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Bonnie Parker - Owner/Funeral Director ChantalPilon-Dupuis-DirectriceFunérailles William MacDonald - Managing Director Newl y renovated funeral ho m e welco m ing public to open house
Jim Bennett - Aftercare, Prearrangement
The operators of McArthur Bros & Mac- Neil Funeral Home and Chapel in Cornwall want the public to see their newly reno- vated facility. With that in m ind, the y are hosting an open house Saturda y , Sept. 8 fro m 1 p. m . to 4 p. m . at the 428 Second Street East funeral ho m e. The funeral ho m e, purchased b y Bonnie Parker in April 2010, has undergone exten- sive renovations over the past six m onths. Highlighted in the extensive work are a new chapel and new reception area allow- ing fa m ilies to hold a reception celebrating the life of their loved one right at the funer- al ho m e after the co m pletion of the funeral service and inter m ent. The operators have also harkened to the histor y of the funeral ho m e with a neat touch near the building’s front entrance. Old brick fro m the building’s past has been unveiled in m ain hallwa y as a testa m ent to
the funeral ho m e’s heritage. “It was an extensive renovation to m ake the fa m ilies m ore at ease during a ti m e of grieving,” said Ji m Bennett, pre-need coun- sellor and after care. Funeral director Bill MacDonald encour- aged area residents to co m e see the results of their hard work at the funeral ho m e. “We want the m to co m e in and see the changes that we m ade,” he said during a re- cent tour of the facilit y . “We also want the m to co m e in and m eet us.” “We are proud of the changes and we want to show the m off,” said MacDonald, who worked at McArthur Bros. & MacNeil as a student at the y oung age of 18 and boasts 30 y ears experience in the business. The funeral ho m e was founded in Lan- caster, Ontario in 1859 b y Willia m J. Hender- son who opened it in conjunction with his tins m ith shop. It was sold to John (Jack) McArthur and re-
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purchased the business in April 2010 to co m ple m ent the funeral business she has owned and m anaged for m ore than 15 y ears in Morrisburg. MacArthur Bros & MacNeil take pride in the fact the y are locall y owned and oper- ated as well as their co m petitive pricing. “We know we are the least expensive. We have a price- m atch guarantee,” MacDonald said. The y are so confident about their prices that the y are offering a price m atch guaran- tee to an y one shopping for funeral ho m e services: If an y one finds a current published price in Ontario cheaper than their current prices, the y will m atch it and give the cus- to m er 20 per cent of the difference. McArthur Bros & MacNeil Funeral Ho m e & Chapel is at 428 Second St., East in Cornwall, For m ore infor m ation, please call 613-932- 6300 or e m ail at m carthurbrosfh@cogeco. net.
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