About Us

North Haven Funeral Home. Since 1953

 We Take a Great Amount of Pride in What We Do

Our History

This Victorian style home was built in 1872 and was the homestead of Dr. Robert B. Goodyear, a local physician. To this day it stands as a landmark in the center of the North Haven Historical Society. In 1952 the property was purchased by Robert A. and Helen M. Rousseau for the purpose of starting a funeral home. On September 4th, 1953, Mr. and Mrs. Rousseau started The North haven Funeral Home and made their home on the second floor along with their two daughters. In 1957 a larger viewing chapel, preparation room, smoking lounge, ladies and men’s rooms were added. In 1967 a casket display room and a three car garage was added.

The Rousseau’s sold the North Haven Funeral Home to Brian and Phyllis Havens on June 30th, 1983 and the Havens’ moved into the second floor raising their two children Jennifer & Luciano. In 2003, the Havens family started major renovations and redecorations; new and larger viewing chapels, sound and video systems, preparation, flower and rest rooms and enlargement of the parking facilities. Completion of this new undertaking took over two years. The Havens family has strived to maintain the good name the Rousseau’s established and was rated number one by the Advocate *Best* of New Haven Readers Poll from 2006 to 2011. To this day the North Haven Funeral Home is family owned & operated.

Our Staff

Our staff has learned to go beyond the expectations of the families that we serve. It means being available at all times; before, during, and after the funeral. At North Haven Funeral Home, we want to be the one source that families rely on, offering affordable options, and treating each family with the most caring and compassionate service possible.

Brian W. Havens

Owner and Director

Brian W. Havens has been a Connecticut licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer since 1977. He has served as President of The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, Inc. since 1983. A native of North Haven, Brian attended North Haven Public Schools; received an Associate Degree from the University of New Haven where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and was a graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service and Embalming in New York City. He served as Class President and received the Thomas M. Quinn Award for outstanding achievement while a student at the academy. Dedicated to his profession and community, Brian is a member of the North Haven Rotary Club where he received two Paul Harris Fellows and was voted the David A. North Award for Rotarian of the Year. He is a member of the Societa Santa Maria Maddalena where he received the 1999 Award of Special Recognition; a Third-Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Father Donaher Council of North Haven and an active participant and communicant at St. Barnabas Church of North Haven. He is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, is a member and served as President of the New Haven Funeral Directors Association and was an instructor in embalming for the New England Institute of Boston. He had served on the Board of Directors for the former Bank of New Haven; was a past member of the North Haven Board of Ethics; recipient of the 1994 Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award and the 1995 Distinguished Service Award presented by the Marine Corps of America; recipient of the Veritas Award in 1995 presented by the New Haven Club of Providence College; recipient of the Community Service Award presented by the American Committee on Italian Migration/Greater New Haven Women’s Division; was the recipient of the 2004 Golden Lion Award for many years of outstanding leadership and community service presented by The Greater New Haven Lodge 37 O.S.I.A. ; the 2004 Good Scout Award presented by the Connecticut Yankee Council, B.S.A. ;was the 2005 Stephen D. Viola Scholarship Committee Citizenship Award for his consistent leadership to youth and community; a Gold Ring Recipient presented by the New Haven Girls and Boys Club; he participated in Dancing Under the Stars to benefit the Ronald MacDonald House, he and his wife received the Community Star Award presented by the North Haven Education Foundation in 2008; he was the 2014 recipient of the Son’s & Daughters of Italy Distinguished Citizens Award. He and his wife the former Phyllis Turriccio reside in North Haven. They have two children, Jennifer Havens Mineri and her husband Louis E. Mineri III, Luciano C. Havens and his wife Maria Iamunno Havens. Proud grandfather of Louis Edward Mineri IV, Biagio Brian Mineri, Filomena Grace Mineri, Luciano Mario Havens, Vienna Rose Mineri, and Leo Brian Havens.

Luciano C. Havens

Director

Luciano C. Havens is a Connecticut licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home where he serves as Vice-President. A resident of North Haven, he was a 2005 graduate of North Haven High School where he was a co-captain of the football team in his senior year; he attended Mount Ida College, Newton, Massachusetts where he was inducted into the Pi Sigma Eta National Morticians Fraternity by election of the Alpha Omega chapter and was a graduate of the former Lincoln College of New England, Southington obtaining an Associates Degree in Applied Sciences and Arts. Dedicated to his community, Luciano served as Vice President of the former Rotaract Club of Greater New Haven, receiving their distinguished service award. In 2013, Luciano received the top fundraising award from New Havens Finest for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Presently he serves as co-chairman for “Golfers Gone MADD” tournament; member of the board of directors of the Woods Edge and Oak View senior housing in North Haven; is a member of the Walter Camp Football Foundation; was the 2019 winner of the Ronald McDonald House “Dancing Under the Stars” event; a member of the board of directors and the 2020 Vice President for the Columbus Day committee, and a member of the New Haven Country Club . Luciano is married to the former Maria Iamunno and they have two sons; Luciano Mario Havens and Leo Brian Havens. He is the son of Brian W. Havens and Phyllis Turriccio Havens.

Phyllis Turriccio Havens

Vice President

Phyllis Turriccio Havens, a native of Legion Avenue, New Haven and Prospect Place Ext., East Haven, Phyllis attended St. Anthony’s, New Haven and St. Vincent de Paul, East Haven Schools and was a 1972 graduate of East Haven High School. Phyllis was a graduate of the former Elm City Beauty Academy and had worked as a hairdresser for the Richard Penna Salon in Hamden for ten years until starting her family. Phyllis and her husband Brian purchased the North Haven Funeral Home, Inc. on Washington Avenue, North Haven in June of 1983 where she serves as Vice-President and Secretary. Phyllis is a parishioner of St. Barnabas Church, North Haven and was also a former CCD teacher; participated in Dancing Under the Stars to benefit Ronald McDonald House; Grand Marshall of the 2014 Columbus Day Parade in North Haven, was the recipient of the AIW Community Award in 2014; is very instrumental assisting her husband with many North Haven Rotary Club activities and was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow from the club; in 2008 Phyllis and her husband were the co-recipients of the Community Star Award presented by the North Haven Education Foundation. In 2016 she received the Women’s Achievement Award for Excellence in Business. She and her husband Brian reside in North Haven; they have two children, Jennifer Havens Mineri and her husband Louis E. Mineri III, and Luciano C. Havens and his wife Maria Iamunno Havens; six grandchildren “who are the apples of her eyes”, Louis Edward Mineri IV, Biagio Brian Mineri, Filomena Grace Mineri, Luciano Mario Havens, Vienna Rose Mineri and Leo Brian Havens.

Gerald V. Milo

Director

A 1982 graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, Connecticut. He then attended New England Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences Boston, Massachusetts and received an associate degree in Mortuary Science in 1984. Jerry has been a Connecticut State Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer since 1985 and joined our staff in 1999. He is married to the former Kristin Dinnean, and together they have two sons, Christopher and his wife Stephanie, and Ryan.

Gino V. Palumbo

Director

Gino V. Palumbo is a Connecticut licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home since 2016. A resident of Ansonia, he was a 2013 graduate of St. Joseph High School, Trumbull and 2015 graduate of the former Lincoln College of New England, Southington where he earned his Associate Degree in Mortuary Science. Devoted to his church, Gino is a commentator and serves as a member of the parish council at Holy Rosary Church, Ansonia, was a delegate for the 2020 Archdiocesan Synod, and is a Fourth-Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, Bishop Nilan Assembly of Shelton.

Jennifer Havens Mineri

Secretary

Jennifer Havens Mineri, a North Haven resident, is presently the Secretary of the Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home. A 2002 graduate of North Haven High School, she later attended Southern Connecticut State University. Jennifer is Vice President of the Green Acres Elementary School PTA Board, received a fundraising award from New Haven’s Finest for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, member of the Ronald McDonald House Advisory Board where she recently won both “Best Female Winner” and “Fan Favorite” title at their “Dancing Under the Stars” event in 2019. Jennifer is the wife of Louis E. Mineri III, they reside in North Haven with their four children, Louis Edward Mineri IV, Biagio Brian Mineri, Filomena Grace Mineri and Vienna Rose Mineri. She is the daughter of Brian W. Havens and Phyllis Turriccio Havens.

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