At A.Lifegrad, we are the third generations of Funeral Directors since the 1960s in Singapore when the “funeral trade” was considered as a taboo. Our forefathers started from scratch by providing transport and manpower solution to various Undertakers (Casket Companies). It was tough during those day as the traditional coffins are bulky and heavy. Coffins are commonly known as 双头翘 . Each coffin consists of three long timber slabs, two short timber slabs (which the chinese saying “三长两短” originated) and finally a coffin cover made out of solid timber. Back then most deceased were buried instead of cremated and you can imagine the amount of labor involved for the coffin to be transported from one place to another.

This profession requires full dedication of the funeral assistance and director. They need to standby 24hours per day as no one can predict when our service will be required. Many times, during family gathering and dinner, our fathers will suddenly be ‘activated’ as they need to rush to the hospital or the deceased place. Many celebrations were left with only the children and woman. All the men would be busy with their works. We could vaguely remember during our early childhood days when we would wait patiently in the late evening for our fathers to come back in their “Byford” with some suppers or treats for us, never knowing how tired they could have been at work from dusk till dawn.

Running a family funeral business is not an easy feat. In 2007, our subsidiary company Vin1977 General Services was started to provide logistics and manpower support, well respected and trusted by more than 30 funeral related entities in Singapore till date.

In 2016, we decided to import our own caskets and hence Ace Casket was setup to provide better range & quality caskets at a more affordable prices.

Thanks to our supporting partners and clients for their trust throughout the years, A.LifeGrad Funeral Services LLP was established in 2019 and emerged as one of the fastest growing one-stop funeral related entities in Singapore with our own office, showroom, embalming facilities, storage facilities, distribution of caskets and funeral hearse to provide a meaningful yet affordable funeral products & services our customers.

Being a Funeral Director is not for the faint hearted. The amount of sacrifice, unpredictable workloads, and the emotional demands of the planning, arrangement, embalming, and cremation processes, forces us into a position where we feel “compassion fatigue.” Not to mention time to spend with our own family seems like a “dream” to most of us.

However, A.LifeGrad understands that death is unpredictable and inevitable thus we vow to dedicate our upmost efforts just like our forefathers to assist bereaved families to make funeral arrangements for their loved ones and “A Life Graduation ” ceremony that is well remembered.

A.LifeGrad Funeral Services LLP