Memorial Funeral Home

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In 1936, Charles A. Edenbach Sr., along with his wife Loretta (Sullivan) Edenbach, established the Memorial Funeral Home when his storefront funeral directing business at 89 Broadway, Newport, was relocated to a "home for funerals", further out of town at 375 Broadway, Newport.

Mr. Edenbach Sr. was a visionary in many ways, being most notable was his creation of this grand colonial styled structure specifically created to provide family and friends a means to pay the finest tribute to the memory of their loved one, without hardship. His creation of this "home for funerals" was quite a new idea in the mid 1930's, as funerals in that era were conducted from the family home.

The funeral home structure itself was so advanced and complete when built, that it served the needs of the Newport community for more than 50 years before any significant changes were warranted. In the late 1980's, Mr. Edenbach's sons, Charles Jr. and Robert, paid tribute to their mother and father by extensively renovating the funeral home and dedicating a new funeral chapel to their memory. 
 

Photos by Michael Eudenbach