In August of 1969, Harry Enea, Jr. began his career in funeral service assisting Edward Holleran in the operation of Holleran Funeral Service. In January of 1972, he obtained his NYS funeral director license, and also began the Enea Monument Company. In the early 1980's, he purchased the Herkimer location, subsequently adding his name. Harry has ambitiously dedicated himself to the families of the Mohawk Valley and the surrounding areas, and is proud to say his sons are equally dedicated and are continuing the tradition.

In 1982 Harry's younger brother Vincent decided to join his brother and obtain his license to help his brother better serve the community. Then in 1975 Harry and Vincent began helping Thomas Konchar in running Konchar Funeral Home, Little Falls in what is now the Enea Funeral Home. Harry and Vincent both with plans to expand their services and attention to their families asked Michael A. Beran to help in their venture. Michael obtained his funeral director's license in 1991.

In 1992 a fellow colleague, Robert Woody who ran the Smith - Woody Funeral Home in St. Johnsville, NY put his trust in our firm to carry on his name and provide the utmost service community in this town. We were honored and took this opportunity and were anxious to now serve the families of Montgomery County.

Throughout the years Harry's son Kevin decided to join his father, uncle, and family friend Michael in giving the families of the Montgomery and Herkimer counties the attention and professionalism they deserved. He went on and obtained his funeral directors license in 1995. He joined the family business and brought forth many new ideas and concepts to the ever-changing funeral industry.

Throughout the 90's our firm was approached by many funeral conglomerates throughout the country looking to acquire our business but we decided to stay family owned and operated. With that in mind and with the addition of Kevin and encouragement from many families in the Ilion and Frankfort area we opened our newest funeral facility, the Enea Family Funeral Home, in 1999. The 6500 square foot facility with a children's play room, ample parking, monument office, casket and vault display, and large spacious facility is the largest most welcoming funeral facility in the area.

Recently Harry's youngest son, Daniel graduated from SUNY Canton College of Mortuary Science. He obtained his funeral directors license in May of 2001. Dan also brought many ideas to the family business and also serves as the Herkimer County Coroner.

In October of 2002, Brian Roberts of the Roberts-Buck Funeral Home joined our family by merging his business with ours. The sum of Brian Roberts staff and the Enea staff would mean improved service to the families in Dolgeville and its surrounding areas. In July of 2004 the Enea, Applegate and Day families came together to form a funeral home service that would jointly operate four funeral homes in the valley. The sum of these four funeral home staffs working together means significant opportunities for us to support every family's needs. The Applegate & Day Funeral Home and the Graves-Applegate-Day Funeral Home have became completely independent and family-owned and are no longer affiliated with Stewart Enterprises Inc. The merging of the Applegate, Enea and Day families will result in a significant increase in personal service to families served. In addition, families will now be able to request the funeral director they prefer to arrange and direct their loved one's services. Applegate Funeral Home was founded in 1919 by Don's grandfather and grandmother, Clayton and Marjorie Applegate.

Together our staff will work together and provide the best in funeral service not overlooking any detail. We believe that service after the service is just as important as the service during the time of need and are here for you 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Families are the backbone of our business.