How may we help you?

About

Since 1954, Cresmount Funeral Home – Fennell Chapel has provided obituary, funeral and cremation services to the Hamilton community. Though our funeral home has evolved with the changing needs of our neighbours, our commitment to the families we serve has remained unchanged.

A modern funeral home

Our handsome brick funeral home on Fennell Avenue East has a warm and friendly atmosphere, a large chapel with flexible seating and multiple visitation rooms. Our on-site reception centre, complete with catering, is a lovely spot for a gathering before or after a funeral or memorial. Up-to-date technical capabilities allow us to provide a modern, multimedia funeral experience, if that's what you desire. Facilities are fully accessible to the disabled, and we have plenty of on-site parking. In fact, it is our goal to meet every wish.

Personalized funeral and memorial services

Chapel at Cresmount Funeral Home - Fennell Chapel The experienced staff at Cresmount Funeral Home – Fennell Chapel offers compassionate care and dignified service that exceeds expectations. We know losing a loved one is hard, and we're here to guide you through planning a funeral or memorial every step of the way. We offer everything from a cremation with a traditional church funeral and cemetery services to a modern celebration of life with live music and a send-off that captures the personality of yourself or your loved one. From finding her favourite flowers to ordering fishing lures as mementos for his memorial, we handle every detail. The celebration of a lifetime begins here. But our caring service does not end after the funeral. We provide a 24-hour Compassion Helpline® for our customers as long as it's needed. Please contact us if you need help right away or want additional information about our funeral or cremation services.

History

In 1954, Hamilton funeral director Murray Cooke saw a need for a funeral home on Hamilton Mountain. That's when he opened Cresmount Funeral Home along with an ambulance service. In 1974, Murray retired and sold his funeral home to William Markey. In 1976, a large chapel was added to the funeral home. When William died in 1978, his wife Mary and son Chris kept the funeral home going. Mary and Chris renovated in 1988, and we opened the Cresmount Family Centre in 1994 to hold post-funeral receptions.

Cresmount Funeral Home grows

In 1997, Cresmount expanded to a second location, Cresmount Funeral Home – Upper James Chapel, on Upper James Street. A man named Judge Loblaw built the building that housed the Upper James Chapel when Upper James Street was still a mud road. During the 1950s, W.A. Thorpe, a man from Brantford, purchased the property and operated it as Thorpe Brothers Funeral Home. W.A.'s brother, Ernie, was its funeral director. The brothers sold the building in the early 1980s to Royal Trust Estate. A few years later, an economic downturn forced Royal Trust to close the building, and it was boarded up for 2 years.

A funeral home revival

Service room at Cresmount Funeral Home - Fennell Chapel Ted Powell, who was involved with the construction business, and funeral director Wes Key bought the building. They added a chapel and atrium and converted the garage to a visitation room. They held the business from 1985 until 1987, when Dodsworth and Brown Funeral Home bought the building, changed the business name to Mount Hamilton Chapel of Dodsworth and Brown, and ran it as such until 1991. At that time, Ted and Wes bought it back and changed the name again, to Swackhamer, Truscott-Brown and Dwyer.In 1997, Swackhamer, Truscott-Brown and Dwyer became Cresmount Funeral Home – Upper James Chapel and the Cresmount Family Centre was moved there.

By 2016, it became clear that Upper James Street was no longer the right environment for a funeral home. The decision was made to close this location and partner with its sister firm, Cresmount Funeral Home - Fennell Chapel. Renovations began again at Cresmount Funeral Home - Fennell Chapel to include a beautiful 2nd-floor reception facility. As a member of the Dignity Memorial® network of providers, we offer you a personalized, local experience and the strength and stability of a well-established, North-American organization.

View Other Trusted Funeral Homes Near Hamilton, Ontario

See MoreSee Less

Amenities

Location

Flexible event space
Facility is available to host your personal events
Celebration of life centre
Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
Recently renovated
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Large capacity chapel up to 250
Piano/organ on site

Cremation

Cremation remembrance jewelry
Option for home delivery of ashes
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.

Service

Catered events
Large reception area
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.
Audio and video equipment
Popular music selections
Black car service
Police escort available

Religious & Cultural

Multicultural funerals
Latin music selections
Incense burning

Other

100% Service Guarantee

How may we help you?

Plan Ahead

A death has occurred or is near

Offerings

Burial

starting at

Cremation

starting at

Interested in learning more? Call us at 905-387-2111 to request a custom quote.

Plan a Simple Cremation

Simple can still mean exceptional. Let us show you how.

LEARN MORE

Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

View arrangements

Remember the one you love

Honor the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement. You choose the flowers. You choose the months. We do the rest.

Learn More

Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

View arrangements

Remember the one you love

Honour the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement. You choose the flowers. You choose the months. We do the rest.

Learn more

Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

View arrangements

Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

View arrangements

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

662 Ratings

Staff

4.7

Arrangement

4.6

Cleanliness

4.7

Visitation & Service

4.7

75%

15%

4.6

662 Ratings

Staff

4.7

Arrangement

4.6

Cleanliness

4.7

Visitation & Service

4.7

75%

15%

Verified Customer Reviews

Since 2005, many of our customers have taken the time to tell us how we did each year via our Voice of the Customer program. Our star ratings and comments from families come directly from these surveys.

"Approachable, compassionate, and kind."

jd-power-verified-checkmark Verified Cremation Customer

August 2021

"Our family is so thankful to Crestmount Funeral Chapel who took care of us after our recent loss. Professional, Caring, Team who looked after so many details for us. They were flexible with some changes we made, communication was excellent. Thank You Phil, Rob, Kellie"

jd-power-verified-checkmark Verified Cremation & Memorial Service Customer

August 2021

"We had the reception in a very well set up large room. . .we also had a table of wine or beer and a light buffet. The staff were excellent! Everyone loved the whole experience! Would do it again if necessary."

jd-power-verified-checkmark Verified Cremation & Memorial Service Customer

August 2021

"The staff at Crestmount Funeral Home is extremely professional and caring. From the moment that they called to inform me that my father was in their care until our after care appointment the staff were very sensitive and supportive with myself and my brothers. Rob Young was a great guy to work with and Kelly helped so much with the aftercare support ."

jd-power-verified-checkmark Verified Cremation Customer

August 2021