Plenty of Options for Funerals

Our stated mode of operation "Celebrating Life", over the last decade and a half, of valuing every life lived and ensuring each family is embraced in care, has built upon this firm's reputation of over a century beginning with the McKillops family. We thank this community for an ever increasing measure of trust afforded to us, as we see this as more and more opportunity to serve.


Our valuing every person means every person is in our care from the moment of removal from the place of death (which may commence in the middle of the night) to the completion of the families wishes ( which may be burial or safe keeping till the family has decided in the case of cremation). We prepare the body of every person to appear as natural as possible including dressing every deceased for dignity. More and more families are choosing to spend private time ie a last goodbye with their loved one before the cremation or service or interment . This honours the right choice of each individual to process their loss and release at that moment.

If cremation is chosen, we dress each person whether or not there is private or public or no viewing, we transport the deceased to our crematorium here in Portage with the choice of being accompanied by the family if they wish.

The funeral services are from beginning to end and are as unique as every family chooses. This community has experienced these services where everyone present is noticed and their needs and wishes accommodated. We facilitate the details for those families who are grieving or releasing their loved one. We register all the data for registering the death as well as completing the CPP submissions for funds, again as one of our expressions of care and support.

Many select one of the options we offer at our cemetery Evergreen Memorial Gardens: body earth burial, cremation earth burial, cremation interred in one of our columbariums, cremations scattered in either our Scattering Garden or Nature Garden.

The life lived can be commemorated by various monuments including level or upright again each one can be quite unique. We arrange for burial at all cemeteries including the surrounding areas and out of province.

Valuing the trust placed with us we have in our selection rooms mid range to modest caskets and urns as we do believe there is no direct connection between love and spending money. If an alternate selection is desired we make it available within 24 hours. We are asked if we're more expensive, in fact when all the bills are totalled there is little difference in the cost between any of the local firms. Our focus is on service ensuring individual processes their grieve which we believe to be the measure of value.

Because we operate as a team, 24/7/365, motivated by our hearts, we continually are improving and upgrading our training and technology. This includes providing more and more safety and comfort at our facility. Many have expressed appreciation for the resource of information and understanding they have gained from our ever changing website. We anticipate this trend will increase several fold asit is a private and again safe means of supporting personal process.

We are experiencing a growing trend of people choosing to register the details and wishes with us in advance of need. This may also include placing funds in place at this time or over a period of time to cover the costs of the goods and services selected. Each of these wishes we honour. Many have expressed a peace of mind received while lessening the weight of their family experience and at same time they save paying some taxes.

The measure of our commitment to value every person and every family is in the experience. We thank you our community for your continued affirmation and numerous comments on what assisted you through your difficult and new reality. The community award we received as "outstanding contribution to the community by a business" was both most meaningful and humbling. It is our honour to serve each of you. We are committed to strengthening our role as a resource to this community.

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