James McDonald Funeralcare, Stonehaven

57 Evan Street, Stonehaven, AB39 2HR

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  • Trust us to look after you and your loved one
  • Our caring and friendly team will guide and support you at every step of the way
  • We'll listen and help you arrange a send-off that feels right
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About James McDonald Funeralcare, Stonehaven

Our funeral home in Stonehaven has been serving the local community since 1980. During that time, we've come to know and love our local area well. We cover areas in and around Stonehaven, including Portlethen, Inverbervie, Newtonhill and Laurencekirk. We're here to give you a friendly, reliable and sensitively planned funeral service at your time of need.

Throughout our time here we've built strong relationships across the area with local churches, other places of worship and crematoriums. We have close ties with Fetteresso Church and Dunnottar Church. Whatever type of funeral service you want, religious, traditional or a celebration of someone's life, we will help you.

Whenever you need to arrange a funeral, we'll be here. Call us 24 hours a day or come into our calm and comfortable funeral home on Evan Street.

Facilities

  • Remembrance room / chapel of rest

    A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.

  • Accessibility

    Wheelchair access and accessible arrangement room.

Stonehaven funeral services

Paying for a funeral

You’ll need to pay 50% of the funeral cost within 2 days of making the arrangements and the rest after the funeral has taken place.

How to pay

We accept cash, credit or debit card as well as Apple Pay or Google Pay payments.

If you have an invoice, you can pay for the funeral online.

Help is available

If you need to help to pay for the funeral:

Co-op Legal Services

There’s a lot of work involved in probate, but Co-op Legal Services can take care of everything for you. They’ll take a few key details from you and then they’ll handle the rest.

Check if you need probate

Arranging a funeral

What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?

Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.

What clients say about us

Looking to plan ahead?
  • Unattended

    Direct Cremation Plan

    £50 gift card included
    £1,850


    • No funeral service that people attend

    • Cremation only

    • Basic coffin

    • No limousine

    • No cortege

    • No choice of date, time and location of funeral

    • Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees

  • Attended

    Simple Plan

    £100 gift card included
    £3,145


    • Funeral service that people can attend

    • Cremation or burial

    • Basic coffin

    • No limousine

    • Fixed cortege route

    • Restricted date, time and location

    • Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.

  • Attended

    Bronze Plan

    £200 gift card included
    £3,790


    • Funeral service that people can attend

    • Cremation or burial

    • Wood effect coffin

    • No limousine

    • Fixed cortege route

    • Restricted date, time and location

    • Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.

  • Attended

    Silver Plan

    £200 gift card included
    £4,295


    • Funeral service that people can attend

    • Cremation or burial

    • Wood effect coffin

    • One limousine

    • Flexible cortege route

    • Mutual agreement on date and time

    • Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees

  • Attended

    Gold Plan

    £200 gift card included
    £4,495


    • Funeral service that people can attend

    • Cremation or burial

    • Wood veneer coffin

    • Two limousines

    • Flexible cortege route

    • Mutual agreement on date and time

    • Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees

Unattended

Direct Cremation Plan

£50 gift card included
£1,850


  • No funeral service that people attend

  • Cremation only

  • Basic coffin

  • No limousine

  • No cortege

  • No choice of date, time and location of funeral

  • Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees

Attended

Simple Plan

£100 gift card included
£3,145


  • Funeral service that people can attend

  • Cremation or burial

  • Basic coffin

  • No limousine

  • Fixed cortege route

  • Restricted date, time and location

  • Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.

Attended

Bronze Plan

£200 gift card included
£3,790


  • Funeral service that people can attend

  • Cremation or burial

  • Wood effect coffin

  • No limousine

  • Fixed cortege route

  • Restricted date, time and location

  • Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.

Attended

Silver Plan

£200 gift card included
£4,295


  • Funeral service that people can attend

  • Cremation or burial

  • Wood effect coffin

  • One limousine

  • Flexible cortege route

  • Mutual agreement on date and time

  • Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees

Attended

Gold Plan

£200 gift card included
£4,495


  • Funeral service that people can attend

  • Cremation or burial

  • Wood veneer coffin

  • Two limousines

  • Flexible cortege route

  • Mutual agreement on date and time

  • Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees

You can pay in full, spread the cost over 6 or 12 months with no additional costs or monthly instalments over 2–25 years (2-5 years for Direct Cremation). There's an additional instalment charge when paying over 2-25 years and age restrictions apply.

Co-op Funeral Plans Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to sell and manage funeral plans. Explore our funeral plans.

Visit Us

Address

57 Evan Street, Stonehaven, AB39 2HR

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Parking

On site parking: No

Public car park: No

Street parking: Yes

There is plenty of free on street parking around the funeral home.

Opening hours

Monday
9am to 5pm
Tuesday
9am to 5pm
Wednesday
9am to 5pm
Thursday
9am to 5pm
Friday
9am to 5pm
Saturday
By appointment
Sunday
By appointment

Weekend appointments for making arrangements and visiting are available by request.

Calls are answered 24 hours a day by our central care team.

Visit Us

Address

57 Evan Street, Stonehaven, AB39 2HR

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Stonehaven funeral notices

View funeral notices and leave a tribute or donation in their memory

Questions and answers

You can call us at any time, day or night, and we will come to you, whether that is a family home in Laurencekirk or a care setting elsewhere in the area. Once your loved one is in our care at the James McDonald funeral home on Evan Street, we will sit down with you, explain the paperwork involved, and make sure nothing feels rushed or overwhelming.

Yes, our team at James McDonald on Evan Street covers Portlethen and the surrounding area, including Stonehaven, Newtonhill, Inverbervie, and Laurencekirk. Wherever you are in the area, we can come to you and guide your family through every step of the arrangements.

We use Baldarroch Crematorium and Aberdeen Crematorium, and we will talk you through which might suit your family best depending on your wishes and location. On the day, our team will lead the procession and ensure everything runs smoothly, from the moment we leave Stonehaven to the service itself and the time afterwards.

We regularly work with Fetteresso Church and Dunnottar Church for families who want a faith-based service, and we are equally experienced in arranging non-religious and civil funerals. Whatever reflects the life and beliefs of the person who died, our team will help you shape a service that feels right for your family.

There is plenty of free on-street parking around our funeral home on Evan Street, so families coming to make arrangements should have no trouble finding a space nearby. Our arrangement room is on the ground floor and the building has wheelchair access, meaning we can welcome everyone comfortably when you come to meet our team.

01569 763 283

If the funeral home is closed when you call, the 24 hour central care team will be able to help you.