Turnbull Family Funerals (Hooper & Burgess) commenced trading in 1936. Originally the old Hobart State School, the funeral home building, at 71 Letitia Street North Hobart is registered by the National Trust. We can offer a personalised and all-inclusive funeral service at the one location. With a funeral service, we believe family and friends should be together without unnecessary traveling from one venue to another. On site, there is parking for 120 cars amongst landscaped gardens. The building contains two chapels, one seats in excess of 250 people, while our family chapel seats up to 50 people. Also off the chapel is a lovely, fully-licensed catering/reception area, with an accompanying outdoor area.

We are Hobart's only central funeral home with an on-site cremation facility. There is also an extensive memorial selection room.

When Turnbull Family Funerals was established in 1936, a "Tradition of Excellence" was started and this changed the way people thought about a funeral service. From the beginning, Turnbull Family Funerals offered families a quality service, with individual care and attention, backed up by a funeral company built on integrity.

Over the years, Turnbull Family Funerals has seen many changes to a very old industry. There is now the acceptance of cremation by the Roman Catholic church; the increase of multi-cultural communities has brought with it a new outlook on funeral services; we have also seen the introduction of female funeral directors into what was once a male domain (Turnbull Family Funerals offer the option of male or female funeral directors).