Our History
San Bernardino was a raw and booming pioneer town in 1911 when Mark B. Shaw, a retired Baptist minister and missionary opened his funeral home.
The only criticism directed by friends was that the business was located "too far out in the country." By mid century — despite modernization and expansion — this criticism was reversed. The firm was jammed in the busiest down town commercial section.
In 1947, plans for further modernization and expansion were placed in effect, and culminated in a new funeral home on Waterman Avenue, which, when built was unsurpassed by any other funeral home in the southland.
With a chapel that seats over 250 people, visitation rooms, casket selection room, and preparation facilities, Mark B. Shaw Funeral Directors is a full service funeral home that can serve all of your needs and requests.