MacFadden Funeral Home

MacFadden Funeral Home was established in 1931 by the late James L. MacFadden. The original funeral home was located at 418 Knowlton Street in Belvidere. After two years, the current property where the funeral home is now located at 325 Hardwick Street, became available. At this new location, Mr. MacFadden had a vision of future expansions. Mr. MacFadden had operated the business until his retirement. At this time, his son-in-law, C. Robert Handelong along with his wife Germaine MacFadden Handelong operated the business until 1992. The building and business had been sold to Thomas J. Balka and his wife Deborah, the current owners, in 1992. Thomas is the licensed funeral director and manager of the funeral home and has been involved in funeral services since 1979. Deborah, his wife, a licensed nurse, has an active role in managing the business office.