Ashburnham Funeral Home & Reception Centre
Ashburnham Funeral Home and Reception Centre
It's All About Choice
Here are a few lines about us and what we do, how we see ourselves and what we would like you to know:
John Cunningham, a fully licensed funeral director for since 1985, believes families deserve choices regarding funeral arrangements, as much as at any other time of life. That’s why, in 2004, he opened Community Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd. on Hunter Street, just west of the bridge.
"I had worked at other funeral homes in the past and I could see that while there were a number of good funeral homes, there just wasn’t a lot of choice for families when it came to the cost of funeral services," said Cunningham, who owns the business with his wife, Heather, a local teacher.
"We are a full-service traditional funeral home that provides families with an alternative to the traditionally high cost of funeral services. Until we opened, there just wasn’t a lot of choice.”
2012 marks a new chapter in the local company with the opening of the Ashburnham Chapel. Community Alternative’s new, larger funeral home located at 840 Armour Road, just north of Parkhill. “Within 5 years of opening, we had become the leading funeral home in the Peterborough area with regard to number of families served. We knew there was a strong demand for larger visitation, chapel, reception, and parking facilities.” Said Cunningham.
“Ashburnham Funeral Home & Reception Centre answers those demands while maintaining the high level of service and affordable cost we have come to be known for.”
Cunningham stresses that both funeral homes are locally owned and operated, not part of a multinational funeral conglomerate or a franchise. Caskets are manufactured locally and he supports and promotes many local businesses. The staff has grown to 4 full time and 4 part time positions, including Gary Stewart, former MPP and a licensed funeral director since 1960. Gary is available to meet with families on an at-need or pre-need basis.
Our Facilities
We pride ourselves on the functionality and appearance of our facilities. We are constantly updating and improving our premises and equipment to keep our facility within the highest of professional standards.
If you would like to visit our facility, please contact us
to schedule a private tour.
Fireside Visitation Suite
Our Fireside visitation suite has been tastefully decorated to ensure comfort and serenity at the time of a loss. Designed to be flexible in its use, the Fireside Room can accommodate everything from a traditional period of visitation, a contemporary memorial visitation, receptions or an intimate traditional funeral service for up to 35 people. With your comfort and convenience in mind our visitation suite has a fireplace and flat screen display available for use.
Legacy Reception Room
Our spacious Legacy Room is available to your family for receptions in conjunction with your funeral or memorial service. Designed for versatility, we regularly accommodate seating for seventy two guests, but are able to add or remove furniture to suit your specific needs.
Ashburnham Funeral Home & Reception Centre, Community Alternative and Kawartha Aquamation are proud to serve Peterborough, ON and the following (but not limited too) communities of: Lakefield, Selwyn, Millbrook, Bridgenorth, Ennismore, Cavan, Apsley, Buckhorn, Curve Lake, Hall Glen, Hastings, Havelock, Norwood, Campbellford, Stirling, Marmora, Keene, Asumption, Westwood, Cobourg, Port Hope, Bailieboro, Fraserville, Springville, Bethany, Omemee, Roseneath, Hiawatha, PontyPool, Youngs Point, and Lindsay ON.
