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Welcome to

Avink, McCowen, & Secord Funeral Homes

and

Cremation Society

"Experience the Difference."

Since the early 1920s, Avink, McCowen, & Secord Funeral Homes and Cremation Society has had the honor of supporting families through loss. We are proud to serve families throughout Plainwell, Vicksburg, Portage, Schoolcraft, and surrounding communities such as Kalamazoo, Pavilion, Flowerfield, Otsego, Alamo, and more. Our caring and professional funeral directors are here to assist in the planning of funeral services, burial services, memorial services, and cremation services in Allegan, Barry, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties. We also offer a variety of veterans services for those men and women who have bravely sacrificed by serving our country. Avink, McCowen, & Secord Funeral Homes and Cremation Society has attentive staff in Portage, Schoolcraft, Vicksburg, and Plainwell available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to guide and support families through all aspects of funeral service and bereavement care.We also provide a selection of caskets, cremation merchandise and are the local provider in Kalamazoo for Parting Stones. 


We are an independently owned and operated group of funeral homes who have a strong desire to provide meaningful ways to honor a life lived. Our focus is on writing life stories that will be passed down from generation to generation as well as shared with co-workers, friends, and family. Secondly, we are committed to providing worthwhile ways for people to express themselves and share lives lived through the internet, printed materials, video, and at funerals and memorial services.


Together, the life story and the memories sustain the lives of loved ones, enriching family and friends while fostering an appreciation of life and the connections we all have, one to another. Our promise is to give people the support and tools they need to preserve memories and celebrate lives.

If you have any questions relating to funeral service, please contact us. One of our compassionate and professional funeral directors will be honored to assist you.

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