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Your Trusted Funeral Service in Liverpool, NS
Chandlers' Funeral Service has served Liverpool, Nova Scotia since 1893, beginning with Stephen West's pioneering work as an undertaker. Through generations of leadership including S. Bruce Chandler, Peter Chandler, and current owner Anthony MacDiarmid, we've maintained an unwavering commitment to compassionate service. Our team of nine experienced professionals combines time-honored traditions with modern personalization options, offering traditional burials, cremation services, and memorial solutions tailored to individual needs.With continuous operation at our current Union Street location since 1945, we provide 24/7 support during times of loss while maintaining deep community roots. Our expertise extends beyond immediate arrangements to include pre-planning resources and one-year grief support programs, ensuring comprehensive care throughout every stage of the bereavement process.
Services
Traditional Funerals
Cremation Services
Memorial Planning
Pre-Planning Services
Grief Support Programs
Highlights and features
- We offer 130 years of continuous funeral service experience in Liverpool
- Our team includes second-generation funeral directors with specialized training
- We provide personalized tributes including tribute videos and live streaming
- We maintain permanent grief support resources for bereaved families
- Our facility has been continuously improved since 1945 for modern needs
Services
Traditional Funerals
Our traditional funeral services provide families with meaningful options for honoring loved ones through visitation, chapel or church ceremonies, and graveside services. We offer personalized elements including tribute videos, customized displays, and professional life celebrant officiation to create healing experiences that respect individual preferences while maintaining affordability.
Cremation Services
We provide comprehensive cremation solutions including traditional funeral services followed by cremation, memorial services, and permanent resting place options. Families receive guidance on urn selection, columbarium placement, and scattering ceremonies while maintaining the same personalized service approach as traditional funerals.
Personalization
Our funeral directors specialize in creating unique memorials through photo displays, tribute videos, music selections, and artistic elements that reflect the deceased's personality. We offer digital memorial folders, live streaming capabilities, and keepsake creation to ensure each service authentically honors the individual's life story.
Pre-Planning
We help individuals create detailed funeral plans in advance through our Talk of a Lifetime program and online preplanning forms. This service ensures personal wishes are documented, reduces family decision-making burdens, and provides peace of mind through our secure planning checklist and consultation process.
Grief Support
Our grief support program provides one year of weekly guidance messages and resource access for bereaved families. We offer educational materials on the grieving process, funeral etiquette guidance, and connections to local support networks while maintaining ongoing communication through our email update system.
People
Anthony MacDiarmid
Owner
Licensed funeral director since 1993, Anthony apprenticed under Doug MacDiarmid and Peter Chandler before acquiring the business in 1997. He continues the tradition of compassionate service while implementing modern personalization options.
Kevin Samuels
General Manager
With over 40 years of service since joining in 1980, Kevin has served as general manager since 1994. His extensive experience ensures operational excellence while maintaining the company's commitment to personalized care.
Questions
What funeral service options do you offer?
We provide traditional funerals with burial options, cremation services with memorial choices, and customized tributes incorporating personalized elements like tribute videos and live streaming.
Can I pre-plan funeral arrangements?
Yes, our Talk of a Lifetime program offers online preplanning forms, consultation services, and secure documentation to ensure your wishes are honored while reducing family decision-making burdens.
How do you personalize funeral services?
We create custom tributes through photo displays, music selections, artistic elements, digital memorial folders, and live streaming capabilities that reflect the deceased's unique personality and life story.
Do you offer grief support after services?
Yes, we provide one-year weekly grief messages, educational resources on the grieving process, and connections to local support networks through our comprehensive bereavement care program.
What areas do you serve?
While based in Liverpool at 91 Union St, we serve all of Queens County and surrounding Nova Scotia regions with compassionate funeral care and support services.
Reviews (5)
Helen Rogers
Apr 09, 2021
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Special thanks from Don Rogers and FAMILY Coming from a large family we have used Chandler Funeral Service Ltd at many trying times. We were treated with kindness and respect. Any time we needed help and direction; they guided us through difficult times. I am very satisfied with their services . A special THANKS to John Baker
Crystal Tonello
Jan 22, 2021
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Having to deal with the loss of your loved one is hard .... the care and professionalism here is exceptional! You are welcomed warmly, you are treated with kindness and respect, your questions are answered and your grief is understood....you walk in feeling overwhelmed, you leave feeling relieved.
Tammy Lannan
Oct 10, 2018
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Do not go there for care and love for the loss of ur lived one. All Kevin Samuel's cares about is money. It's people like him that makes such a difficult time even worse. Kevin Samuel's lies to get money anyway he can. It's all about money at Chandler's
Kevin Weagle
Jun 01, 2017
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Top notch! They are the most professional friends in my life. Calming and understanding feel through out my ordeal.
Paul Neals
Sep 16, 2014
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Table service is terrible. Food is always cold. Waiters are rude. Why is this listed in the restaurant section.
