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Our History funeral director and eventual owner in
the late 80’s. Joe became a bedrock of
the Farmingdale community, eventually
In 1927, Hugh Trudden founded what serving as Mayor from 1992-2004. He
would eventually become McCourt also served the Farmingdale community
& Trudden Funeral Home Inc. Mr. and beyond as a lifetime member of the
Trudden established the funeral home Farmingdale Fire Department and a highly
in the Richmond Hill section of Queens, decorated Suffolk County Detective for
NY. He provided undertaking and 20 years before retiring in 1993 to direct
mortuary services to the families of the his full attention to the funeral home.
greater Queens area, serving with great This included an expansion of both the
dedication and compassion. Upon his funeral home and parking facilities in
passing, his wife Hannah Trudden took 1990.
over as owner and would eventually
marry Jim McCourt. Mr. McCourt went Joe and his
on to earn his funeral director’s license wife Rosemary
and would continue the tradition of raised two
caring and distinction in Richmond Hill. sons, Joseph
Jr. and William.
Hugh and Hannah Trudden’s boys Eugene They watched
and Donald would eventually take over proudly as
the business. In 1959, they sold the the boys
Richmond Hill location and purchased continued the
Talmadge Funeral Home in Farmingdale, family tradition
NY. The Farmingdale location became and became
what is now known today as McCourt licensed funeral
& Trudden Funeral Home Inc. One of directors in 2008 and 2011 respectively.
5 boys, Eugene’s son Joseph would With the collaboration and input of the
continue the family tradition as a licensed entire family, a significant renovation

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