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Gertrude "Trudy" Helms's Timeline

Born: 02/02/1935

Aunt Trudy

June 8, 2026

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October 3, 2023

Very professional and caring staff. The building is clean and beautiful.

Karen Raley
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April 7, 2023

they did amazing they were so understanding caring and there really nice i would highly recommend them 10/10

Allison Grennwell
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June 24, 2023

I must commend the staff for its care and diligence throughout the process. At no time was I ever concerned from to start to finish. Mr. John Parker was particularly commendable he always addressed our family concerns in a timely manner. I would not hesitate to use their services again.

Kenneth W
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November 10, 2023

I went to arrange for my cremation. Allison helped me and was very knowledgeable and very nice! She answered all my questions. Valerie is also very nice! I was with another funeral home locally and was not pleased with them at all! So I’m very happy with Mattingley-Gardiner! Yes I would highly recommend them .

Victoria Ritchie
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October 27, 2023

Allison, Mike, Brenda and the entire staff of the funeral home are top notch professionals.After the passing of my mother they help make whole overwhelming experience so much easier as they walk you through each step as you grieve. It's never easy burying a loved one but if you find yourself in that position call Mattingleys. Allison did an outstanding job from start to finish. Thank you staff, your respect and kindness will never be forgotten!

John Cusic
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February 22, 2024

Recently my Uncle passed away, leaving my Aunt with school age children behind. John and his staff were patient, compassionate and knowledgeable. They made this process as easy as it could possibly be. It was clear the great care they took in preparing my Uncle for viewing and careful consideration in how to approach delicate topics such as closing the casket. Our family is forever thankful.

Samelia Minnich
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February 8, 2025
Mattingly-Gardiner Funeral Home did a wonderful job for my husband's funeral. Allison was great. So kind and thoughtful. Everything was perfect. Thanks so much.

Barbara Morgan
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December 28, 2024

I would recommend Mattingly-Gardiner to anyone who experiences a death in the family. My family just had a viewing as well as a cremation for my mother. I was my mother's primary caregiver the past year. The past year was medically traumatizing for myself as well as her. John Parker and his staff were patient, empathetic, transparent, and walked my sister, my brother in law, and myself through the entire process. The deacon who spoke at her viewing was phenomenal as well and my family commented to me afterwards how wonderfully he spoke. Our funeral experience with Mattingly-Gardiner exceeded everything my family could have hoped for in bringing peace as well as light in my mother's memory. My mama is truly no longer suffering anymore.

Kelly Hobbs
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January 31, 2025

MGFH recently managed my father's service and were professional, respectful and amazing during a very sad time. I would highly recommend John Parker and his team.

David McDonald

“Ceremony is essential to humans: It's a circle that we draw around important events to separate the momentous from the ordinary. And ritual is a sort of magical safety harness that guides us from one stage of our lives into the next, making sure we don't stumble or lose ourselves along the way. Ceremony and ritual march us carefully right through the center of our deepest fears about change…”

Elizabeth Gilbert

"When someone we love dies, the funeral is an essential rite of passage. The funeral ritual does more than acknowledge the death of someone loved. It helps provide you with the support of caring people. Without a funeral, people typically struggle much more with their ongoing, necessary grief."

Dr. Alan Wolfelt

“A well-crafted and skillfully delivered funeral ceremony gives our feelings of love and loss a place to go. The best ceremonies – whether they are religious or secular, modern or traditional, casual or formal – are grounded in authenticity and are a true reflection of the life that has been lived.”

Linda Stuart

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41590 Fenwick Street
P.O. Box 270
Leonardtown, MD 20650
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