About Michael Kennedy Funeral Services
Michael Kennedy Funderal Services has been serving the Greater Manchester communities of Alkrington, Blackley, Broughton, Charlestown, Cheetham Hill, Collyhurst, Failsworth, Harpurhey, Middleton, Moston, New Moston and Openshaw.
The teams at our Blackley and Collyhurst funeral homes will provide advice at every stage of the funeral planning process, and will arrange an individual and unique funeral to help you celebrate the life of your loved one.
Here at Michael Kennedy Funeral Services we also offer an affordable prepaid funeral plan, Choice, so that you can arrange and pay for a funeral in advance. This will protect your family from rising costs and remove uncertainty about your wishes.
If you would like to talk to us about planning a funeral, or our Choice plan, please come and see us in any of our funeral homes, or if you’d rather we can arrange a home visit. We’re also available 24 hours a day on the phone so if you need anything please don’t hesitate to call your local funeral home.
Meet the Team
Jean Kerins
Regional Administrator – North Region
Jean joined the company in 2008 and is now our Central Administrator North West. She had previously been in retail and enjoys working with people. She loves charity work and throws herself into a wide variety of activities, including helping out at St John Bosco’s social club. She helps with Christmas dinners for people on their own and raises money for the Wood Street Mission. In her spare time, she likes travelling, gardening, being with her family and walking the dog.
Pauline Lawrence
Funeral Director – Blackley
Pauline joined us in 2014, with more than a decades’ experience behind her. Her favourite part of the job is taking care of the deceased and looking after families in their hour of need. In her spare time, she enjoys raising money for charity, having cycled from Manchester to Blackpool on an 88-mile route and taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge. She also enjoys furniture restoration, decorating and crafts such as crochet and knitting.
Marie Maylett
Trainee Funeral Director – Blackley
Over the past decade since joining Michael Kennedy Funeral Directors, Marie has worked her way up to become a Trainee Funeral Director. She cares very much for the families she looks after who need her support following a bereavement. Outside of work, she likes to spend time with her large family and walking the dog.
Gemma Kennedy
Funeral Arranger – Blackley
Gemma has a degree in fashion design and joined the family business after she left university, more than a decade ago. In her spare time, she enjoys helping out at the local food bank, the Lalley Centre, and likes customising clothing and making accessories. She also spends time looking after her two nieces.
Our Values
Pride
We take pride in everything we do. Our aim is that everyone who works for Funeral Partners shares our values.
Helping People
Our business exists to help the bereaved to make fitting arrangements for their loved one’s last journey and to provide lasting memories for family and friends.
We do this with a positive, caring and understanding approach.
Respect for everyone
We value diversity and treat everyone with the same respect, courtesy and dignity.
Professional Standards
We are a professional organisation and we strive to achieve the highest possible standards in everything we do and to improve upon these standards continuously.
Accept responsibility
We accept responsibility for our actions both as a company and as individuals.
Partnership
We believe that we can only achieve our goals by working together in partnership with client families, suppliers and our employees.