Funeral Home in Ottawa

For thousands of years, people have been holding funeral services to formally say goodbye. A funeral fills several purposes. It is a tribute to honour a special life - an opportunity to celebrate the experiences, accomplishments, hobbies, heritage and history of a unique and irreplaceable personality. For many, a meaningful service is an important part of the healing process.  It also helps console the immediate family, the people who often feel the loss most deeply. A funeral service can be part of your final arrangements, whether burial or cremation is chosen.

Say More Than Just Goodbye

For some families, a traditional funeral may provide the most comfort. However, we invite you to be as original as you want.  Our specialists will work creatively and resourcefully to ensure your memorial is custom-tailored to your needs. 

A visitation often precedes the service. Our quiet visitation rooms allow family and friends to pay their final respects in peaceful and serene surroundings.

Planning a Service and Reception

At Kelly Funeral Home – Walkley Chapel we have a beautiful chapel to host your funeral service.  Don’t feel obliged to have a traditional clergy-led service; there are a variety of ways to honour your loved one and the exceptional life they lived.  Bring their unique passions to the forefront – from talented artist to tireless world traveller, we can offer services to pay homage to their life.  

Here are some things to think about which will help tailor the funeral to the person being celebrated:

Specific interests or qualities about the deceased that you feel are important to remember

• Anecdotes and stories
• People you want to be sure to include
• Clergy or appropriate speaker to lead the service
• People who may also want to speak at the service
• Songs and music to be played at the service and other events (visitation, reception)
• Poems, passages and other readings for the service

After the funeral, a reception is a time for family and friends to reflect, laugh, and cry together over refreshments or a meal. We offer a large reception room, equipped with full kitchen facilities. 

Live Streams and Online Tributes

If family members or friends are unable to attend a ceremony in person, we can connect them via live stream. Our personalized broadcast experiences enable online guests to be a part of those important moments. You'll also see who attended online and get immediate access to the recording for viewing and download.  We also offer our exclusive Sharing Memories memorial sites free of charge, giving family and friends a place to remember, sign the guestbook, upload photos and videos, and pay tribute, no matter where they live. 

Helping You Cope with Grief

We understand the importance of support and offer free AfterCare service to ensure you receive guidance and emotional counselling anytime you need it.  Our AfterCare professionals can also offer help with finalizing the estate. 

Planning Ahead

Planning a funeral for a loved one requires you to make many decisions and choices during a time of grief. You can spare your family from the stress – and financial burden – by pre-planning your own funeral. Planning in advance lets you tell your final story in your own unique way. It feels good to know it’s all taken care of.

When you plan ahead, you also receive valuable benefits, including the ability to transfer your plan to any of our locations within Canada.  Learn more about pre-planning your final arrangements.