Awards and Honors
We're honored to have been recognized by organizations from within funeral service, as well as the communities we serve.
Hernandez Consumer Trends data featured in Memorial Business Journal
Funeral professionals face the daily challenge of understanding what families need and expect. With the advent of the internet, families now come prepared with their own research. At the NFDA Consumer Trends Conference, David Hernandez, CEO of Inglesby & Sons, discussed how analyzing consumer trends helps funeral directors meet these evolving needs. Hernandez highlighted that while age, gender, and location affect perceptions, the quality of services provided is ultimately what families value most.
Hernandez Honored as Latino Leader
Celebrate the success of our leader, David Hernandez, awarded Business Leader of the Year by mcrcc.org. Dive into his impactful journey and the inspiring work of others shaping a thriving Middlesex County.
Middlesex County Regional Chamber Honors David Hernandez as Business Leader of the Year:
The Community Leaders of Distinction Award honors an individual or organization whose activities have made a difference and have improved the quality of life for our neighbors and the communities in Middlesex County. This award celebrates and showcases the honorees’ important contributions to our community.
SCAN FYI Features David Hernandez
Most people are unfamiliar with what a funeral agent is, but having one can make the funeral process go smoothly for your next of kin. It may seem morbid to discuss this, but is part of the modern reality that our final wishes are not always carried out as we had intended. Having a funeral agent ensures your wishes are fulfilled to the letter. Meet David Lee Hernandez, Founder and CEO of Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes as he explains the purpose of a funeral agent.
Michael Grandi guest on SCAN Podcast
Cremation has become very popular in America, but do you know the many options that are available to you? Most of us don’t, so if you have been considering cremation, please listen to this segment of SCAN FYI for important details on the subject. Do yourself and your family a favor, and take the time to have a consultation with Michael Grandi, VP of Operations of Inglesby & Sons to get the facts.
Local Funeral Director Mentors Young Funeral Professionals During National Program
Brookfield, Wis. – David Hernandez Jr. of Inglesby & Sons with locations throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania was one of three leading funeral directors who served as mentors for the National Funeral Directors Association’s (NFDA) Meet the Mentors program. Meet the Mentors, which took place March 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia, brought new funeral service professionals together to learn from some of the country’s leading funeral directors and to network with like-minded peers.
Michael Grandi recertify us for CFSP designation
Michael V. Grandi, CFSP, a funeral director with Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes in Morganville, New Jersey, has recently qualified for recertification of the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP), by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.
David L. Hernandez selected as NFDA Mentor for National Program, “Meet the Mentors”
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is proud to introduce the funeral professionals who have been selected to participate in the 2023 Meet the Mentors program. The transformational program, which has been wholly funded by the Funeral Service Foundation since its inception in 2011, will take place March 12-14, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Emory Conference Center Hotel on the campus of Emory University.
Hernandez elected as Trustee of Funeral Service Foundation Board
he Funeral Service Foundation's Board of Trustees welcomed six new trustees and elected its 2022-23 executive committee at its meeting held last month during the NFDA International Convention & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland.
Michael Grandi selected to International Conference of Funeral Service Exam Boards, Standard Committee
The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards convened a committee to recommend the passing standard for the National Board Arts and Sciences Exams on October 25-27, 2022. Licensees representing diverse backgrounds in funeral service provide subject matter expertise to set the benchmark for the expected level of performance for a minimally competent exam candidate.
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Jersey Memorial-Waitt Funeral Home receive highest honor with NFDA’s Best of Best 2022
Morganville, NJ – Waitt Funeral Home and long
time directors David Hernandez and Michael Grandi were recently honored with
the 2022 National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Pursuit of Excellence
Award, placing it among an elite group of funeral service professionals. Pursuit of Excellence Award
recipients raise the bar on funeral service excellence by adhering to the
highest ethical and professional standards and providing unsurpassed service to
families and communities.
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Spring, Animals, and Grief Recovery
As funeral professionals, we
are always looking for ways to connect and help families. Funeral homes across
the country everyday run programs to educated and provide resources to families
before and after a death, from preneed programs, aftercare mailers, hotlines,
seminars, and holiday events, you name it a funeral home has tried it. Our team
felt the need to take what has been used in the past and find a way to deliver
it in a new way that would engage families but maintain our core philosophy of
“Ministry to the Bereaved”. With this new approach in mind our team at Waitt
Funeral Home & Cremation Service would gather for creative sessions and
brainstorming ideas and concepts. However, we just couldn’t settle on any
ideas, until one day an idea popped into our head and off, we went.
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Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes ReceiveS National Honors
Four New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association member fi rms recently were named Pursuit of Excellence Award Recipients by the National Funeral Directors Association.
The awards are presented “annually to fi rms that have demonstrated a commitment to raising the bar on funeral service excellence by adhering to strict ethical and professional standards and providing outstanding service to families and communities,” according to the NFDA.
Jersey Memorial records two locations for Excellence in Customer Service Awards by Johnson Consulting
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This Covid-Weary Industry Cautiously Consolidates
Funeral services stocks have eased, after being hoisted to record levels by more than two sad years of Covid-driven death tolls. Analysts now expect an increase in industry consolidation, as still-inflated death counts threaten to overwhelm the smaller funeral homes that make up the vast majority of the U.S. death services landscape.
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Old Bridge Funeral Home Receives National Recognition for Induction into Hall of Excellence
Old Bridge Funeral Home and Jersey Memorial firm was recently honored by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) with the 2021 Pursuit of Excellence. Only 542 funeral home locations around the globe – 110 funeral businesses and 432 funeral home branch locations – were honored with a 2021 Pursuit of Excellence Award, placing Old Bridge Funeral Home among an elite group of funeral service professionals. Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients raise the bar on funeral service excellence by adhering to the highest ethical and professional standards and providing unsurpassed service to families and communities.
Jersey Memorial Group acquires Historic Bedle Funeral Homes in Matawan and Keyport New Jersey
Bedle Funeral Homes Join Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes
Old Bridge, NJ – June 7, 2021 – David
L. Hernandez Jr., Founder of Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes, a leading provider of
funeral and cemetery services, has announced the acquisition of Bedle Funeral
Homes. The acquisition of the firm expands Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes’s holdings in New
Jersey.
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OLD BRIDGE TV ANNOUCES NEW PROGRAMMING WITH BUSINESS OWNER & ENTREPENUR DAVID HERNANDEZ TO CO-HOSTBRIDGE TO BUSINESS
Old Bridge– April 26, 2021 – Old Bridge Township through Old Bridge TV has collaborated with business leader and entrepreneur David L. Hernandez Jr as a contributor and co-host of a monthly program named Bridge to Business, announced Business Administrator Himanshu Shah. Beginning the May, Mr. Hernandez will provide expert business analysis on local business and business leaders from the town and region on Old Bridge TV and township social media platforms.
Jersey Memorial Group adds to Pennsylvania Footprint
Bolock Funeral Home & Crematory Joins Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes
Old Bridge, NJ – May 3, 2021 – David L. Hernandez Jr., Founder of Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes, a leading provider of funeral and cemetery services, has announced the acquisition of Bolock Funeral Home and Crematory. The acquisition of the firm expands the Jersey Memorial Group’s holdings in Pennsylvania.
“I’m thrilled about being part of the Pocono region community and partnering with Michael Bolock and his reputation and team” said David L. Hernandez Jr. “Mike and I just hit it off. We have such similar philosophies on family service, our team, how technology will impact the professional moving forward, I’m honored to be chosen by Mike to carry on the legacy of the firm he built.”
The funeral home was started in 1997 by Michael Bolock, since it’s opening the funeral home has been progressive and innovative, while still maintaining respect for the traditions of the community. Recognizing that cremation was becoming the chosen method for many families, Bolock Funeral Home was the first in Monroe County to open its own crematory,
“Since founding the funeral home, our main priority was families first.” Owner, Michael Bolock said. “This is very exciting for my team and I. It was very important to me to choose a successor that had a vision for the firm and ability to maintain high standards, I’m looking forward to working with David and his team, and focusing on our family’s experiences in the funeral home.”
“We are equally excited to welcome Bolock to the family. The firm is
excellent and with the cremation facility we are now able to offer complete in-house
cremation services to all of our Pennsylvania and New Jersey families,
something very few firms can offer,” stated Michael Grandi, Vice President of Funeral
Operations of Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes.
David Hernandez appears with Dan Isard to discuss funeral service during COVID
Michael V. Grandi, CFSP qualifies for Recertification
Michael V. Grandi, CFSP, a funeral director with Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes in Morganville, New Jersey, has recently qualified for recertification of the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP), by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.
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Hernandez a featured Funeral Director and Expert in Plan Your Passing National Campaign
"There is a night and day difference between families that have pre-planned and those that haven't."
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Jersey Memorial promotes Antonio AliBocas to Integration Officer
Old Bridge, New Jersey — David L. Hernandez Jr, Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes Founder & Principal, announced the appointment of Antonio AliBocas as Integration Officer, effective August 21, 2020.
“Jersey Memorial has rapidly grown over the past few years, the success we have accomplished is in finding key partner businesses and also integrating them properly by investing time, talent, and resources. The need to maintain a strong local commitment of the firm’s culture while integrating with Jersey Memorial is vital to the continued success and established long-term goals. I am pleased to announce that Antonio AliBocas has been promoted to our company’s leadership team as Integration Officer,” Hernandez said.
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David Hernandez Adds to West Virginia Footprint
David L. Hernandez Jr., Founder of West Virginia Memorial Group, a leading provider of funeral and cemetery services, has announced the acquisition of Cunningham, Parker, & Johnson Funeral Home in Charleston, West Virginia. The acquisition of the firm expands the Hernandez’s holdings in West Virginia to four locations serving over 800 families.
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The Customer Service Heroism Of Funeral Directors, The ‘Last Responders’ Of The Deathcare/Funeral Industry
In the unprecedented losses we’ve suffered so suddenly as a country, a large part of the burden, both logistical and emotional, has fallen on the funeral industry, sometimes called deathcare. These professionals–funeral directors and their employees–often serve in small, customer service-focused family businesses that have been an element of their communities over the course of multiple generations.
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Jersey Memorial and VP of Operations Michael Grandi featured in COVID-19 preparedness
That’s a front-of-mind concern for Michael Grandi, the vice president of operations for the Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes which operates 10 funeral homes across New Jersey, three in Pennsylvania and one in West Virginia.
He described the precautions his staff takes when they pick up a body at a hospital morgue: immediately upon leaving, they take off their gowns, gloves and other protective equipment, and dispose of it in a garbage bag.
For the full article, visit the Talking Points Memo website: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/funeral-homes-coronavirus-masks-ppe
David Hernandez featured on COVID-19 Restrictions on Funerals
David Lee Hernandez, principal of Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes, which owns firms in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, says his locations are placing signage throughout funeral homes and requiring visitors to sign and acknowledge their request for social distancing.
Hernandez adds that he’s also worked with his management team to restructure removals, embalming and establishing central prep facilities to minimize the chance of contamination. With all schools in New Jersey ordered closed, he’s trying to rearrange schedules to accommodate staff with children.
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Roselawn Funeral Home, Hospice Compassus team up to create ‘Trees of Remembrance’
The 'most wonderful time of the year' for some, is a period of grief for others.
That's why the Roselawn Funeral Home and Hospice Compassus teamed up to help the grieving this holiday season -- through 'Trees of Remembrance' at Mercer Mall.
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Michael V. Grandi, CFSP, now qualified Certified Funeral Service Practitioner.
Michael V. Grandi, CFSP, of Morganville, NJ, has recently qualified the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP), by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice.
A number of professions grant special recognition to members upon completion of specified academic and professional programs and "CFSP" is funeral service's national individual recognition.
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VIDEO: YMCA Stronger Together Gala a Huge Hit, celebrating 145 years of service to our community
The Distinguished Citizen Service Award was presented to David Hernandez, Old Bridge, for his outstanding community service. Learn More
A Growing success story
Nineteen years later, Hernandez, 37, has gone from an intern to the principal/founder of the Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes that operates 11 funeral homes and two cemeteries. Nine of the funeral homes are in New Jersey and one is in Pennsylvania. In May, Hernandez purchased a funeral home and two cemeteries in West Virginia. Learn More
YMCA Stronger Together recognized David Lee Hernandez, Jr
The Community YMCA and YMCA of Western Monmouth County will celebrate coming together as the newly united YMCA of Greater Monmouth County and honor influential community leaders at their Stronger Together Gala on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 from 6-11 p.m., at The Addison Park in Aberdeen.
“The Stronger Together Gala will be the highlight of an exciting and historic year for the YMCAs of Monmouth County as we join forces as one Y to strengthen the foundation of our community,” said Laurie Goganzer, president & CEO of The Community YMCA. “We are looking forward to honoring five dedicated volunteers who’ve been instrumental in helping the Y increase its impact.”
David Hernandez, Jr. will be honored with the Y's 2019 Distinguished Citizen Service Award.
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Innovators Turn Out for the Preneed Summit Sponsored by Homesteaders
An article recently published in Funeral Service Insider, featuring David Lee Hernadez Jr., founder of the Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes.
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David Lee Hernandez, Jr named to NJ Biz Forty Under 40 List
The 2018 NJBIZ 40 Under 40 awards honor young professionals, as you may have guessed, under the age of 40 making moves in the Garden State. Some names you may know, others you may be seeing for the first time – but we're betting it won't be the last.
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Operation Purple Heart will designate parking for veterans
MARLBORO, Mar 20, 2018 - The operator of the Waitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Route 79, wants to establish designated parking spaces for veterans at businesses in Marlboro. The funeral home has launched Operation Purple Heart, an initiative to honor veterans who live in Marlboro and those who visit businesses in the community.
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2018 NFDA Best of the Best Award
Old Bridge Funeral Home was also pleased to receive the Best of the Best Award from NFDA. This recognition highlights the innovative ideas developed and carried out by the Pursuit of Excellence Award winners. Only 2 firms from across the USA were chosen from the Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients as the outstanding programs of the year. Best of the Best Award winners have developed quality programming that goes the extra mile for the families and communities they serve. Old Bridge Funeral Home is now considered the top funeral home establishments in the United States.
Perhaps what we are most proud of is NFDA honoring Old Bridge for creating and publishing the monthly newspaper "All Around Old Bridge", a hyper local, apolitical paper highlighting the people and businesses of Old Bridge. The paper also highlights monthly articles from elected officials including the Mayor, Council President and many of the department leaders informing residents of the progress and initiatives taken within the town. This program was created with private investment dollars at no cost to the tax payers of Old Bridge.
2018 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award
Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Home's commitment to serving families has been recognized on a national level. Annually, the NFDA honors funeral homes for their dedication to excellence. Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Homes has been a member of NFDA and consistently receives the Pursuit of Excellence Award for outstanding service and professional standards. This award requires superiority in continuing education and staff development, family outreach, community service, professional association service and participation, and marketing and public relations. Only the top 1% of funeral homes receive this award nationally.
Business Leader of the Year by Old Bridge Kiwanis Club - 2016.
Old Bridge, NJ, May 13, 2016 (Newswire.com) - When the Old Bridge Kiwanis Club decided to award their inaugural Business Leader of the Year Award, they didn’t have to go very far. Their first recipient is David Hernandez Jr., owner of Old Bridge Funeral Home, and a fellow member of the Kiwanis Club...
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Inglesby And Sons Honors Veterans at the Tomb of The Unknown Solider
Inglesby and Sons Funeral Home had the honor of placing a memorial wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The wreath was dedicated in honor of those they have served here in New Jersey...
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2014 Johnson Consulting Group Excellence in Customer Service Award
MORGANVILLE - The Johnson Consulting Group of Scottsdale, Arizona presented the Old Bridge & Waitt Funeral Homes Funeral Home, Pennsauken, with the Excellence in Customer Service Award for achieving the highest levels of customer satisfaction in 2014. The Johnson Consulting Group is a nationally acclaimed funeral home consulting firm that developed and implemented the first of its kind JCG Performance Tracker™ to measure a family’s level of satisfaction with their funeral home provider. The Awards were presented to select JCG client funeral homes who achieved the highest Overall Performance Scores from responses to family satisfaction surveys sent to each family they served during 2014.
“Old Bridge & Waitt Funeral Home has been recognized as a leader in delivering exceptional customer service and has raised the standard for other funeral homes nationally to achieve this level of success” said Jake Johnson, President of Johnson Consulting Group.
The Waitt Funeral Homes was founded in 1965 by the Waitt Family. “Maintaining a tradition of quality service is our top priority. It is a privilege to uphold that tradition while helping those in their time of need” according to David L. Hernandez, Jr. Owner/Manager of Old Bridge & Waitt Funeral Homes Funeral Home. Old Bridge opened its doors in 2007.
“Receiving this award is very humbling. I credit our devoted and outstanding staff with their attention to detail with each and every family we serve” he continued.
In addition to Old Bridge & Waitt Funeral Homes, Hernandez operates Oceanside Memorial Home, Belmar, Inglesby & Sons, and Funeraria Hernandez in Pennsauken as well.
A Funeral Home Success Story - March | April 2015
David L. Hernandez Jr., owner of Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes, is truly a self-made small business success story. His foray into the funeral profession and funeral home ownership is not typical...
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At Work: Funeral home profession 'more of a ministry' - Nov 9, 2014
Joe Cooney, Courier-Post
David Lee Hernandez, owner and operator of Inglesby Funeral Home in Pennsauken and three others in North Jersey, doesn't view his profession as a job.
"It's more of a lifestyle," the 32-year-old notes. "It's 24/7, 365 days a year. "Death knows no holidays, birthdays, weekends...
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2014 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award
Morganville, NJ – Old Bridge, Waitt, & Bedle Funeral Homes, founded by David Lee Hernandez Jr located in Old Bridge, which operated Oceanside Memorial Home, Inglesby & Sons, Old Bridge Funeral Home and Waitt Funeral Home have all been honored by the NFDA with the 2014 Pursuit of Excellence Award. Only 151 firms from around the world received this prestigious recognition in 2014, four of those under the direction of Jersey memorial Group. This is the third time in a row that Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Homes have won this award. This also marks the first time in the almost 100 year operating history that Inglesby & Sons has won, also brand new location Oceanside Memorial Home award in its inaugural year.
"OCEANSIDE MEMORIAL HOME IN LAKE COMO ENTERS THE COMPETITIVE LOCAL FUNERAL HOME MARKET" - JANUARY 30, 2014
Written by: Susan Bloom | Special to the Asbury Park Press
A career in the funeral industry is not for everyone.
Between the long, often unpredictable hours and the constant exposure to death and despair, "some people can't wrap themselves around seeing this every day - it's hard," conceded David Lee Hernandez Jr., owner of Oceanside Memorial Home in Lake Como. "But it's about being a caregiver and taking care of people. This isn't a job, it's a calling."
2013 Johnson Consulting Group Excellence in Customer Service Award
MORGANVILLE - The Johnson Consulting Group of Scottsdale, Arizona presented the Old Bridge & Waitt Funeral Homes Funeral Home, Pennsauken, with the Excellence in Customer Service Award for achieving the highest levels of customer satisfaction in 2014. The Johnson Consulting Group is a nationally acclaimed funeral home consulting firm that developed and implemented the first of its kind JCG Performance Tracker™ to measure a family’s level of satisfaction with their funeral home provider. The Awards were presented to select JCG client funeral homes who achieved the highest Overall Performance Scores from responses to family satisfaction surveys sent to each family they served during 2014.
“Old Bridge & Waitt Funeral Home has been recognized as a leader in delivering exceptional customer service and has raised the standard for other funeral homes nationally to achieve this level of success” said Jake Johnson, President of Johnson Consulting Group.
The Waitt Funeral Homes was founded in 1965 by the Waitt Family. “Maintaining a tradition of quality service is our top priority. It is a privilege to uphold that tradition while helping those in their time of need” according to David L. Hernandez, Jr. Owner/Manager of Old Bridge & Waitt Funeral Homes Funeral Home. Old Bridge opened its doors in 2007.
“Receiving this award is very humbling. I credit our devoted and outstanding staff with their attention to detail with each and every family we serve” he continued.
In addition to Old Bridge & Waitt Funeral Homes, Hernandez operates Oceanside Memorial Home, Belmar, Inglesby & Sons, and Funeraria Hernandez in Pennsauken as well.
2013 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award
Morganville, NJ – Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Homes has been honored by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) with the 2013 Pursuit of Excellence Award. Only 150 firms from around the world received this prestigious recognition in 2013, placing Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Homes among an elite group of funeral service providers. “Having won this award for the second straight year, shows the commitment of our family and valued directors to the highest ethical and professional standards and providing unsurpassed service to families and communities.”, stated David L. Hernandez Jr., Owner and Funeral Director
Last year, David L. Hernandez Jr., guided his team meet each family's needs with personalized and detailed services. Adding upon that was the desire to grow into additional community outreach programs, His desire to help each community has led him and his team to this years Pursuit of Excellence Award.
Clean Business Award - 2013
Old Bridge Township has named and presented the Township Award for Clean Business and Curb Appeal to the Old Bridge Funeral Home. This certificate is presented to one business in the township of Old Bridge that meets the strict guidelines of Green Practice and exemplifies facilities Management.
Above and Beyond - January 2013
It is with our pleasure that David L Hernandez, Jr., funeral director and owner of Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Homes, has been recognized by the leadership of Calvary Chapel Old Bridge with the "Above and Beyond" plaque. In recognition and appreciation to David L. Hernandez, Jr, for faithfully ministering to families who have lost loved ones. Calvary Chapel Old Bridge can safely trust that the Old Bridge Funeral Home will always provide compassionate, trustworthy and attentive care to the families of our fellowship.
2012 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award
Morganville, NJ – Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Homes has been honored by the NFDA with the 2012 Pursuit of Excellence Award. Only 164 firms from around the world received this prestigious recognition, placing Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Homes among an elite group of funeral service providers. Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients raise the bar on funeral service excellence by adhering to the highest ethical and professional standards and providing unsurpassed service to families and communities.
“Old Bridge and Waitt Funeral Home’s participation in the Pursuit of Excellence Award program reflects a clear determination to exceed the expectations of those they serve,” said NFDA Chief Executive Officer Christine Pepper, CAE. “This prestigious recognition assures families of the high-quality, compassionate service they will receive the moment they walk through the funeral home’s front door.”
David L. Hernandez Jr., Owner and Funeral Director believes he and his staff strive to meet each family's needs with personalized and detailed services. His desire to help each family has led him to his motto of, "Each life has a story, and that story deserves to be told through meaningful tributes and celebrations of life."