About Us

Washburn General Store.  The General Store sold coffins, coffin hardware and related funeral merchandise to the community.

We think that the actual funeral home portion began around 1926. E.N. Washburn was the first generation Funeral Director for the business. In 1945, his son Edward began assisting him with the business. Edward became a licensed Funeral Director in 1957. By the late 60's, E.N.'s health had declined to point where he could no longer be fully active in the business. Edward and Catherine assumed full ownership of the firm. E.N. died in 1971. Services and visitations were held in the historic Washburn home. The building next to the general store housed the arrangement room, an office and embalming room.