Amenities

  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Celebration of life centre
    Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
  • Coffee lounge
  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Celebration of life centre
    Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
  • Coffee lounge
  • Cremation remembrance jewelry
  • Option for mail delivery of ashes
    Sent through postal mail service, signature required. Expect delays in Canada due to Covid-19 restrictions on mail requiring a signature.
  • Catered events
  • Arrangements by phone and email
    complete funeral planning without needing a funeral home visit
  • Tribute video production
    Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
  • Live music available
  • Multicultural funerals

About

Inverness Funeral Home has provided funerals and cremations to the people of Inverness, Mabou, Margaree, Port Hood, Judique and the Western Cape Breton area for decades. Service options have evolved in our nearly 50 years in business, but our commitment to high standards remains unchanged.

Service tailored to you

Visitation room at Inverness Funeral HomeWhether you are seeking a basic cremation with cremated remains scattered in a personally meaningful place, a full traditional funeral service with a cemetery burial or a modern celebration of life with live music, catering and a send-off that reflects the personality and passions of yourself or your loved one, we go the extra mile to make it happen—and we do it with a level of care and compassion that's uncommon in this world.

Trusted provider

As a member of the Dignity Memorial® network, Inverness Funeral Home gives you not only the warm, familiar attention you expect from a locally operated funeral home but also the value you deserve by way of the largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery providers in North America.

We invite you to call us for immediate assistance or to learn more about planning ahead. If you are a police officer, firefighter or EMT, ask about our public servants program.

History

Inverness Funeral HomeFounded in 1969, Inverness Funeral Home (formerly Rod MacDonald Funeral Home) is the oldest funeral home in the Western Cape Breton area. Nearly 50 years ago, Rod A. MacDonald opened the funeral home—the first of its kind in Inverness—in the former Canada Post building. He relocated his namesake business to the MacMillan homestead on MacIsaac Street in the early 1970s; soon after, he moved it again to its present location at 45 MacIssac St., the former site of the Holy Family Convent High School.

Bernie MacDougall began working with Ron in 1975. Together they ran Rod MacDonald Funeral Home until February 1982, when Sydney funeral director Leo J. Curry—who owned T.W. Curry Funeral Home in Sydney—purchased the business and renamed it Inverness Funeral Home.

Celebration of Life Planning

Our planners are celebration of life experts. We plan more celebrations each year than any other provider, and we know just what to do to create a uniquely beautiful and heartfelt tribute with attention to detail like no other.

Every family who entrusts us with their loved one’s service can expect an event that includes:
  • meaningful music celebration of life
  • cherished memories celebration of life
  • a personalized message celebration of life

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When planning a celebration of life, your imagination is the only limit.

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Reviews & Ratings

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Featured customer testimonials

We love hearing from the families we serve. Their feedback helps us continue unique and meaningful celebrations that honor loved ones with unparalleled attention to detail.

Inverness funeral is wonderful! Kevin and Tonya are very good at what they do extremely professional but compassionate and caring! It feels like your at a friend's house having tea instead of making arrangements for a loved one and i liked that! Totally amazing! They take care of all your wishes,make everything go as smooth as...

Verified Cremation Customer

October 2024

It was a beautiful experience, the team treated us as one of their own family members

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

February 2024

The staff of the Inverness Funeral Home treated us with the utmost compassion and care at a very difficult time. Thank you so much Kevin and Tonya for guiding us through the process of the visitation and funeral for our Mom. You made a difficult time easier.

Verified Cremation Customer

January 2024

Kevin and Tonya were so caring and compassionate, taking care with every detail. I felt we were in good hands from the moment I met them. The sudden loss of a very loved brother, uncle, father, grandfather and friend was very difficult. Their care gave us some peace and calm at such an emotional time.

Verified Cremation & Funeral Service Customer

September 2023

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