Historic Milford Funeral Home Has New Owners

MILFORD, CT — One of two historic funeral homes on the Milford Green now has new owners, and they're also no strangers to Milford either.

In an email to Milford Patch, Moriah Doyle Monsif said that Winthrop and Bonnie Smith announced the sale of the Smith Funeral Home business to The Gregory F. Doyle Funeral Home of Devon. The deal is for the business and not the real estate, officials said.

The Smith Funeral Home has been a mainstay in the Milford community since 1886. The family owned and operated Doyle Funeral Home was established by Dorothy and Gregory Doyle in 1951, and is now operated by their granddaughter, Moriah Doyle Monsif, who succeeded her mother, Colleen Doyle Britt, who died in 2010.

Dottie Doyle expressed her gratitude to the Smiths for entrusting the care of their families to the Doyle Funeral Home. She stated “To the greater Milford community, our friends, and neighbors: My husband Gregory and I have strived to maintain excellence and compassion for all our families. We know that Moriah will continue to carry on that tradition for all who call on us in their time of need.”

Moriah is joined by her colleague Andrea Blackwood, a Milford resident, who has been a funeral director for over two decades. Both Andrea and Moriah said they look forward to servicing the Smith Funeral Home families.