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Certified death certificate: $25.
Information requested: full name of deceased and date of death.
Online ordering is offered through VitalChek with an additional fee.
Toledo-Lucas County Health Department
Vital Records
635 N. Erie Street
Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: (419) 213-4100
Certified copy: $25.
The department says Ohio death certificates may be ordered in person, online, by mail or by phone.
| Route | Practical use | What to prepare |
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| Wood County in person | Convenient for Bowling Green / Wood County families. | Deceased person’s full name, date of death and payment. |
| Wood County online | Remote ordering through VitalChek. | Record information plus extra vendor fee. |
| Lucas County in person | Useful for Waterville/Whitehouse/Toledo-area families. | $25 per certified copy and identifying record information. |
| Lucas County mail | No trip to downtown Toledo. | Birth/Death Record Request Form, payment and self-addressed stamped envelope. |
Some banks, insurers and agencies require a certified copy, while others can verify the death another way or return the certificate. Make a list of actual recipients first.
Wood County Probate Court says it maintains birth/death records from 1867 through 1908. Its current copy price is $4.50 for a certified historical birth/death certificate and $0.10 per page for an uncertified copy.
Choose the ordering method → prepare the deceased person’s full name and date of death → review the $25 certificate charge → if ordering online, review the separate VitalChek fee before paying.
Choose In Person, Online, By Mail or Over the Phone → check current hours/fees → if mailing, download the Birth/Death Record Request Form and include payment plus a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Estate routing
Wood County vs Lucas County Probate After a Dunn Funeral
The funeral chapel does not determine where an estate is administered. The proper probate court depends on the deceased person’s legal circumstances, including domicile and assets.
Wood County Probate Court
One Courthouse Square
Second Floor
Bowling Green, OH 43402
GPS: 200 E. Court St.
Phone: (419) 354-9230
Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
except legal holidays
Lucas County Probate Division
Lucas County Common Pleas Court
700 Adams Street
Second Floor
Toledo, OH 43604
Probate case / estate information: (419) 213-4775
Use Lucas County when that court has jurisdiction over the estate—not simply because a Peinert-Dunn chapel is in Lucas County.
Wood County micro-step
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Open Wood County Probate Court
The homepage provides Probate Records Search, Probate Forms, Local Rules and Filing Fees/Deposits.
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Find any original will
Do not throw away original estate-planning documents while sorting the deceased person’s records.
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Identify likely probate assets
Make a preliminary list without assuming every asset automatically belongs to the probate estate.
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Use Probate Forms only after identifying the procedure
An estate, release from administration or other matter may use different forms.
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Call the court when the procedure is unclear
Court staff can explain filing procedures but cannot provide individual legal advice.
That can help when researching an existing estate or historical probate matter before requesting copies.
Use Probate Records Search for an existing matter or Probate Forms for procedures → check Local Rules and Filing Fees/Deposits → call (419) 354-9230 before filing when you are unsure which estate process applies.
Practical task order
A Simple After-Death Workflow for Dunn Families
Dunn can handle funeral arrangements and death-registration tasks, but banks, property transactions and many financial matters may require an executor, administrator or other legally authorized person.
Military funeral and burial benefits
Dunn Veteran Services and Current VA Burial Benefits
Dunn publishes a dedicated veteran-services page and says its staff can help coordinate military tributes and communicate with the Department of Veterans Affairs about federal memorial and burial programs.
Military honors
Dunn describes flag presentation, Taps and other traditional military honors that may be coordinated depending on eligibility and service circumstances.
Presidential Memorial Certificate
Dunn identifies this as one of the VA-related memorial benefits its staff can help families understand.
Headstone / marker
VA provides several government headstone, marker and memorial-item programs for eligible Veterans.
National cemetery burial
Eligible Veterans and certain family members may qualify for burial in a VA national cemetery.
Burial allowance
VA may help eligible claimants with funeral, burial, plot/interment or transportation expenses.
DD-214
Dunn’s arrangement checklist specifically tells Veteran families to bring discharge papers when applicable.
VA currently lists a $1,002 burial allowance and $1,002 plot allowance under the applicable eligibility rules. This is not an automatic payment for every Veteran.
Documents VA may need
- Death certificate including cause of death when required.
- DD-214 or other separation documents.
- Itemized transportation receipt when claiming transportation reimbursement.
- Additional supporting records for some service-connected claims.
How to apply
VA currently allows eligible burial-allowance applicants to apply online or by mail using VA Form 21P-530EZ.
Read Am I eligible? → check the type of burial benefit → review filing deadlines → gather the death certificate, DD-214 and relevant receipts → choose online application or VA Form 21P-530EZ → save the submission confirmation.
Review the funeral-honor choices Dunn can coordinate → tell the funeral director about Veteran status early → bring the DD-214 if available → use VA.gov for current federal eligibility, forms and amounts.
Local identity and continuity
Dunn Funeral Home History and Current Family Leadership
Dunn’s official history says Donald E. Dunn, Stephen C. Dunn and Marvin W. Dunn founded Dunn Funeral Home in 1975. The Bowling Green funeral home operates from an 1890s Victorian structure that had already been used as a funeral home before the Dunn family founded its business.
Dunn’s dedicated History page says Dunn Funeral Home and Peinert Funeral Homes merged in 2012. The homepage says the families recognized their shared mission and came together in 2013. Rather than invent certainty, this article preserves the discrepancy and treats the dedicated History page as the more specific historical source.
Stephen C. Dunn
Funeral Director and Embalmer. Dunn identifies him as former president of the Bowling Green funeral home.
Timothy R. Dunn
Funeral Director and Embalmer. Dunn identifies him as current president of the Bowling Green and Peinert-Dunn locations.
Robert J. Peinert
Funeral Director and Embalmer. Dunn identifies him as president and co-owner of the Whitehouse, Waterville and Tontogany Peinert-Dunn homes.
Brittany L. Dunn-Wilson
Funeral Director and Embalmer. Dunn identifies her as vice-president of the Dunn and Peinert-Dunn funeral homes.
Tyler J. Dunn
Funeral Director and Embalmer. Current Dunn staff biography says he received his funeral-director and embalmer licenses in 2019.
Gary O. Hartzler
Pre-Need Advisor and Monument Sales. Dunn says he also oversees its aftercare program.
Use it to identify current roles and funeral-home leadership. If you need professional-license status rather than a biography, cross-check the individual through Ohio eLicense.
Primary Dunn location
Dunn Funeral Home Bowling Green Address and Map
Dunn Funeral Home – Bowling Green Chapel
408 West Wooster Street
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Phone: (419) 352-2132
Fax: (419) 353-1528
Email: dunnfh@dacor.net
Do you actually need this address?
Yes: when meeting Dunn staff or when the obituary specifically schedules an event at the Bowling Green chapel.
Not necessarily: when going to a funeral, memorial or burial. Use the event address on the individual’s obituary.
Actionable source directory
Official Dunn, Ohio, County and Federal Resources
Official Obituary Listings
Use when: locating a death notice or upcoming service.
Official Contact Page
Use when: verifying one of the four chapel addresses or phones.
When Death Occurs
Use when: a death has just occurred or an arrangement meeting is approaching.
Funeral Services
Use when: comparing burial, cremation, memorial and webcasting.
Celebrating Life
Use when: considering tribute video, printed materials or guestbook tools.
Why Plan Ahead?
Use when: documenting wishes or considering prefunding.
Certified Death Certificates
Use when: purchasing an Ohio death certificate through Wood County Health Department.
Death Certificates
Use when: obtaining an Ohio record through Toledo-Lucas County Health Department.
Probate Court
Use when: estate administration, probate records, forms or historical Wood County records.
Funeral License Look-Up
Use when: checking a funeral professional or business credential.
Social Security After a Death
Use when: reporting a death or checking survivor benefits.
VA Burial Allowance
Use when: checking Veteran funeral/burial reimbursement.
FTC Funeral Rule
Use when: requesting prices or comparing funeral goods/services.
Honoring Veterans
Use when: coordinating military honors with the funeral home.
Direct answers
15 FAQs About Dunn Funeral Home Obituaries
1. Which Dunn Funeral Home does this obituary guide cover?
This article primarily covers Dunn Funeral Home in Bowling Green, Ohio and Peinert-Dunn Funeral Homes in Tontogany, Waterville and Whitehouse. Their official website is dunnfuneralhome.com.
2. Where can I search official Dunn Funeral Home obituaries?
Use dunnfuneralhome.com/obituaries/obituary-listings. The official directory provides a name search, sort controls, date filtering and a Serving Location filter.
3. What is Dunn Funeral Home’s Bowling Green address?
The Bowling Green Chapel is at 408 West Wooster Street, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402. The current telephone number is (419) 352-2132.
4. How many Dunn / Peinert-Dunn locations are there?
The official Dunn website lists four family-owned funeral homes: Bowling Green, Tontogany, Waterville and Whitehouse.
5. How do I know which Dunn chapel handled an obituary?
Check the Serving Location shown in the obituary directory or on the individual memorial. You can also use Dunn’s Serving Location search filter.
6. Are all Dunn funerals held at 408 West Wooster Street?
No. A Dunn obituary may list visitation at the funeral home, a funeral or memorial at a church or another venue, and interment at a separate cemetery.
7. What should I bring to a Dunn arrangement meeting?
Dunn recommends information including the full legal name, home address, Social Security number, birth information, parents’ names, education, occupation, survivor information, burial place, clergy contact, insurance information, DD-214 when applicable, a recent photograph and clothing for the service.
8. Does Dunn provide a General Price List?
Yes. Dunn’s “When Death Occurs” page says staff first provides a General Price List when meeting with a family to discuss arrangements.
9. Does Dunn offer cremation?
Yes. Dunn describes cremation options that may include viewing, visitation, a funeral or memorial service, interment, graveside service or scattering.
10. Does Dunn offer funeral webcasting?
Yes. Dunn’s Funeral Services page describes live funeral webcasting for family and friends who cannot attend. Availability for a specific service should be confirmed on the memorial or with the funeral home.
11. Can a Dunn preplan be transferred to another funeral home?
Dunn says its preplans are transferable to another funeral home in the United States if the person relocates or later chooses another provider.
12. How much is a certified death certificate through Wood County Health Department?
Wood County Health Department currently lists certified birth and death certificates at $25 each. Online VitalChek orders carry an additional vendor fee.
13. Where is Wood County Probate Court?
Wood County Probate Court is on the second floor of One Courthouse Square in Bowling Green, Ohio. Its GPS address is 200 E. Court Street and its phone number is (419) 354-9230.
14. Does the funeral home report a death to Social Security?
SSA says funeral homes generally report deaths to Social Security. If a funeral home is not involved or the death was not reported, SSA says to call 1-800-772-1213.
15. Does Dunn help Veteran families?
Dunn publishes veteran-service guidance and can help coordinate military tributes and VA-related arrangements. Current federal eligibility, forms and burial-allowance amounts should be verified directly through VA.gov.
Federal benefits
Social Security After a Death: Report, $255 Payment and Survivor Benefits
Funeral homes generally report the death
SSA currently says funeral homes generally tell Social Security when someone dies, so the family usually does not have to make a separate death report.
Call SSA
SSA says to provide the deceased person’s name, Social Security number, date of birth and date of death.
$255 lump-sum death payment
A spouse might qualify; if there is no eligible spouse, some children may qualify.
Survivor benefits
Certain family members may qualify for monthly benefits based on the deceased worker’s record.
Micro-step: use current SSA instructions
Federal benefit application methods can change. The official SSA page is the controlling source for today’s reporting and application route.
Read How to report a death → determine whether Dunn already reported it → review Lump-sum death payment and Survivor benefits → follow the current application instructions.