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History
Samuel E. Coston Funeral Home, Inc. located at 427 Lincoln Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pa., was established by Samuel and Wanda Coston in 1963. The funeral home primarily services Allegheny County. Samuel Coston, an entrepreneur at heart, received his mortuary license in the 1950's while working at Cain and later Gambrel Funeral Homes, both in the East Liberty neighborhood
of Pittsburgh.

After managing Gambrell Funeral Home, Mr. Coston opened The Samuel E. Coston Funeral Home after the death of Mr. Gambrell. As business increased, the Costons built a 100-seat chapel in the mid 1970's. In 1978, Wanda acquired her license to help cultivate the growing business and four years later, Samuel retired from the Post Office to dedicate his time to the business.

In 1992, the funeral business began to flourish with
the addition of the second chapel which accommodates
150 people.

From 1995-1999, the average number of services per year totaled 112. In 1999, Samuel's grandson, Roland J. Coston-Criswell,
graduated from

Mortuary School and began working in the business.

By July 2002, Roland was promoted to manage the business and in December 2005, acquired the business. Since Roland has been working in the funeral business, the average number of services performed per year between 2000-2004 has increased by over 100%.

Mission Statement:
Our mission is to provide: “Personalized premier family care through service to the community with integrity, respect, tenderness and unbiased attention to all.”

Core Values:
Our core values are:
• Professionalism
• Ministry to the bereaved
• Honoring the deceased
• Development of our staff
• Teamwork
• Commitment to the community

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Affiliations:

	National Funeral Directors Association www.nfda.org

	Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association www.pfda.org

	African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania www.aaccwp.com

	Urban League of Pittsburgh www.ulpgh.org

	Mount Ararat Baptist Church www.mt-ararat.org

	National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association www.nfdma.com

	The York Foundation