HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) — These days, there are many options when it comes to making end-of-life plans. A funeral home in the Southtowns recently became the first in Erie County to get certified in green burials.
“We’ve embraced it wholeheartedly,” said Charles Castiglia, owner of Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home. “Anything you can do to try to help make the world a better place, it’s worth doing.”
They have funeral homes in West Seneca and Hamburg. They did their first green burial in November of 2025 and partnered with the Forest Lawn Cemetery Group, which offers green burial options in Hamburg and Attica…