About Us

Honoring Lives, Comforting Hearts

Company Through The Years

Northwest Funeral Chapel Ltd has been prioritizing and serving families since mid-2020 - a partnership between our founders, Terry Elaine Kappo and Bernard Olanski.

Elaine has been in the funeral industry for more than 20 years now, and Bernie has been in the business for several years. Elaine dons many hats and is the primary entity handling all of our locations and staff, and Bernie provides support and lends a hand wherever necessary.

Message from Our Founders

Northwest Funeral Chapel stands on the grounds of credibility, compassion, trust, honour, dependability and honesty. We are here to support you by delivering traditional and personalized services that honour your loved one and meet your needs during challenging times.

We are committed to providing information, options and guidance to help you create healing moments, find emotional balance, and celebrate life.

With professionals onboard, we find the right balance between supporting and serving you by handling every detail with care, compassion and trust.

Our family is here to serve your family.

T. Elaine Kappo - Founder

Why Northwest Funeral Home?

At Northwest Funeral Home, our foremost priority is to provide you with impeccable service and compassionate care. Our team has been guiding the northern region communities (Valleyview, High Prairie, Slave Lake, and Wabasca) through their challenging times for more than 20 years.

We’re thankful to be an important part of your community and will continue our longstanding legacy of helping families honour their loved ones.

Vision

To be the guiding light in honouring and celebrating the lives of individuals, providing compassionate support to families during their most difficult times, and setting the standard for dignified, personalized funeral services.

Mission

At Northwest Funeral Chapel Ltd. our mission is to provide exceptional funeral services that reflect the unique lives of those we serve, offering compassionate support and guidance to families as they navigate the grieving process. We strive to create meaningful, memorable experiences that honour the legacy of each individual, ensuring that every service is conducted with dignity, respect, and professionalism. We endeavour to craft significant commemorations that honour life, provide solace, and promote healing in our community.

Our Core Values

Teamwork

Collaboration: We believe in the power of working together, fostering an environment where every member of our team contributes their unique skills and perspectives towards a common goal.

Communication: We value open and transparent communication among team members, ensuring clarity, understanding, and mutual support
in all aspects of our work.

Support: We prioritize supporting one another, recognizing that success is achieved through collective effort and empathetic teamwork.

Respect

Dignity: We treat every individual with the utmost dignity and compassion, honouring their unique journey and cultural traditions with sensitivity and empathy.

Integrity: We uphold the highest standards of integrity in all our interactions, demonstrating honesty, fairness, and respect for the wishes and beliefs of those we serve.

Empathy: We strive to understand and empathize with the diverse needs and emotions of grieving families and colleagues, fostering an environment of warmth, understanding, and support.

Innovation

Adaptability: We embrace change and continuously seek new and innovative ways to improve our services, processes, and facilities.

Creativity: We encourage creative thinking and resourcefulness, inspiring our team members to explore innovative solutions and approaches that enhance the funeral experience for families.

Continuous Improvement: We are committed to a culture of continuous learning and improvement, encouraging experimentation, feedback, and reflection to drive positive change and growth.

Health & Safety

Well-being: We prioritize the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of our team members, providing a safe and supportive work environment that promotes health, balance, and resilience.

Compliance: We adhere to rigorous health and safety standards, implementing best practices and protocols to ensure the well-being of both our team members and the families we serve.

Personal & Professional Growth

We are committed to our team members' personal and professional growth, providing training opportunities, and boosting work-life balance, mentorship, and advancement to empower them to reach their full potential.

How we work

Respect

For our families, work and each other and for ourselves. The golden rule “We treat others the way we want to be treated” is paramount at Northwest Funeral Chapel.

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Sincerity and Strength

Families need our compassion, care and ability to support them through challenging times. We stand by them while serving them and helping them navigate their grief.

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Ethics and moral code

Ethical behaviour is honesty and fairness in professional relationships. community, and respecting the dignity and rights of individuals and groups of people.

Our Offerings

We are proud to embrace traditional values, diversity, and innovation in honouring the spirit and life of each person we serve. We offer a full selection of:

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Funeral and memorial services, ranging from traditional to uniquely innovative and personal

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Burial services and cremation options

Celebrant Services

Our Key Features

Letting go of a loved one is a difficult and impacting process. In order to provide your family peace of mind, our funeral home offers complete care so you can focus on comforting each other as you prepare to say goodbye to someone dear to you.

Although there are many decisions you may have to make, we assure you that we will guide you through the entire process every step of the way.

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Design the most fitting memorial or funeral service to honour their memory and pay tribute to their life achievements and experiences.

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Select the most appropriate products, including a casket, burial vault, cremation urn, cemetery or mausoleum, to fit your budget and suit your needs and desires.

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Assist in the publication of the obituary in the newspapers of your choice.

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Welcome your family and friends to our funeral home for your planned services, including a viewing, visitation, funeral or memorial service.

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Make all arrangements for the services, whether at your place of worship, our funeral home, cemetery, or alternate gathering place.

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Provide a coach, as well as arrange for escorts.

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Provide access to grief education, support materials, and referrals to counselling services.

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Prepare all paperwork, including vital record statistics, permits, filing and obtaining death certificates, assistance in applying for death benefits, victim services, veteran’s benefits, Canada Pension Death Benefit, and Survivors Claims.

Call us today at 780-552-6110 or email info@nwfuneralchape.ca

Valleyview

4713 50 Street
Valleyview, AB, T0H 3N0
(780) 524-2338

High Prairie

4825 51 Ave.
High Prairie, AB, T0G 1E0
(780) 523-3311

Slave Lake

225 2 Ave. NW
Slave Lake, AB, T0G 2AI
(780) 849-3299

Wabasca

Unit 2, 911 Stony Point Rd.
Wabasca, AB, T0G 2K0
(780) 773-9446