AG Seeks To Stop Delco Headstone Company From Operating During Lawsuit

HAVERTOWN, PA — State authorities have filed a motion in court to prevent a Delaware County-based headstone company accused of charging for headstones and not delivering them from doing business.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro said his office filed a motion in court to prevent 1843 LLC, Gregory J. Stefan Sr., Gregory J. Stefan Jr., and Gerard Stefan from doing business related to headstones and memorials until their pending case is resolved.

Stefan Sr. was initially sued by Shapiro's office in 2015 as the sole operator of Lifestone by Stefan, LLC and Stefan Memorials, Inc.

Stefan Sr. and his sons later moved their family business to a new company, 1843 LLC.

In 2021, the AG's office filed suit again, this time against Stefan Sr. and his two sons.

"Gregory Stefan, Sr., and his family may have formed a new company, but they’re still taking advantage of consumers in their time of grief," Shapiro said. "Last year my office filed suit and asked the court to shut the Stefan father/son business down for good. As litigation continues, this latest filing seeks to prevent the defendants from continuing to do predatory business as usual. I’m continuing to urge anyone who has been harmed by 1843, LLC, or any of its aliases to file a complaint with my office."

The underlying lawsuit alleges that the defendants charged consumers for headstones that were never delivered or were delivered late, denied consumers full refunds when requested, and solicited consumers in misleading and deceptive ways.

The complaint also asserts that the defendants were known to call Pennsylvanians who had recently lost loved ones and claimed that they were the preferred vendor for or are affiliated with a cemetery, when that was not the case.

Shapiro's office said Pennsylvanians should stay on alert for other business aliases used by the Stefans, including: Colonial Memorials, Stefan Memorial Group, The Memorial Company, Gallagher Memorials, Alessi Memorials, 1843 Memorials/Cartledge, and 1843 New Britain/Quakertown Memorials.

Any Pennsylvanians who have been affected by these companies should contact the Office of Attorney General online here.