Verheyden Funeral Home

In 1908, Charles L. Verheyden, a 20-year-old native of Grosse Pointe, established the 1st Chas. Verheyden funeral home. He opened his 1st location at his own home on Field Avenue, where he operated the business for two years. Then in 1910, Charles built one of the 1st funeral parlors in Detroit on Mack Avenue, near East Grand Boulevard. Charles operated this Detroit funeral home for three decades until he moved the home to its present Grosse Pointe location in 1942.