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Broadway & Shenandoah Valley obituary helper
Search Grandle Obituaries and Verify Where the Service Is Actually Being Held
Grandle Funeral Home, Inc. is located in Broadway, Virginia, but its obituary pages cover families from Broadway, Timberville, New Market, Fulks Run, Bergton, Criders, Singers Glen, Rockingham and nearby West Virginia communities.
This guide shows how the official memorial pages work, which buttons are useful, how to check a service address, where to leave a guestbook message and what to do when an older obituary is difficult to locate.
The useful facts first
Grandle Funeral Home Obituaries: Quick Answer
You need a recent obituary
Start with Grandle’s official obituary area rather than a copied obituary or social-media post.
Opens the official Grandle obituary areaYou already found the memorial
Check the Services section before driving anywhere. The service may be at a church, cemetery or private location.
Run the service-address checkYou want to contact the family
Individual Grandle memorials can include guestbook, sympathy-card, flower and memorial-tree options.
See what each tribute option doesYou cannot find an older notice
Grandle has kept individual memorial pages online for many years, so use the historical-search workflow before assuming the obituary is gone.
Follow older-obituary stepsName lookup
How to Find a Specific Grandle Funeral Home Obituary
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Open Grandle’s official obituary area
Use the funeral home’s own site before trying a third-party obituary database.
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Look for the surname first
If you are unsure about a middle name, nickname or spelling, searching more broadly can help.
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Open the full memorial
The individual page is where Grandle places the obituary, service information and family tribute tools.
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Verify the correct person
Use dates, locality and other family-published information rather than relying on the name alone.
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Check whether services are public
Some Grandle obituaries announce a public funeral, some list a later celebration of life and others state that a service or burial will be private.
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Use the page’s Directions option when available
That is safer than assuming the service will take place at 148 East Lee Street.
Grandle serves several nearby Virginia and West Virginia communities. Check the dates and hometown information before deciding that you found the correct memorial.
What opens: Grandle Funeral Home’s obituary area. Use it for current notices and to reach individual memorial pages.
Know what each tool does
What the Buttons on a Grandle Memorial Page Are For
Before traveling
Grandle Services Are Not Always Held at the Funeral Home
Official Grandle memorials show several different service patterns. Some events are in the Broadway chapel, while others take place at churches, cemeteries or another family-selected location.
Her official memorial listed a memorial service at the Grandle Funeral Home Chapel, 148 East Lee Street in Broadway.
Opens the official Nancy Hoover memorialHer memorial listed the service at Manor Memorial United Methodist Church in New Market rather than at Grandle’s building.
Opens the official Susan Smith memorialHis celebration of life was listed at Damascus Church of the Brethren in Criders.
Opens the official Leonard Lantz memorialHis official memorial listed a celebration of life at a farm address in Timberville rather than at the funeral home.
Opens the official Brian Baker memorialRun this check before leaving home
Use 148 East Lee Street only when the person’s schedule actually lists Grandle Funeral Home or Grandle Funeral Home Chapel as the venue.
Condolences without guessing
How Grandle’s Guestbook and Sympathy Tools Work
Grandle memorial pages can provide several ways to respond to a death. The options vary by memorial, so use the person’s official page rather than assuming every notice has the same tools.
Guestbook privacy option
Grandle’s memorial interface can allow a guestbook sender to mark a message private rather than displaying it publicly.
Photo and candle tools
Some Grandle guestbooks also provide image-upload and memorial-candle options as part of the condolence process.
Write one sincere sentence, add a specific memory if you knew the person, and finish with a simple expression of support for the family.
What opens: an official Grandle guestbook page showing the condolence form and memorial options.
Before ordering a tribute
Flowers, Memorial Trees and “In Lieu of Flowers” Requests
Send Flowers
Grandle memorials can link to an online sympathy-flower store. The flower page states that orders are fulfilled and hand delivered by in-town florists.
Plant Trees
A number of official Grandle memorials offer a tree-planting tribute as an alternative remembrance.
Memorial Donation
Many obituaries name a church, rescue squad, hospice, veterans organization or other cause for memorial contributions.
Some families explicitly request donations in lieu of flowers. Follow the memorial instructions for that family rather than a generic flower prompt.
What opens: an official memorial flower page with florist and delivery choices associated with that obituary.
Historical lookup
Older Grandle Funeral Home Obituaries Are Still Useful Online
Grandle’s official website retains individual obituary pages from many years ago. Publicly indexed official memorials reviewed for this guide reach back to at least 2009.
If the obituary does not appear immediately
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Try a shorter name
Search using only the surname if you are uncertain about a middle name or nickname.
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Try a former surname
A maiden name, married name or alternate spelling can change the search result.
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Add the community
Broadway, Timberville, New Market, Fulks Run, Criders or another local place name can help distinguish similar names.
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Search the Grandle domain directly
Older memorials often use URLs beginning with grandlefuneralhome.com/obituary/ followed by the person’s name or an older numeric ID.
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Call when the information is time-sensitive
If you are trying to attend an imminent service, calling Grandle is safer than relying on search-engine indexing.
Useful location context
Communities Commonly Seen in Grandle Memorial Pages
Grandle’s official obituaries show that the Broadway funeral home serves families across a wider Shenandoah Valley and nearby West Virginia area, not only people whose residence is listed as Broadway.
If you remember the town but not the exact spelling of the person’s name, combine the surname or partial name with the community when searching the web for the Grandle memorial.
Military-service clue
How Veteran Information Appears on Grandle Obituaries
Grandle memorial pages can display a visible U.S. Veteran marker when military service is part of the family-published obituary.
Veteran badge
The memorial can identify the deceased as a U.S. veteran near the name and dates.
Service branch
The obituary narrative may explain the branch of service and military role when the family includes it.
Veteran memorial request
Some notices direct memorial contributions to veteran organizations or describe a later military-related burial.
What opens: Robert Edward See’s Grandle memorial, which displays the U.S. Veteran marker and describes his U.S. Air Force service.
Military burial benefits and honors depend on current eligibility rules and documentation. Ask the funeral director and verify applicable benefits with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Why no funeral date may appear
Some Grandle Obituaries Announce Cremation, Private Burial or a Later Celebration
Cremation with later service
Some Grandle memorials state that the person will be cremated and that a celebration of life will be held later.
Private burial
Other notices publish a memorial service but state that burial will be private.
No public service
A family may choose private arrangements, so absence of a public service schedule is not necessarily missing information.
Robert Edward See’s official Grandle memorial states that he requested cremation and that a celebration of life would be held at a later date.
Make the call more useful
What to Have Ready When Calling About an Obituary or Service
Verified contact details
Grandle Funeral Home Address, Phone and Google Map
148 East Lee Street
P.O. Box 114
Broadway, VA 22815
Phone:
(540) 896-3231
Toll-free:
(877) 896-3231
Fax:
(540) 896-3535
Google Map — Grandle Funeral Home in Broadway
This map shows the funeral home’s Broadway location. Use it for a service only when the individual obituary lists Grandle Funeral Home or its chapel as the event venue.
See how the official system behaves
Useful Grandle Memorial Examples
These are not presented as the newest obituaries. They are stable official examples that show different features of Grandle’s memorial system.
Robert Edward See
Useful because: the memorial shows a veteran marker, cremation request, later celebration-of-life wording, donations and guestbook tools.
Frederick “Fred” Miller III
Useful because: the page demonstrates a celebration of life held in Grandle’s Broadway chapel.
Leonard Lee Lantz
Useful because: the memorial shows a celebration of life at a church in Criders instead of the funeral home.
Brian Crew Baker
Useful because: the memorial shows a celebration of life at a farm rather than a funeral home or church.
Helen Louise Wegman
Useful because: the memorial shows visitation and funeral at the Broadway chapel plus guestbook, flower and tree options.
Merle Benjamin Orebaugh
Useful because: this 2010 official page demonstrates how long-standing Grandle memorials can remain accessible online.
Know where every link goes
Official Grandle Links Used in This Guide
Grandle Funeral Home Home Page
Use when: you need the funeral home’s main navigation, contact or planning sections.
Grandle Obituaries
Use when: searching recent notices and individual memorials.
Call Grandle Funeral Home
Use when: a service is approaching, an obituary cannot be located or information needs direct confirmation.
Google Maps — Broadway
Use when: the obituary specifically says the event is being held at Grandle Funeral Home or its chapel.
No useful stable public PDF published by Grandle Funeral Home was verified during this review. The practical information above was therefore extracted from the funeral home’s public website and official memorial pages instead of linking readers to an unverified PDF.
Fast practical answers
10 FAQs About Grandle Funeral Home Obituaries
1. Where can I find Grandle Funeral Home obituaries?
Start with Grandle Funeral Home, Inc.’s official website and obituary area. Individual memorial pages contain the obituary plus available service and tribute information.
2. Where is Grandle Funeral Home located?
Grandle Funeral Home, Inc. is at 148 East Lee Street, P.O. Box 114, Broadway, Virginia 22815.
3. What is Grandle Funeral Home’s phone number?
The published main number is (540) 896-3231. Grandle memorial pages also list the toll-free number (877) 896-3231 and fax number (540) 896-3535.
4. Do Grandle obituary pages show funeral and visitation information?
Many do. Official memorials can include a Services or Schedule of Services section showing the event type, date, time, venue, address and directions.
5. Are all Grandle funeral services held at 148 East Lee Street?
No. Official Grandle memorials show services at its Broadway chapel as well as churches, cemeteries and private family-selected locations. Always use the event address on the memorial.
6. Can I leave condolences on a Grandle Funeral Home obituary?
Many Grandle memorial pages provide a guestbook where visitors can share thoughts and memories. Some pages also provide sympathy-card, image, candle or privacy options.
7. Can I send flowers through a Grandle obituary?
Many individual memorials provide a Send Flowers option. Read the obituary first because the family may request memorial donations instead of flowers.
8. How far back do Grandle Funeral Home obituaries go online?
Official Grandle obituary pages reviewed for this guide remain publicly indexed from at least 2009, although availability and search behavior can vary by memorial.
9. Does Grandle identify veterans on obituary pages?
Yes. Some official Grandle memorials display a U.S. Veteran marker and include military-service information when the family has provided it.
10. What should I do if I cannot find a Grandle obituary?
Try the surname alone, check alternate names, add the person’s community and search the Grandle domain. If you need service information quickly, call Grandle at (540) 896-3231 for direct confirmation.