Indoor funeral wake venues are becoming more popular in Singapore, with the Singapore Government building more in recent years. This seems like they are trying to encourage more families to plan and hold wakes in these funeral parlours instead of void decks. In fact, the government has planned to open 3 more funeral complexes in Bukit Batok, Ang Mo Kio and Mandai Road. With the aging population of Singapore, the utilisation of these funeral parlours would be increasing the the coming years, with the number of deaths projected to increase from 22,000 annually in 2020 to 40,000 in 2024. Here are LRDF, we are seeing an increasing adoption of these indoor funeral venues and memorial halls.
Here are some of the more popular funeral parlours and halls that we have seen:
Woodlands Memorial
Address: 7 Woodlands Industrial Park E8 Singapore 758969
Website: https://www.woodlandsmemorial.sg/
Contact: +6588337877
Pricing: Starts from $900 per day ( 25 pax) to $4142 per day (120 pax)
Woodlands Memorial is the newest and largest funeral parlour in Singapore. This 9 story funeral complex was opened in April 2023. It has has a 10,000 sq m of floor space, 14 different memorial halls, a columbarium, 170 parking space and has a full roof top of solar panels. The funeral parlours can accommodate funerals ranging from 60-1000 pax. This is no wonder that when Mr Wee Cho Yaw died in February 2024, his family decided to hold his wake at this location.
Singapore Funeral Parlour
Address: 91, Tampines Link, Singapore 528748
Contact: +6563226322
Website: https://sfp.sg/
Pricing: Starts from $1,853 per day ( 36 pax) to $4,360 per day (72 pax)
SFP is another newly build funeral parlour located in Tampines, couple of minutes drive away from the iconic Ikea and beside a temple. SFP’s building is 8 stories tall andย has 2 levels of basement carpark and has halls which can hold up to 80 people. The halls are fully air conditioned and has a screen to show which funeral the hall is currently for.
Singapore Casket: Memorial Hall
Address:ย 131 Lavender St., Singapore 338737
Contact: +6562934388
Website: http://www.singaporecasket.com.sg/
Pricing: Starts from $550
Singapore Casket building is another popular option being located in a more central region of Singapore. It has 12 fully air-conditioned halls that can accommodate 15-250 pax. Each room is also equiped with a screen to show which funeral is being held. Parking is limited for this venue, the building it self does not have parking for guest. Guest will have to park at the road side parking around the building and walk across. This is usually acceptable during non peak hours, however, if guest are coming in during lunch time in the weekdays, parking around the areas is difficult and they will likely have to park further out and walk over.
Thing to note, we have heard good things about the service provided by the staff in Singapore Casket, saying they are very professional and understanding of the needs of family members.
Sin Ming Drive
There are couple of funeral parlour venues in Sin Ming Drive, these use to be the handful of places to hold a wake outside of the standard HDB void decks and Churches. They are fully airconditioned and comes with limited shared parking space. From our understanding only 2 parking spaces are allocated to each funeral parlour here. But there are many shared parking spaces. These venues are mostly fully air-conditioned and can comfortably hold between 20-40 pax.
However, these funeral parlours are located side to side, with only a thin wall to divide them. Therefore, during times when there are many funerals held at the same time, these spaces can become crowded. The space is not as intimate and the noise can travel between the different venues.
Ang Yew Seng Funeral Parlour ๆดชๅๆๆฎกไปช้ฆ
Address:ย Blk 38 Sin Ming Dr, #01-537, Singapore 575712
Contact: +6590901999
Website: https://www.ays.sg/
Trinity Casket
Address:ย 38 Sin Ming Dr, #01-527/531, Singapore 575712
Contact: +6564514496
Website: http://www.trinitycasket.com/
Chin Wah Heng Funeral Parlour
Address:ย 37 Sin Ming Dr, Singapore 575711
Contact: +6564591242
Casket Fairprice
Address:ย Sin Ming Dr, #01-571 Blk 37, Singapore 575711
Contact: +6564559909
Singapore Memorial Hall
Address:ย Sin Ming Dr, 37, Singapore 575711
Contact: +65 64567423
Catholic Churches
Traditionally, a vigil service would be held for a deceased for a Catholic individual. Churches often provide a venue ย for the funeral service and wake, to give a space for family members and the community to mourn and pay their respects.
Here are some popular churches for wakes:
Church of the Holy Spirit
Address:ย 248 Upper Thomson Rd, Singapore 574371
Contact: +65 6453 6340
Website: http://www.holyspirit.sg/
Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace
Address:ย 4 Sandy Ln, Singapore 437321
Contact: +65 6744 2879
Website: http://www.queenofpeace.sg/
St Joseph Dying Aid
Address: 100 Hougang Ave 8, Singapore 538790
Contact: +65 9780 0636 / +65 9172 4448
Website: https://stjosephdyingaid.org/
Catholic Church of St. Ignatius
Address:ย 120 King’s Rd, Singapore 268172
Contact: +65 6466 0625