Trader Funeral Home, Inc. was founded in 1953 by Roland P. Trader. In 1976, the family business grew when his sons, Thomas and Ross, became licensed funeral directors in Delaware and Maryland. They were later followed by Roland's wife Grace Trader in 1980. Together, Thomas and Ross, along with two full-time and two part-time employees average 160 funerals per year in a town of nearly 35,000 people. Trader Funeral Home, Inc. includes a casket selection room with 18 display models and additional urn and vault selections. The funeral home chapel seats 190 people and is handicap accessible.