What makes Attwood Funerals different?
We are an ordinary local family helping your family. We apply the same standards as we would to our own family members.
We have gleaned experience in the funeral world for many years in a wide range of places and from a range of perspectives and want to give you as many choices as possible.
We can help you realise your wish be it cemetery burial, woodland burial or cremation, traditional or modern, simple or elaborate, religious, spiritual or non-religious, or just completely bespoke,artistic and creative – when it comes to funerals and celebrations of life you are the author. Many people do not realise that there are no rules controlling what a funeral should be like. People often say ‘oh I didn’t know I didn’t have to do that’.
Funerals are changing and even more so since Covid brought about enforced changes. People have become a lot more creative and are doing things differently. We get job satisfaction from knowing you were able to express yourself in the way you feel comfortable.
Our Team
Mike Spohrer
Funeral Director
Mike has lived in Wolverley, Kidderminster nearly all his life and has been working in the funeral world for over 10 years.
Mike decided to start the business in 2015 after seeing that the people of the area deserve more choice, more reasonable prices and more compassion when faced with the difficulty of arranging a funeral.
He is a fully qualified Funeral Director with Diplomas in both Funeral Directing and Funeral Arranging from the National Association of Funeral Directors.
He is also a Green Fuse trained funeral director and has been trained by Angie McLachlan and Ichabod Smith in care of the body.
Sam Spohrer
Funeral Arranger
Sam joined Attwood Funerals in April 2021 and has completed the Green Fuse course in Modern Funeral Arranging.
Sam has experienced arranging a wide variety of funerals and enjoys being able to assist families in creating a personal celebration of their loved one’s life.
Kate Spohrer
Funeral Celebrant
Kate set up Attwood Funerals with her son Mike in 2015. Kate had been taking funerals since 2007 and having seen many different funeral directors in action she was keen to increase choice available in the Wyre Forest and Black Country. Coming from an education and therapy background she believes that funeral ceremonies should be a healing and therapeutic experience and likes to get family fully involved in the process of planning the funeral, giving clear guidance on what is feasible and what isn’t and approaching things from a ‘can do’ perspective. Kate is particularly interested in the carbon footprint of funerals and is a keen advocate of natural burial.
Dio Mock
Funeral Operative
Meg
Meg and Jess are our two bereavement therapy dogs, although not formally trained into the role they offer lots of love and help to soothe our clients at a very difficult time in their lives. They also provide endless cuddles for Mike and Sam.