Ascension Funeral Home, Kyiv

Ascension Funeral Home

The loss of a loved one takes the ground from under your feet. The world seems to stop, leaving the family with grief, pain, and confusion. In such a moment, the urgent logistics and paperwork can feel overwhelming.

Ascension Funeral Home extends our deepest condolences and stands ready to be your steady support in this difficult time. We take on the delicate, complex work of arranging a funeral so you can focus on memories and saying goodbye. Our mission is not only to provide funeral services, but to surround you with care, respect, and professional support at every step.

Comprehensive funeral arrangements in Kyiv

At a time of loss, the last thing you want to face is endless procedures and logistics. Our funeral service provides complete support from your first call. We deliver comprehensive funeral arrangements, sparing you from dealing with multiple institutions. A dedicated funeral director serves as your personal assistant and coordinator.

They handle all paperwork quickly and correctly: obtaining the medical death certificate, registering the state death certificate, and preparing all documents needed to receive funeral allowance.

For your comfort, our specialist can visit your home to discuss details calmly, consider family wishes and traditions, and plan according to your budget.

Our funeral services in Kyiv and the Kyiv region

We provide a full range of services required for a dignified farewell. Every service is delivered with tact, respect for the deceased, and professionalism.

Mortuary services and body preparation

Preserving a serene image of your loved one is an important part of saying goodbye. We arrange careful transportation to a morgue or cold storage to preserve the body until the day of the funeral.

Our trained staff perform all necessary hygienic and cosmetic procedures: washing, dressing, and post‑mortem makeup to soften traces of illness and give a calm, peaceful appearance.

For longer preservation — especially if farewell is delayed or long‑distance transport is required — we offer embalming (localized or full vascular embalming).

Funeral accessories

A dignified farewell includes symbolic items that show respect and love. Our funeral bureau offers a broad selection of funeral accessories for any budget. In our showroom you can choose:

• Coffins: from modest fabric‑lined models to premium lacquered caskets made of fine wood.
• Grave crosses: wooden and metal, in various shapes and sizes.
• Wreaths and floral arrangements: artificial or fresh flowers symbolizing eternal memory.
• Clothing and footwear for the deceased: complete sets for men and women.
• Shrouds, blankets, pillows, coffin sets: materials range from silk and satin to cotton.

Our agent will help you select everything in line with your wishes and religious traditions.

Transportation (hearse)

Our modern fleet allows us to provide hearse services promptly and at a high level. We offer vehicles for different needs:

• Hearse‑limousine for a formal and representative ceremony.
• Hearse minivan — a versatile option with seats for 2–5 companions or a pallbearer team.

All vehicles are equipped with secure coffin mounts and climate control. Our experienced drivers ensure careful, on‑time transportation along the route: morgue — farewell venue — cemetery/crematorium.

Farewell ceremony

We ensure the ceremony is dignified, heartfelt, and calm, leaving a bright memory for everyone present. Our ceremony coordinator manages the schedule, guides guests, provides time for tributes, and keeps everything in order.

Depending on faith and family wishes, we can arrange a religious service — in church or at the graveside. For a special atmosphere, we can provide music: a live ensemble, violin, or saxophone.

Grave digging and burial

Preparing the final resting place is a responsible task, carried out to all standards.

Funerals in Kyiv may include mechanical grave digging on new plots (with final manual finishing) or manual digging — required for interment in an existing family grave.

For smooth and safe lowering, we use webbing straps or a modern lowering device. At the family’s request, the grave walls can be draped with fabric.

Memorial meals

A traditional memorial meal is an important part of the farewell. Understanding that the family has no strength for logistics, we arrange everything: a café or restaurant near the cemetery or home, menu planning (including traditional and fasting options), and booking for the right date and time.

Funeral service packages

Knowing how important financial clarity is, our funeral bureau offers several bundled packages so you can see the full picture in advance and choose the best option. Funeral costs are always transparent and fixed in the contract.

Any package can be adjusted or supplemented with additional items and services based on your wishes.

Specialized services

Beyond standard funeral arrangements, we have extensive experience solving specific and legally complex tasks, providing complete support in non‑standard situations.

Cremation and columbarium services

Cremation is a modern and environmentally friendly burial method chosen for many reasons: the deceased’s last will, practical considerations, or a desire to preserve memory in a particular way.

We manage the full process: obtaining permits, arranging the farewell in the crematorium hall, and receiving the urn. The procedure takes place in a dedicated chamber at about 1000°C and lasts 1.5–3 hours. Afterwards, ashes may be handled in different ways:

Columbarium

Placement of the urn in a niche of a special structure (a ground or underground columbarium). We assist with renting a niche and ordering a commemorative plaque with a portrait, life dates, and an epitaph.

Interment in a family grave

By law, urns can be interred in existing graves without the 20‑year sanitary period required for coffins.

Ash scattering

If it was the deceased’s wish, ashes can be scattered at a meaningful place.

Exhumation and reburial

Sometimes exhumation is necessary for reburial, cremation, or international shipment. The process includes two stages:

Legal

Acting under a family power of attorney, our agent obtains permissions from the prosecutor’s office, sanitary services, and local authorities.

Physical

A specialist team carefully retrieves the remains and places them in a sealed zinc container for safe transport.

Cargo 200: Transportation of the deceased across Ukraine and abroad (repatriation)

This service is required when a person passes away away from home and needs to be brought to the place of burial. We arrange transportation throughout Ukraine and international repatriation.

Within Ukraine, transport is provided by a specialized hearse, often equipped with refrigeration. Once documents are ready, the trip usually takes up to 24 hours, and seats are available for accompanying family members.

International repatriation includes embalming, a hermetically sealed zinc coffin, and a complete set of documents with sworn translations. Typical timelines are 3–7 days.

Steps of arranging a funeral with “Ascension”

1. 24/7 call — contact our hotline any time of day.
2. Free consultation — a funeral director answers questions and schedules a meeting.
3. Paperwork — we obtain the medical and state death certificates and all forms for allowances.
4. Preparation — we coordinate accessories, burial plot, ceremony format, and transport.
5. Ceremony — we organize and manage the farewell and burial.
6. Memorial meal — we can arrange the closing gathering with relatives and friends.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the hardest moments, you won’t be left alone with your grief. Ascension Funeral Home is ready to provide professional, tactful, and comprehensive support 24/7. Entrust us with the arrangements so you can devote this time to bright memories of your loved one.