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Hetherington Funerals

Hetherington Funerals

4.7(81 reviews)See reviews ↓·Mandurah

About the company

Hetherington Funerals is an independent, family-owned funeral home established in 2000 by John and Mary Hetherington. Eric Dekker is the business owner and funeral director, and the team includes four of his children: Chelsea, Ashton, Tamsyn, and Landan. The business serves the Perth metropolitan area and surrounding country regions. It offers burials, cremations, cultural funerals, eco funerals, funeral live streaming, Maori funerals, pre-planned funerals, and repatriation services.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Hetherington Funerals has earned consistent gratitude from families across Mandurah for the care shown throughout funeral arrangements. Several buyers describe the reassurance that began with the first phone call, when Poppy, Veneshaa and Leo answered in the early hours and offered respect, consideration and sympathy without any sense of rush. Reviews regularly refer to the professionalism and kindness of Eric and Drew, who guided families through the process and made a difficult period easier to manage. An observation shared by more than one reviewer is how every detail of the service was handled with dignity, from the opening meeting to the funeral itself.

Families who needed a loved one transferred from Perth to New Zealand recall how their initial fears eased once the team took over, while others note the thoughtful coordination of cremations for both parents within a short time. Staff were easy to reach, with responses prompt and questions answered before they were asked, and their quiet manner allowed families to focus on remembering their loved one. One family also appreciated the floral tributes arranged through Jessons Flowers in Canningvale, which arrived at the funeral home and were described as beautifully done.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Patricia Martinez2 July 2026

We wish to thank Hetherington Funerals for the professionalism with which our dear mum's funeral was conducted recently. From the very first interaction, when Veneshaa and Leo answered our call in the early hours of the morning following mum's passing, we experienced respect, consideration and sympathy. We were given as much time as we wanted/needed before they took mum away. We then met Drew, who welcomed us into the funeral parlor and wanted to get to know our mum. He then coordinated a Rosary and Requiem Mass, taking into account what had been important to mum and what was important to us. There was frequent communication as needed and prompt reply to our requests. Throughout the funeral, there was once again respect and consideration from Drew, Veneshaa, Leo and our limo driver - Shub. We can confidently recommend Hetherington Funerals to anyone who is going through the sad and challenging time of farewelling a loved one. The family Maria Hilda de Martinez

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Halie Finau13 June 2026

Losing my Dad was one of the hardest things our family has ever gone through. I had rung around to a few funeral homes and from the very first phone call, it was clear that Heatherington was the right choice for us. Right from the beginning, Poppy and the team showed nothing but kindness, compassion and professionalism. From the moment Dad was brought into their care, right through to the service itself, every detail was handled so thoughtfully and with such respect. They were incredibly understanding and accommodating of our wishes which meant so much to our family and gave us precious time with him. Nothing was ever too much trouble and we felt supported every step of the way during such a difficult time. We truly couldn’t fault them and are so grateful for the care, dignity and compassion they showed our family and our Dad. I would highly recommend Heatherington to anyone looking for a compassionate and professional funeral home to guide them through such a difficult time ♥

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Marie Zacchigna11 June 2026

Thanks to Drew and your extremely caring team for looking after our Mum . You were a great support to us and we appreciate it greatly. ❤ The service was exactly as Mum would have wanted , and we sincerely Thank the whole team for their excellence. Marie & Mick Zacchigna x

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Amy Bavoillot5 June 2026

Highly recommend Hetherington Funerals, from the first meeting, the viewing, the vendors they use and the service were all amazing and exactly what we wanted for my husband's send off. The personal touches were evident and the process was incredibly empathetic and simple. To Poppy and the Team, thank you for making Andrew's service exactly what he would have wanted!

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Kerry Dick28 May 2026

I would like to express our family's sincere gratitude for the professional and compassionate way in which our mother's funeral was planned and conducted. Our Funeral Director Drew Wilson was friendly, caring and highly efficient. He responded to all communications very promptly which was important as the initial arrangements had to be done remotely. All of the associated services such as photography, audiovisual, printing and catering were highly satisfactory. Thank you to all involved.

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Keera Bull24 May 2026

Hetherington's recently helped us organise my mum's funeral. On such a sad and difficult time Poppy was comforting, thoughtful and kind providing us with wonderful support. Nothing was too much and responses were prompt. The day was beautiful and Poppy's quiet and unassuming manner in supporting us all, guiding us and caring for the service just meant we could 100% focus on thinking about our mum, wife and nanna. I honestly couldn't speak highly enough. The team that supports Hetheringtons with the flowers, booklets and video/music were also kind and considerate in their interactions with us. It was a service my mum would have loved, and we were able to hold her fully in heart and mind and leave the rest to Hetheringtons. Thank you

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Catherine Heke18 March 2026

Absolutely AMAZING! The entire team from Heatherington were absolutely amazing. Facing a situation like this is hard enough but everyone at Heatherington made the entire process so much easier. We needed to get our loved one from Perth to NZ and we had been told so many horror stories going into this journey so we were very unsettled about the whole process. This team made all those fears disappear right from the get go. So easy to contact, answered all our questions, met all our expectations and pushed to have all our needs met. Coming from a Māori background, we had many cultural needs that we wanted met and Heatherington were more than happy to accommodate and were very culturally sensitive. I will constantly sing their praises. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. ♥️

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Contact
+61894592846hetheringtonfunerals.com.au79 Kelvin Rd, Maddington WA 6109
Working hours
Monday00:00–24:00
Tuesday00:00–24:00
Wednesday00:00–24:00
Thursday00:00–24:00
Friday00:00–24:00
Saturday00:00–24:00
Sunday00:00–24:00