Everest Funeral Chapel Limited

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Everest of Thunder Bay has been a locally owned and operated family funeral home for over 75 years. Originally named after Arthur E. Everest, who, along with partner James Cardinal, purchased the existing business facilities of A. Morris in 1925 and renamed it "Everest and Cardinal". Mr. Cardinal later moved to Toronto where he established the "Cardinal Funeral Homes", which are still in existence today, under the direction of his grandson, Jim Cardinal. When Arthur's son, George received his Funeral Director's license, the company was known as "Everest and Son", and later "Everest Funeral Chapel", after Arthur's death in 1945. In 1965, George retired and the company was purchased by J.E. (Jack) Swingler, who operated it until January of 1979. At that time it was purchased by Alan G. Gardiner, a third generation Funeral Director, originally from Winnipeg (the "A.B. Gardiner Funeral Home", founded in 1882, now "Leatherdale-Gardiner Funeral Homes"). In March of 1979, Alan was joined by his son, John-Bryan Gardiner, the fourth generation of the Gardiner family to enter funeral services. Born into the family business in Winnipeg, Alan had originally been licensed in Manitoba in 1955, where he also served as Secretary-Treasurer to the Manitoba Funeral Directors' Association and as the Registrar under the Department of Health Act from 1958 to 1960. ...

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