Matthew M. Farrow | Owner, Funeral Director
Mass. License 50869 – Type 3
Matthew@fowlerkennedyfuneralhome.com

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Fowler Funeral Home was established in 1871, the same year as the town of Maynard. Henry
Fowler, a signer of the 1871 petition to create the town of Maynard, was the funeral home’s original owner and “undertaker.” In 1887 his son Orrin S. Fowler followed in the family business. Orrin’s son, Guyer Fowler, WWI veteran, moved the business to the Concord Street location in 1941. There, he continued the family business until a year before his death, selling the business to John A. Kennedy in 1955. The business was renamed Fowler-Kennedy. John had also purchased the Merrill Funeral Home in Hudson in 1952 from Edward Merrill.

Mr. Kennedy was a longtime member of State and National Funeral Director Associations and always active in the communities he served. John Kennedy operated both funeral establishments, Merrill and Fowler-Kennedy, until 1971 when he sold the Merrill business, and in 1981 sold the Fowler-Kennedy Funeral Home to his son-in-law John E. Erb.

Mr. Erb was also a longtime member of State and National Funeral Director Associations. John Erb, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, taught science in the public school while also working part-time at the funeral home. He graduated first in his class at New England Institute for funeral service. During his active years he found ways to serve the community, serving in many capacities at his church, the rotary club and the community chest. Always a learner, he networked with other funeral service professionals and applied what he learned to serving the people in the area served by Fowler-Kennedy Funeral Home. He purchased the funeral home in 1981 and after retiring continues to assist the funeral home on a part-time basis.

When John Erb retired in 2013, he sold Fowler-Kennedy Funeral Home to Glenn D. Burlamachi and Matthew M. Farrow. In 2017, Matthew, a native of Maynard, purchased Fowler-Kennedy from his friend, Glenn. Matthew respects the community and this historic and beautiful funeral home while carrying on the Fowler-Kennedy legacy of trust and compassion.