Seguin & Symonds Funeral Home

When my best friend, my mom, passed away from breast cancer three years ago at the age of 61, my father and I were, understandably, devastated. I was also a few months pregnant with my first child, which added to my heartbreak and fragile emotional state. Seguin and Symonds was recommended to us by a friend. All I can say is that it is a testament to the warm, caring, and incredibly helpful natures of both Irving and his wife Magdalena, (the funeral directors that we worked with) that I can now drive past their funeral home and have a comforting feeling, instead of feeling sick to my stomach. Working with them is the one somewhat bright spot in an otherwise horrifyingly dark stretch of weeks and months before and after her death. They comforted us, gently guided us through everything we needed to take care of, and Magdalena sat with me and held my hand and talked with me at a time when I really needed that level of empathy. They were extremely accommodating throughout the wake, even when we had some sticky situations with some guests who showed up. They made it as smooth of a process for us as it could ever be expected to be, and I am forever grateful for that! If you are in need of compassionate care for yourself and for the wake/​funeral of your departed loved one in the North Shore area, please consider choosing this wonderful family business.

Unfortunately, my Grandmother’s funeral was here. Staff was incredibly inconsiderate. It was a get in, hurry up, and get out attitude from start to finish. We were actually rushed through the process of mourning for our loss. When we arrived for the wake, a staff member had to come in to finish applying make up on Grandma as the family watched in awe. They closed the casket when we were not present. The ride to the cemetery was disorganized, and a joke. As my uncle, my Grandma’s only son, was admiring the tomb, one of the staff members impatiently summoned a stranger as a substitute for my uncle’s pallbearer spot on the casket; it was literally a «Hey, you, get over here and help us» moment.
If you have no respect for the family member you are burying, and simply want to get them in the ground so you can get on with your life, the drones at Seguin & Symonds are perfect for the job. On the other hand, if you love and respect the family member you have recently lost avoid this establishment like the plague. It’s just not worth the added stress after losing a loved one.