Bishop's Funeral Home

Bishop's Funeral Home We are a Canadian, independent, family owned funeral home, serving all faiths with 24 hour service. We are available 24/7 to support you in your time of need.

Bishop's Funeral Home is a locally owned funeral home providing services to Fredericton and surrounding communities. Dedicated to providing personalized service and choice, Bishop's supports families with a wide variety of options as they make decisions following the loss of a loved one. Whether you wish a traditional funeral, a memorial service or cremation services, we have options to meet your requirements. Our experienced, compassionate and detail oriented directors and support staff assist families by providing choices to suit their unique wishes.

How a Virtual Healing Quilt Can Provide Comfort and RemembranceA new initiative from Canadian Virtual Hospice and Pallia...
03/06/2026

How a Virtual Healing Quilt Can Provide Comfort and Remembrance

A new initiative from Canadian Virtual Hospice and Palliative Manitoba is providing a virtual place to honour and remember loved ones. The Canadian Healing Quilt is a unique online project that allows families and friends to gather via their computer, tablet or phone to share stories, photos and special memories through the creation of a digital memorial quilt. Each square is attached to another, creating a virtual mosaic of quilt squares from across Canada, while also building a compassionate online community of understanding and healing.

The Canadian Healing Quilt is the brainchild of Elder Albert McLeod, a member of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, who was concerned about the growing number of delayed memorials and ceremonies during COVID. He envisioned a place where individuals gathered to create lasting traditions and drew on Indigenous culture with the belief that star blankets and quilts offer protection in life and honour those who have died.

When someone we love dies, grief often feels overwhelming, and finding meaningful ways to honour their memory can be difficult. The Canadian Healing Quilt stitches together life stories to provide comfort, healing and a lasting remembrance.

Starting a quilt is simple. Sign up for free. Share stories, photos, memories and invite others to collaborate. Like a favourite quilt wrapped around your shoulders, the Canadian Healing Quilt can be opened at any time and shared with those who need comfort.

For more information, visit healingquilt.ca.

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03/05/2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dawn Michelle Brooks aka Dawn Mega of St. Mary’s First Nation on ...

03/02/2026

With much sadness we announce the death of Darlene Joy (Arsenault) Ryan, daughter of the late Dorothy Stairs and John W. Arsenault. She is survived ...

Fauna Memorials: Innovative Urns as Unique as the Lives They HonourCanadian company Fauna Memorials has launched a new p...
03/02/2026

Fauna Memorials: Innovative Urns as Unique as the Lives They Honour

Canadian company Fauna Memorials has launched a new product line of colourful and contemporary memorial urns.

Each Fauna urn starts as a 3D-computer design. The digital file is then prepared for printing using a process called slicing, which breaks the model into hundreds of thin layers. Fauna’s 3D printers then build the urns layer by layer by extruding the composite material – similar to piping icing. It’s a slow and precise process, with each urn taking around 30 hours to complete.

Each urn is composed of a lightweight, matte composite that carefully balances elegance with sustainability. Distinctive spiral or vertical grooves purposefully mimic the lines of nature, resulting in a beautiful, sustainable and unique product. Plus, the production uses 70 per cent less CO2 than traditional materials, resulting in a very small environmental footprint.

This innovative method includes a design and production process that has the ability to create distinctive, vase-shaped, sculptural forms with textures not possible using traditional manufacturing techniques. Incorporating emerging technologies, Fauna Memorials offers a fresh perspective on how we commemorate a life.

For more information about these unique Canadian-made urns, please contact our funeral home to talk with one of our directors.

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02/28/2026

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Sharon Jones of Fredericton NB on Thursday February 26th, 2026, at Hospice Fredericton. A ...

02/27/2026

It is with broken hearts that the family of Amanda Faye Desveaux, loving wife of Michael Raymond O’Blenis, wish to announce her passing ...

Prefunding, Many Options for Those Who are PrearrangingWhen an individual, a couple or a family wishes to prefund their ...
02/27/2026

Prefunding, Many Options for Those Who are Prearranging

When an individual, a couple or a family wishes to prefund their services, they have a number of options to do so. Some choices follow.

• There is the choice to prefund in full with a lump sum payment or to pay by installments, breaking up the total payment over a period of time.
• There is the choice to prefund all of the services that will be needed or just some of them. One example of this is to prefund funeral services and leave cemetery services prefunding for a future date.
• There is the option to include additional services and prefund them should future needs change. An example of this would be to add the use of a reception facility and catering at a later time.
• There is the option to prearrange only. With this option wishes are recorded, a folder is created, but no formal agreement exists as monies are not exchanged as part of the arrangement. While prearrangements are not as formal as prefunding, they are much better than having no planning in place, whatsoever.

With prefunding, services which are paid for in advance shield the family from the effects of inflation. Prefunding with a funeral provider, sets in place both service details and payment. Third party insurances who often advertise on television, only pertain to the monetary side of the arrangements and do not consider specifics of the services to be provided.

For information on prearranging and prefunding, please contact us.

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02/27/2026

It is with broken hearts that we share the sudden passing of Jeffrey Dean Grieve, a man deeply loved by all who knew him. Jeff, 57, ...

02/25/2026

Death is mankind’s worst tragedy; the only one that everyone must suffer sooner or later. Death is also the greatest unifying tragedy that humanity has ever known. When it comes to one of us, it comes to all of us.…

Benefits of MourningMourning is the external expression of the emotional, physical and spiritual chaos brought on by gri...
02/23/2026

Benefits of Mourning

Mourning is the external expression of the emotional, physical and spiritual chaos brought on by grief.
What the griever feels internally often conflicts with their need to display emotions externally. Societal expectations often compel those who grieve to contain emotions rather than opening oneself up and having honest communications that allow the mourning process to begin. Some grievers have shared that they distance themselves from mourning as it brings forth tears that cause embarrassment. Learned myths such as being strong and grieving in private sometimes lead grievers to totally avoid the mourning process.

Our body’s response to loss creates an increase in undesirable chemicals and hormones. The release of cortisol is known to influence the replay of negative thoughts; high cortisol levels over time will adversely affect the immune system.

The mourning process allows toxic chemicals to be released and physical symptoms such as exhaustion, headaches and sleeplessness to subsequently decrease. Hence, the replaying of negative emotions is calmed by the emotional and physical actions associated with mourning. Research supports that crying is known to help process emotions of grief including sadness, sorrow and rumination over the loss.

Family and friends are often at a loss about how to approach those who grieve. Many hesitate to reach out because of the fear of not knowing the right things to say even though they want to offer comfort. Another benefit of mourning is that it invites well-wishers to offer support and sharing in grief. Painful outbursts provide a cue to others to initiate contact with the griever and studies show that painful events are more easily processed by sharing this difficult passage with others.

Grief is hard. The journey is difficult. The benefits of mourning in public hold many positive outcomes for the griever. The mourning process assists by filling a gap in time as the griever adjusts from their loss to when they begin their new normal. Self-healing occurs and there is a return to joy after grief has been acknowledged and spent.

Bertha Brannen
Grief Recovery Specialist

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02/21/2026

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved family matriarch, Shirley Lorraine Howe (Brooks). Shirley was the oldest member of ...

A Look Back at 1951 and the Top Stories from 75 Years AgoThe year 1951 would see technological innovations, military man...
02/20/2026

A Look Back at 1951 and the Top Stories from 75 Years Ago

The year 1951 would see technological innovations, military manoeuvres and the introduction of some pop culture gems.

In Canada, the population increased to over 14 million, as the baby boomer births continued to rise. Domestically, highlights included testing the first cobalt “bomb,” a cancer therapy developed in an Ontario lab; the establishment of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority; the first performance of the National Ballet of Canada; and the release of Labatt Blue beer. Government initiatives of the day included the Massey Report which focused on Canadian culture; one recommendation was a message to include “the arts” as a key part of Canada’s international identity.

In the USA, the constitution was amended to limit presidential terms to two. The year also saw extensive forest fires in New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington State, and in Canada parts of British Columbia. The Marshall Plan expired, following the distribution of more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.

There were many nuclear firsts in 1951: the U.S. tested the first thermonuclear weapon in the Marshall Islands and the Soviet Union declared it had developed an atomic bomb. These developments would add fuel to the arms race and the Cold War.

In science, the world’s first experimental nuclear power plant opened in Idaho; the World Meteorological Organization became a specialized agency of the United Nations; the first production car with power steering wheeled off the assembly line; and the lie detector test was used for a murder investigation in the Netherlands.

In entertainment: “I Love Lucy” debuted on CBS; J.D. Salinger’s book, “The Catcher in the Rye” was released; Marlon Brando delivered an award-winning performance in “A Streetcar Named Desire”; and
“Dennis The Menace” was introduced to comic strip fans.

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