Our team
Known throughout our local communities for the highest standards of compassionate care
When you place your trust in Gary Staker you can expect the highest standards of professionalism, and a truly distinct service. The role of your local funeral director is to ease the stress and burden of decision-making, to listen carefully so that we may offer you expert guidance and provide you with a single point of contact who is always on hand to ease any worries or uncertainty with compassion and practical help.
Gary Staker
Funeral Director
Kim Ramshaw
Funeral Director
Janet Smith
Administrator
Rhys Wait
Funeral Operative
Gary Staker branches
Monkseaton
Gary Staker,
Funeral Director
Shiremoor
Janet Smith,
Funeral Director
Latest Posts
The Hierarchy of Grief
When we meet someone recently bereaved, we subconsciously apply an invisible, unspoken hierarchy to the deceased. We actually place different values or priorities to people when they die. In this blog, managing director James Morris, shares his experiences. The...
Ashes to Ashes
Cremation is increasingly favoured over burial in the UK. And in a post Covid world, the significance of what to do with the ashes of a loved one becomes increasingly important. MD James Morris explains why. Our memory is just one of the things that makes us uniquely...
Competition and Markets Authority – delay in tackling funeral pricing transparency
In this week's Herald, our chairman Tim Purves, expresses his disappointment over the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) delay in tackling funeral pricing transparency. He outlines measures introduced across all our branches to provide clear information for...
