Amenities

  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Celebration of life centre
    Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
  • Flexible chapel space
    Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
  • Chapel
  • Piano or organ on-site
  • Piano or organ on-site
  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Celebration of life centre
    Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
  • Flexible chapel space
    Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
  • Chapel
  • Coffee lounge
  • Cremation remembrance jewelry
  • Option for home delivery of ashes
  • Option for mail delivery of ashes
    Sent through postal mail service, signature required. Expect delays in Canada due to Covid-19 restrictions on mail requiring a signature.
  • Catered events
  • Arrangements by phone and email
    complete funeral planning without needing a funeral home visit
  • Tribute video production
    Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
  • Audio and video equipment
  • Live music available
  • Popular funeral music selections
  • Black car service
  • Multicultural funerals

About

For more than 65 years, Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home has provided families in Sydney Mines and surrounding areas with funeral, burial, cremation and cemetery services. But beyond that, we have provided the community with the highest level of care and compassion you will find anywhere.

We take caring for your family to heart. Our welcoming and comfortable facility resembles exactly that—and it is staffed by experienced professionals.

Personalized touch

Visitation room at Fillmore & Whitman Funeral HomeWe know losing a loved one is hard, and we're here to guide you through planning a funeral or memorial every step of the way. We offer everything from a wholly traditional church funeral and cemetery burial to a modern celebration of life with live music, catering and a send-off that reflects the personality and passions of yourself or your loved one.

Whatever your vision or your loved one's wishes, we go the extra mile to make it happen. Do you want a dove release? You got it. How about personalized sparklers as a memento? You can have those, too. What about cupcakes with purple frosting? The list is literally endless.

A trusted provider

Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home is a part of the Dignity Memorial® network. When you choose us as your provider, you receive the compassionate care you expect from a locally operated establishment and the benefits and value you deserve from North America’s largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers.

Contact us

Please contact us if you need help right away or would like more information about our funeral services. If you are or your loved was a police officer, firefighter or EMT, be sure to ask about our public servants program.

History

Fillmore & Whitman Funeral HomeSince 1952, Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home has served Sydney Mines and the surrounding area. We opened a satellite location in the Cape Breton Highlands, in Ingonish, in the mid-1980s. Service options have evolved in our 65-plus years in business, but our commitment to high standards remains unchanged and we are always here for you when you need us.

Celebration of Life Planning

Our planners are celebration of life experts. We plan more celebrations each year than any other provider, and we know just what to do to create a uniquely beautiful and heartfelt tribute with attention to detail like no other.

Every family who entrusts us with their loved one’s service can expect an event that includes:
  • meaningful music

    Meaningful music

    Families are surprised to learn that we can play any songs you’d like or a different playlist for every aspect of the celebration.

  • cherished memories

    Cherished memories

    A curated display of photographs and personal items invites family and friends to remember special moments and defining details.

  • a personalized message

    A personalized message

    We work with a celebrant, clergy member or officiant to craft a heartfelt message that reflects your loved one and uplifts guests.

Start planning a celebration of life today

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Get inspired by our offerings

When planning a celebration of life, your imagination is the only limit.

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Plan a Simple Cremation

Simple can still mean exceptional. Let us show you how.

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Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

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