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Crafting A Service, Has Never Been More Beautiful…

Hanson Events Funerals provides ‘Celebration of Life Services’ through funeral celebrants who are committed to servicing families, experiencing a traumatic loss. Funeral Celebrants serve and assist families by crafting a celebration of life service to commemorate the life of their loved one. We are certified by the Certified Celebrants Association of Canada (CCAOC) to officiate celebration of life services in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

We affordably assist all cultures, religions and life style preferences, whether spiritual or secular. Creating a dignified, meaningful and personalized service is our mandate we attribute to each family. Families take comfort in how we compassionately orchestrate and deliver celebration of life services- ranging from a funeral, memorial or graveside committal based on preferred ceremony styles.

As funeral celebrants assisting families, we work closely with licensed funeral directors, establishments and cemetery operators who are within the legislative provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002.

Expertly, we also serve as a distinguished resource within the bereavement sector on the municipal planning processes for cemeteries, in the context of community development in Ontario. In ‘Spatially Planning for Death in Cities’ through urban and regional planning – we specialize in multi-jurisdictional educational literacy and collective global dialogues for municipal official plan reviews.

Hanson Events Funerals…
..Moves Beyond the Black and White to Celebrate Their Life…

Proudly Serving Families in the GTA Since 2012

Crafting A Service, Has Never Been More Beautiful…

Toronto is a multicultural city. People are from all over the world from various walks of life, value systems, beliefs and cultural traditions. As Canada is evolving, funeral services are also evolving, evolving into mosaics of celebrations of life services. As funeral celebrants, we are required to learn the different mosaics of peoples cherished religions, cultural traditions and non-denominational customs to the best of our ability, in order to help a families honor their loved one who has transitioned.

* The “traditional funeral” is a term that bares little association with what families are now envisioning in their minds as to what type of send-off service they want to officiate. **How people grieve is changing. More and more families are looking for a meaningful way to commemorate the life of their loved one through service and the means of an interment.

Our main responsibility is to provide celebration of life services at the funeral establishment and the cemetery- to help families work through their grief, **through the art of ceremony with family, friends and their respective community. It is these ceremonial moments that impact the living, making the difference in how a family heals and transitions into the next phase of their life.

As qualified and certified professionals you can be assured in the dignity of your service. With a range of alternative service options that are affordable, creative and representative of your interests, you will be served according to your cultural, religious and lifestyle values. Whether you need to arrange a celebration of life service, memorial service or graveside committal, we can help you make a lasting informed decision.

We Remember Your Details, We Remember Their Story…

Every life tells a STORY and every STORY deserves to be told.
Every life tells a STORY and every STORY deserves to be told.Capturing the
MEMORY of our lived EXPERIENCES and DAILY LIVES, is an ART of STORYTELLING
and SPACE SHARING.Through MEMORY, our STORIES are intrinsically linked to
our HUMANITY.We are linked to the VALUE of our sacred EXPERIENCES, based on
the ART of our MEMORIES.We REMEMBER your details, and VALUE your art of
remembering to REMEMBER the DETAILS of your loved one’s STORY.

WHAT IS A CERTIFIED FUNERAL CELEBRANT?

Certified funeral celebrants are trained officiants which provide celebration of life services, that are personalized to reflect the lifestyle, beliefs and values of the person who has transitioned. Celebrants assist in the participation of family and friends crafting a meaningful ceremony.

WHY HAVE A FUNERAL CELEBRANT?

If you are non-denominational, spiritual or religious and would like to create a service tribute that is fitting, a funeral celebrant will assist you in crafting a service. Funeral celebrants facilitate the celebration of life service, memorial gathering or the grave side committal service. During a families unexpected time of loss, family and friends may be uncomfortable or unable to speak publicly about the loss in order to pay tribute to their loved one. Given this, a funeral celebrant will facilitate the service on the families behalf, coordinating the families needs to service their interests first.

HOW DO I ARRANGE FOR THE SERVICES OF A CERTIFIED CELEBRANT?

You may ask your desired funeral service provider for an officiant list to be referred to a certified funeral celebrant serving your community.

Celebrants work with and alongside funeral directors to officiate services for families experiencing an unexpected loss. You have options. Ask your service provider for options.

Funeral Establishments We Have Served

~ St. Johns Dixie Cemetery & Crematorium – Mississauga, ON ~
~ The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre; Mount Pleasant – Mississauga, ON ~
~ Ogden Funeral Home – Scarborough, ON ~
~ Tranquility Burials – Mississauga, ON ~

FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS we serve as OFFICIANTS

~ St.John’s Dixie Cemetery & Crematorium – Mississauga, ON ~
~ The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre – Mississauga, ON ~
~ Affordable Burials and Cremations – Mississauga, ON ~
~ Morley Bedford Funeral Home -Toronto, ON ~
~ Ogden Funeral Home – Scarborough, ON ~
~ Hogle Funeral Home – Mimico, ON ~
~ Lynett Funeral Home – Toronto, ON ~
~ Basic Funerals – Mississauga, ON ~
~ Egan Funeral Home – Bolton, ON ~

*** If you are a funeral establishment or cemetery operator that wishes to have us on your officiant list, you may contact us for scheduling celebrants.****

…Moving Beyond the Black & White,
to Celebrate Their Life……

Whether your family is secular, religious, spiritual, interfaith or non-denominational, you can have a celebration of life service that is personalized, reflecting the values and lifestyle of your loved one.

You can be affordably assisted with the following services (yet not limited to):

~ Crafting A Dignified Memorable Service ~
~ Aisle and Altar Decor Treatments ~
~ Dove and Butterfly Releases ~
~ Balloon and Lantern Releases ~
~ On and Off Site Receptions ~
~ Memorialization Gatherings ~

“Re-Imagine, it’s time to take a closer look” — Nicole N. Hanson #nostalgicwords

“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible”

~ Anonymous

Honouring Your Journey

Celebration of life services are intended to help you honor the life of your loved one by celebrating their life and the joint moments shared that are to be cherished foreverWe honour their journey. Celebration of life services are intended to help you honor the life of your loved one by celebrating their life. Moments shared are to be cherished forever. We look forwarding to assisting families honour the journey of their loved one.

In Gratitude

Taking the time to reflect on the journey ahead can empower you. With gratitude you will be empowered moment to moment, day by day as you move throughout life differently. Families receive a great deal of comfort and reconciliation through the art of gratitude from celebration of life services. You are encouraged to patiently give yourself the ample amount of time needed decide what kind of celebration of life service you would want your loved one to have. Our services of gratitude threads and kindles the hope of families becoming comforted and healed overtime.

We welcome you to phone us for affordable service options.
We also do celebration of life services for Assisted Burials and Cremations.

The difference is in your service. We specialize in the serving a variety of cultural communities and the differences taking shape within and amongst those communities.

Equitable Service Needs

Experience personalized services based on your lifestyle needs, orientation and religious and cultural values.

Experience the Comfort of Trust

Each family can be assured their wishes of their loved one and wishes of family members will be honoured sacredly and valued

Neighbourhood Services

Everyone deserves access to their desired service regardless of where you live. We will work with your local funeral provider of your choice.

Grief Support

As bereavement co-facilitators, we are trained to walk with you through your grief. We can also provide you with list of organizations based on your preference, to help you cope with your loss.

“While there is life there is hope.” — Nancy Hanson #memorywords

“In every heart there is an inner room, where we can hold our greatest treasurers and our deepest pain.”
— Marianne Williamson #memorywords

#HansonEventsFunerals Moves Beyond the Black and White to Celebrate Their Life
Its the humanity of memory, love and grief in life that connect us.

#HansonEventsFunerals – remembers to remember the details. Your details. Their details. Your stories. Their stores. As the humanity of memory, love and grief in life is what connects us. Experiencing life through the death of a loved one is a common thread that links us together, where we are interwoven the depths of time. Take comfort in the solitude of the service. Take comfort in the beauty of your loved ones shared story; their experiences, values and moments.

This is what our families are taking about:

I’ve been a funeral director for 18 years and I have never experienced a celebration of life service where the officiant really spent time to know and illustrate who the deceased was, until Nicole facilitated a service. Our family was extremely comforted. We continue to work with Nicole to meet the unique needs of our families.

Clive Johnston
Funeral Director

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I have been more open to the presence of my mothers loss. The celebration of life service I had for my mother really honoured her life and honoured the pain I’ve been experiencing. I opened my self to a very small gathering where I was able to express my grief, the way I feel comfortable. I’m so thankful for Nicole.

Aduma Oembenyge
Architect

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I haven’t been to church in years. I did not know what to do when my grandmother had died. Both my parents passed when I was younger – I never had to deal with planning a funeral. We had a service for nona that was beautiful, faith based yet not overly religious. I also felt I reconciled how I felt about funerals, this for me was a better experience.

Patrick Greuser
IT Specialist

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All I can really say is that I miss Dad. I feel better knowing that his send- off was beautifully orchestrated. It left my family encouraged and supported. For someone who didn’t know what to expect – I was extremely satisfied.

Jhing Lui
Part-time Crossing Guard

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For such a public funeral, standing beside my work colleagues honouring Deputy Marshall – it was such an important moment. Speaking with my colleagues, who felt anguish from the pain of our loss, the service was comforting, light and heartwarming. We appreciate Nicole taking this responsibility on.

Allyson Hawthorne
Paramedic

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The service made me feel strong, where I could openly mourn and express my grief. I didn’t feel like I had to over extend myself to the family and friends that attended the service. This service gave me the ability to commemorate the life of my sister. It was definitely a stepping stone.

Sunnie Maugbee
Grocery Cashier

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Non-demoniational

Assisted Burials

Lifestyle Orientation

Emerging Societal Practices

Educational Memorializations

Make-shift Memorial Gatherings

Diverse Religious Values

Grief to Wellness Support

Treasuring Your Memories

Empowering You To Heal

Art of Memory-Making

Accepting Circumstances

Calming Temperaments

Imaginative Ceremonies

Generational Connections

Timeless Moments

Faithful Expressions

Honor, Sacrifice, Bravery & Heroism

The ones we love, have led extraordinary lives from fighting personal challenges such as critical illness, sacrificing patriotic heroism for our country to start life in a new country as a new Canadian with a diverse set of challenges. An extraordinary life can be found in the everyday challenges our loved ones are determined to face for the ones they love.

Remembering their extraordinary life in a personalized meaningful way, does a great service to their lasting legacy.

Many families experience how the life of their loved one still provides a meaningful contribution and makes a lasting impact on the lives of others by:

1. Donating their body or organs after death to science.
2. Donating monetary contributions to respective illness treatment centres.
3. Establishing a memorial trust fund to help surviving family members with cause or for future of existing children.

Families can now celebrate this meaningful expression of the continued legacy of the life of their loved one.

An Extraordinary Celebration of Life

They created a life of meaning

To the one the world would never loose sight of.
Your faith kept them going and they kept you going too,

They embraced every moment

Allowing you to catalogue the lessons of their days,
with a zeal for life everyday you walked hand in hand moment to moment,
with a promise to never go away,

They encouraged your spirit daily

Beyond the limits of time, where the hope of today became the strength for tomorrow,
they continued to encourage the depths of your being while strengthening
you for better days ahead.