Kapiti Coast Funeral Home
Philosophy
When it comes to funeral care our philosophy is that 'whatever needs doing we are there to help make it happen'. In simple terms "you name it, we do it". This philosophy has grown out of a desire to care for the bereaved to eliminate the hassles families have when they try to arrange, organise and facilitate many of the 'extras' funerals now require to personalise them. Our role at Kapiti Coast Funeral Home is to help create the funeral which the family desire from the very traditional to the highly personalised, arranging whatever is needed to facilitate this.
History
Established in 1992 by Andrew Malcolm on the previous site of Collins Opie Ltd which was originally established in 1972, in Kapiti Road East, Paraparaumu. 2005 saw an extensive new addition including new chapel, foyer, function lounge and car park with easier access of the adjoining Hinemoa Street.
Facilities:
These include reception area and waiting area, 2 viewing lounges, 2 interview lounges, chapel, refreshment lounge, monumental showroom, and the usual administration area of office space, garaging, Embalming theatre, casket preparation and associated work and storage areas.
Staff;
Full time staff include Administration staff (Mary and Wendy); Embalmer/Funeral assistant (Robert); Bereavement support coordinator (Anna Upton); Funeral Directors (Graham Orchard & Diane Brady); & Managing Director/Funeral Director Embalmer (Andrew Malcolm).
Further Information:
Brochures and information on topics available are:
- Funeral pre-planning and pre-paying
- Funeral Costs
- Bereavement Support
- Children and Grief
- Catering
- Ashes placement
- Memorialisation
or for any other information please feel free to contact us by email at Kapiti.funeral@paradise.net.nz
| Chapel: |
Yes |
| Capacity: |
200 |
| Catering: |
Yes |
| Women funeral directors: |
Yes |
| Qualified funeral directors: |
Yes |
| Counselling Referral service: |
Yes |