Our phone is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 519-652-2020

2240 Wharncliffe Rd S., Lambeth, Ontario

Funeral planning

Planning a funeral

Gathering to honour a life is an important part of grieving and healing. Whether you would like a traditional religious or military service or a personal celebration of life, we will help you create a farewell that feels right.

If a death has occurred, please call us

Our phone is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays.

Your choices

Ways to say goodbye

Every family is different. Your farewell may reflect a lifestyle, a culture or a faith, and we will help you honour each of these.

Visitation

A time for family and friends to gather, share memories and offer comfort, in our bright visitation areas.

Funeral service

A traditional religious or military service, in our chapel or your place of worship, led by your minister or faith leader.

Celebration of life

A non-traditional gathering that reflects the person you love, often led by a non-denominational celebrant.

Burial

Usually a visitation and funeral service with the casket present, open or closed as you wish, followed by burial or entombment in a mausoleum.

Cremation

Cremation is an alternative to burial, not to a funeral. You can still hold a visitation and service before or after.

Reception

A gentler moment after the service. Our funeral home has on-site reception areas for family and friends.

Burial

Choosing a resting place

A burial can be an earth burial or entombment in a mausoleum. Families often consider their own traditions, their faith, and whether a cemetery plot has already been chosen. We will help you weigh the options, including:

Cremation

Choices after cremation

Choosing cremation does not mean giving up a service. Many families hold a visitation and funeral beforehand, or a memorial gathering afterwards. Cremated remains can be:

What happens next

When a death occurs

You do not have to know what to do. Here is what to expect, one step at a time.

1

The first call

If the death happens at home and your loved one was not under palliative or hospice care, call 911 first. In a hospital, nursing home or hospice, staff will make the necessary calls. Then call us, at any hour.

2

We bring your loved one into our care

A funeral director will answer your questions and arrange to bring your loved one into our care, wherever they are.

3

We meet to make arrangements

Together we set the details: the date, time and place of the visitation and service, burial or cremation, the casket or urn, the obituary notice and transportation.

4

We take care of the details

We complete the necessary paperwork, arrange transportation and put your family’s choices into action, so you can focus on one another.

Helpful to have for the arrangement meeting

Bring what you can; we will help with the rest.

Making it personal

Decisions we will guide you through

We will walk through each choice with you, at your pace.

Location

Our chapel, your place of worship, or another place that was meaningful.

Officiant

A minister or faith leader, or a non-denominational celebrant.

Music & readings

Songs, readings and tributes that reflect the life being celebrated.

Obituary notice

We help you write and share the obituary, including online.

Costs and our price list

Request our price list

We are glad to share our current price list and talk through costs openly, so you can make choices that are right for your family. Ask using the form, or call us.

Ask for our price list

If a death has occurred, please call 519-652-2020 at any hour.