The Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory will open a new funeral home location with an on-site crematory in Willow Street in 2022.

The new location marks the sixth funeral home and third crematory owned by the Snyder family, which will also celebrate the company's 75th anniversary in 2022. Designed by Cox & Evans Architects, the facilities will be built on nearly three acres of what was previously an office building and farmland. The new 12,500-square-foot building will include 145 parking spaces.

Site work design has been done by RGS Associates. Fulton Bank is providing financing for the project, and Benchmark Construction will be the general contractor.

The modern funeral home will feature several amenities, including a state-of-the-art crematory, a spacious lobby, a large chapel with vaulted ceilings and 350 seats, a small chapel with a fireplace and vaulted ceilings, four arrangement offices, a witness room, a comfort room, a picturesque patio and garden located off the large chapel, a monument office, a pre-planning office and a large carport for family comfort.

Kelly Gramola Townsend will serve as the supervising funeral director for the new funeral home location. She is a native of Lancaster County and has spent a significant amount of time with her family in Willow Street.

The design of the funeral home will combine modern styles with architectural elements commonly found in the Lancaster area, including touches of limestone like those found on Lancaster County barns. Each room will have an open design and feature large windows to fill gathering spaces with as much natural light as possible.

Once the new funeral home is complete, Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory will operate on-site crematories both north and south of Lancaster city.

Benchmark Construction plans to break ground in August and finish the building sometime during the spring of 2022.

For more information, contact Chad Snyder at 717-471-7921 or chad@snyderfuneralhome.com. Learn more about the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory at http://www.snyderfuneralhome.com.