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About

Since 1902, Cruikshank's Halifax Funeral Home has served tens of thousands of Dartmouth/Halifax families of all faiths and cultures. As a pillar of the Halifax community and member of the Dignity Memorial® network, we provide personalized funeral and memorial services, cremations and more.

Committed to you

As funeral traditions have evolved in the 115 years we've been in business, our commitment to high standards of service remains unchanged, while our service options have expanded to meet your needs.

Whether 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 an exceptional level of care and compassion.

We will find the right flowers, the best musicians, and mementoes that help tell your special story. The list of personalization possibilities is endless.

Lean on us

Please call us if you need immediate assistance or would like to learn more about advance funeral planning. We are here for you.

History

Signage at Cruikshank's Halifax Funeral Home Cruikshank's Halifax Funeral Home has been providing funeral and memorial services, as well as cremations in the Halifax community since 1902. We first operated in a location on Maynard Street. Then the funeral home moved to Robie Street. We are now located at 2666 Windsor St.

A long-standing pillar of the community, Cruikshank's was among the funeral homes that served families who lost loved ones in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic and the 1917 Halifax Explosion.

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Amenities

Location

Flexible event space
Facility is available to host your personal events
Celebration of Life center
Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Large capacity chapel up to 250
Piano/organ on site
Coffee lounge
Pet-friendly

Cremation

Cremation remembrance jewelry
Option for home delivery of ashes
Option for mail delivery of ashes
Sent through postal mail service, signature required.

Service

Arrangements by phone or email
Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
Catered events
Large reception area
Event planning
Services available to support planning events
Tribute video production
Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
Audio and video equipment
Black car service

Religious & Cultural

Incense burning
Kosher catering

Other

100% Service Guarantee

How may we help you?

Plan Ahead

A death has occurred or is near

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.

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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

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.

VIEW OBITUARIES

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 Washelli locations.

VIEW OBITUARIES

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

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.

VIEW OBITUARIES

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

136 Ratings

Staff

4.6

Arrangement

4.6

Cleanliness

4.5

Visitation & Service

4.5

68%

21%

4.5

136 Ratings

Staff

4.6

Arrangement

4.6

Cleanliness

4.5

Visitation & Service

4.5

68%

21%

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.

"I really enjoyed the personable moments that were shared between staff and I!"

jd-power-verified-checkmark Verified Cremation Customer

March 2021

"The staff at Cruikshank's are so very kind and compassionate - they really wanted to learn what our loved one's life was like and why we love her as much as we do. They went out of their way to accommodate us. We were treated exactly like family despite the fact that we were not blood relatives. We received maximum care and compassion and so much help through the process."

jd-power-verified-checkmark Verified Cremation Customer

March 2021

"Every single person was lovely to work with."

jd-power-verified-checkmark Verified Cremation Customer

March 2021

"I felt your staff were very kind, considerate, patient and efficient and went the extra mile to accommodate us."

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

February 2021

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