Our Philosophy

Remember when you did business with someone, someone like your neighbor who owned the corner meat market, or maybe the milkman who delivered milk and eggs right to your door everyday? Remember how it was more like friends talking to friends than business deal. You trusted that person, and that person treated you like a member of his own family. Today, we don’t see to many businesses going that extra mile, and giving that kind of customer service, and sadly, we really don’t expect to be treated like “family” anymore.

At the Dalfonso-Billick Funeral Home and Cremation Services, we treat the families we serve like they are part of our own family. My name is Timothy J. Billick and I am the President and Supervisor of our funeral home. I remember as I was growing up, I was always taught to treat people the way you would want them to treat you, treat them like they were part of your own family. I was told that if you treat the person you are dealing with like he or she is a member of your own family, then you would be treating them with respect and kindness. I think every person who operates a business has their own way of measuring whether they’re successful or not, and we measure our success by the kind comments people make about the service we provide, and how comfortable we made them feel during one of the most difficult times in their life. We have built a reputation for treating people like family, being attentive to detail, and helping walk families through the funeral process. I’ve always said, “We provide friends and neighbors with a professional, compassionate, and dignified service”. All you have to do is ask one of the families we have served and they will tell you, that what we say is true.

Our funeral home is a full service funeral home, serving all faiths and nationalities, and provides a full range of funeral options, including cremation and traditional services. The funeral home also provides families the opportunity to preplan the funeral, and if they choose, prepay the funeral.

Staff

Timothy J. Billick operates the funeral home. Tim is a life long resident of Monessen, a 1974 graduate of Monessen High School, attended Gannon University in Erie, and is a 1977 graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. He has been a Pennsylvania Licensed Funeral Director since January of 1979 and is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, Westmoreland, Indiana, & Armstrong County Funeral Directors Association, and Mon Valley Funeral Directors Association. He is also a member of the Alpha Phi Delta National Fraternity, Monessen Lions Club, Knights of Columbus Council #954, Monessen Volunteer Fire Dept. # 2, Monessen Elks Lodge 773, Croatian Home and the Italian-American Heritage Society. Tim and his family belong to the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, where he serves as a Eucharistic Minister.

The funeral home also employ’s a part time staff providing personal assistance to families and visitors during visitations and funeral services. The staff prides itself in providing excellent service to all those they serve.