Cremation Services in
Cashtown, PA


Dignified Cremation Services for Cashtown, PA Families

Losing someone you love is hard enough without wondering whether the people caring for them are strangers you've never met. In Cashtown, that worry doesn't have to enter the picture. Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home & Cremation Center sits just 15 miles from the village, roughly a 20-minute drive along U.S. Route 30 over South Mountain, and has spent more than 40 years earning the trust of families across Franklin and Adams Counties.

There's no need to drive into an unfamiliar city or work with a company that feels more like a corporate call center than a funeral home. Our doors are open to Cashtown families the same way they've always been open to our neighbors in Chambersburg: as a family business, run by a family, for families.


Why an On-Site Crematorium Matters

Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home apart from other providers serving the St. Thomas area is our fully licensed, on-site crematoriu. Our crematorium sits inside our own 13,000-square-foot Chambersburg facility, so nobody outside our staff ever takes custody of your loved one. Our crematory operators are certified, we hold membership in the Cremation Association of North America (CANA), and we follow that organization's strict identification and ethical standards from beginning to end.


For a Cashtown family, the practical result is a shorter timeline and total clarity about who is handling every step, because it's us, start to finish.

Choosing the Right Type of Cremation Service

Not every family wants the same thing, and we don't expect them to. Cashtown residents can choose from:


Traditional Cremation with Funeral Service

Visitation and a full funeral, with your loved one present in a cremation casket, held before cremation takes place. This suits families who want a traditional goodbye but prefer cremation afterward.


Memorial Service with or Without the Urn Present

A gathering held wherever feels most fitting, whether that's our chapel, your place of worship, or another setting you choose, scheduled whenever your family is ready.


Direct Cremation

A simple, affordable option with no formal service required, leaving families free to plan a private remembrance whenever and however feels right to them.


We also offer environmentally conscious container choices, including biodegradable cloth-covered cardboard and fiberboard, along with plain cardboard alternatives at no additional charge for families who wish to minimize their environmental impact.


Once cremation is complete, your family has full freedom in choosing how to honor your loved one: scattering their remains in a meaningful location, arranging burial in a cemetery plot or columbarium niche, or keeping them close in a beautifully crafted urn from our selection.



Why Cashtown Families Choose Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home

  • Closest full-service cremation provider to Cashtown, about a 20-minute drive via US-30.
  • Family-owned since 1983, with a Geisel family funeral heritage reaching back to 1919
  • Transparent pricing with no hidden fees or surprises
  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays
  • CANA member firm following the highest ethical and identification standards
  • Voted Franklin County's Best and a 2023 Community Choice Award winner



Contact Us for Cremation Services in Cashtown, PA

Whether you're arranging services right now or thinking ahead for the future, we're glad to talk it through with you.


Address: 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202. Phone:  (717) 264-6416 — available 24/7.
Serving: Cashtown, Gettysburg, Fayetteville, Chambersburg, and communities throughout Adams and Franklin Counties, PA


Every question is a fair one, and every family deserves a straight answer. Call any time, day or night, and let's talk about what a fitting tribute could look like for the person you love.

Frequently Asked Questions

About 15 miles, which works out to roughly 20 minutes on U.S. Route 30, crossing South Mountain through the Cashtown Pass and the Michaux State Forest before reaching Chambersburg. It's a manageable drive, and one that spares Cashtown families from having to look farther afield for full cremation and memorial care.

The cremation itself typically takes 2–3 hours. The full timeline — from when we take your loved one into our care until the cremated remains are returned to your family — usually ranges from 3 to 7 days. Because we operate our own on-site crematorium, we can often complete the process faster than funeral homes that depend on third-party cremation facilities.

Yes, and many families do exactly that. You might hold a full funeral service before cremation, a memorial gathering afterward with or without the urn present, or even both: a private viewing first, followed later by a larger memorial. We'll help shape whatever combination fits your family.

In most cases, yes, largely because it avoids costs like burial vaults, cemetery plots, and some of the preparation work tied to burial. We offer cremation packages at a range of price points, and we'll walk through an itemized cost breakdown with you before anything is decided.

We take identification and chain-of-care protocols extremely seriously. Before cremation, we require positive identification by immediate family members in one of our private family viewing rooms, ensuring without question that we are caring for your loved one. Our CANA membership binds us to strict ethical guidelines and best practices throughout the process.

Yes, and it's something we'd encourage. Planning ahead lets Cashtown residents decide what they want, lock in current pricing, and spare their families from having to make hard calls later, during an already difficult time. We offer flexible payment arrangements and can also transfer pre-need plans already in place with another provider.