Lehman, Reen & McNamara Funeral Home is an independent, family owned firm serving all faiths and backgrounds. John F. Reen Funeral Home opened in 1974 at its current Chestnut Hill Avenue location. In 1987 the Reen family acquired the Gerald W. Lehman Funeral Home which was originally located on Cambridge Street in Brighton where it began in 1952. In 2011 McNamara Funeral Home merged with Lehman & Reen Funeral Home. The McNamara Funeral Home was originally located on Washington Street where it began in 1935.