About Us

The funeral home in 1958.

Responding to the need of local communities, Rothwell N. MacRae opened the MacRae Funeral Home in a storefront on Walden Street in historic Concord, in an area commonly known as "Tuttles-Livery," in 1936. The following year MacRae relocated the firm to its present-day location at the corner of Belknap & Thoreau Streets.

The original MacRae Funeral Home consisted of two living apartments connected in the middle by a one-story link. The original section was thought to be the "Gate House" for the Colonel Belknap Estate. For twenty years until his retirement, MacRae proudly served the communities of Concord, Carlisle, Lincoln, Sudbury, and the Actons from this humble facility.

The funeral home after the garage and expanded second floor were added, but before the addition on the left-side was built.

In 1958, Edmund H. Tunnicliffe III purchased the firm. Changing the name to the MacRae-Tunnicliffe Funeral Home, he would spend the next seven years expanding and improving the facility to accommodate an ever-growing clientele. To this day, thanks to his hard work and vision, our facility offers a warm and comforting environment to the families we serve.

The Tunnicliffe family operated the home for forty-six years. Edmund IV and his wife Sue joined his father in the day-to-day operation of the business and ultimately, upon the retirement of Edmund III, continued the tradition of excellence started by Rothwell MacRae.

This early picture shows the funeral home with all of the major additions completed.

In July 2004, the Tunnicliffe family sold the business to Glenn and Beth Burlamachi. Glenn Burlamachi is a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He holds an Associates Degree in Funeral Services from FINE Mortuary College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting & Business Management from Green Mountain College. In addition to running the Funeral Home, Glenn teaches Business & Accounting courses as an adjunct instructor at FINE. He is a member of the Concord Rotary, Concord Chamber of Commerce, Concord Business Partnership, and Village Overlay. He also holds a seat on the Board of Directors at New England Deaconess Association.

Some of the funeral vehicles used by the
funeral home in the 1960s.

Glenn and Beth, together with their children Kyle and Caroline, are thankful for the opportunity to serve the families of Concord, Carlisle, Lincoln, Sudbury, and Acton. Operating as MacRae-Tunnicliffe’s Concord Funeral Home the Burlamachi family pledge to always provide the best service before, during, and after your time of need.