• Address: 15-25 Bridge Street, Bendigo Victoria 3550
• Phone: (03) 5443 4455
• Fax: (03) 5442 4154
• Email: office@mulqueen.com.au
• Website: www.mulqueen.com.au
• Services: At need, prepaid and pre-arranged funeral services

From it’s earliest beginnings the Mulqueen Family funeral business has pioneered service for the Bendigo Community.

Commenced in 1853 by Mr Thomas Abell, and advertised in the Bendigo Advertiser as being located in both Bridge and High Streets Bendigo, Abell sold the business in 1854 to Mr Thomas Joseph Oakley, who operated it until his death in 1885.

His son William Henry Oakley and Mr Peter Fizelle took over the business in partnership from 1886 to 1895. On the 1st of March 1895 Peter Fizelle became the sole proprietor running the business under his own name. This was the start of continuous ownership by the Fizelle – Mulqueen family. On February 5th 1900 the firm became ‘FIZELLE & MULQUEEN’:, following the marriage of Fizelle’s daughter, Elizabeth, to Michael Mulqueen, an Irish immigrant who arrived in 1891.

In 1934, the company became ‘MULQUEEN & SONS, and was managed by Michael’s son John, until his death in 1950.

By the late 60′s a major trend toward Funeral Chapels had developed and so in 1969 Peter and John Mulqueen (4th Generation) decided to construct Bendigo’s first purpose built Funeral Home. The additional name ‘Bendigo & District Funeral Services’, was introduced at this time.

Although we are now regarded as one of the largest Funeral Companies in Regional Victoria we jealously guard our reputation for personal care and attention.

Today, we offer Bendigo’s best Funeral Home with Bendigo’s largest Funeral Chapel, considerable off street parking, newly refurbished facilities, caring and competent staff, and a tradition of family service unattainable by other local funeral organisations.

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Our role explained…
The Funeral Director is there to ensure that every detail is attended to as the family has requested.  Their role is to guide the family through the arrangements in a caring and understanding manner.

You can speak with the funeral director at their office or in your home, wherever you feel most comfortable.

Specifically the duties of the Funeral Director are:

- to meet with and discuss the many aspects of the funeral with the family, setting out the various choices available, and the costs involved.

- once the funeral arrangements are set, the funeral director liaises with various organisations which may include clergy, cemetery, hospital, doctor, and service organisations to confirm arrangements.

- arrange to collect the deceased from the place of death and prepare the body for viewing.

- place Death and Funeral notices in local and metropolitan newspapers.

- organise any family floral tributes.

- conduct the funeral on the day, and time decided.

- finalise the necessary paperwork to ensure all legal requirements are met.

To learn more about our funeral services, please visit: www.mulqueen.com.au