Our Staff

Our dedicated and supportive team is committed to guiding you through your challenging journey. We pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence and ensuring that your needs are fully met. With deep roots in the Durham Region, we are here to provide you with unwavering support.

Cory Kuipers -  Managing Funeral Director
Rose Kuipers -  Administration  

Cory grew up in Bowmanville and began working at Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home Limited when he was sixteen. He attended Humber College and became a licensed funeral director in 1972. Along with his wife Rose, became the sole owners in 1989. He is a church organist and choir director, who has directed the First Baptist Church Choir for 40+ years, the Maranatha Choir, and associate organist at College Park Church. He particularly enjoys directing the combined choirs for the always anticipated annual Easter and Christmas concerts, held in Bowmanville and Oshawa for over 40 years. Cory & Rose enjoy tending to their award winning gardens; they love to travel and to spend as much time with their family, daughters Anita & Amanda, sons-in-law Ron & Steve and especially their grandsons Jason, Max, Rowan, Benjamin & Thomas.

Alyssa Laforgia - Funeral Director

Emanuelle Schwantz - Funeral Director

Heather Gallant - Funeral Director Intern

Jeffrey Graham - Funeral Director Student

Marta Lenart - Office Administrator

Marie Lundy - Grief Counsellor

Marie spent many years as a nurse, walking with people through difficult circumstances and heartache as loved one's health failed, and they experienced the loss of hopes and dreams for the future.  Then Marie experienced the death of some of her own loved ones, the loss of some of her own hopes and dreams, and her understanding of grief became more personal.  She went back to school to obtain her Social Service Worker Diploma, and that is where she became more interested in the grieving process and it's effect on those left behind.  She furthered her studies with a Certificate in Thanatology (study of grief and loss, death and dying), and a Certificate in Counselling Children and Youth.