W J Dooley Funeral Home

W J Dooley Funeral Home Proudly serving the families of the Northside and beyond for 150 years. Family owned and operated, W. J. We are available 24/7.

Dooley Funeral Home offers a complete range of funeral services to residents of North Sydney and neighbouring communities. With compassion and attention to detail, our directors tend to each and every aspect of your funeral plan to support you at your time of need. Our funeral home provides contemporary facilities for visitation and chapel services. Using up to date technologies, embracing traditions and recognizing today's needs are vital to us as we deliver services to our community.

03/01/2026

Celebrate the life of Eric Courtney and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

02/28/2026

Celebrate the life of Jeanette Boutilier and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

After Death (The Movie) 2023This documentary drama shares stories of a number of individuals who have had near-death exp...
02/27/2026

After Death (The Movie) 2023

This documentary drama shares stories of a number of individuals who have had near-death experiences (NDEs). This occurrence is more prevalent than one might think. Thousands of people, while in a state of clinical death, have had out of body experiences (spirit and body separation) where they look down upon themselves as they are dead. Present day medical interventions result in these people surviving, who later recall specific details of what happened when they were scientifically dead.

One objective of this film is based on developing a method of quantifying these experiences and efforts are made to scrutinize these events in a rational and credible manner. Some hypotheses are unable to be validated while others are.

These out-of-body experiences include a number of common occurrences: looking down on oneself while in a state of death, an awareness of enhanced or vivid sensory ability, a life review and for some a journey into the light.

Many individuals report a euphoric state and having an epiphany during their out-of-body experience, while others report a negative occurrence. Peace and love are common emotions that surface during these events and a message about ‘ripple effects’ is shared.

Death is sometimes alluded to as the ‘final frontier’ and this movie attempts to shed light on what is an elusive topic. Are we all just spirits occupying the bodies we live in? This movie is unique in its depiction and concludes that further exploration and documentation is required so that we may learn and know even more. “After Death” is available on streaming platforms.

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1h 48m | PG-13

02/25/2026

Celebrate the life of Victor Sakalauskas and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

02/25/2026

Celebrate the life of Margaret Gail Parsons and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

02/24/2026

Celebrate the life of Hughie Moore and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

Preplanning your Service… With or Without PrepaymentTypically, when we meet with a family, a couple or an individual, to...
02/24/2026

Preplanning your Service… With or Without Prepayment

Typically, when we meet with a family, a couple or an individual, to make prearrangements there are a number of topics we talk about. There are many choices for today’s families and these are explained to provide information about what options are available.

As decisions are made and the scope of the service is decided on, we are able to arrive at pricing for the level of service that is to be provided.

Some of the families we meet choose to move forward with prefunding. They have the choice of monthly payments or a lump sum payment. For payment plans, often an insurance is included to protect the person in the event of untimely death.

Other families choose to only prearrange at this time. A folder is created, noting the type of service wished for and these details are then placed in safe-keeping by the funeral home. With prearranging only, the prevailing prices at the time the services are needed will be the ones that are charged. If seeking to avoid effects of inflation, prefunding is the best option.

It really does start with a meeting: determining your needs, providing options and pricing, and from there the choice to prearrange only or prearrange with funding. If you have questions on this subject or wish to meet, please contact us.

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02/21/2026

Celebrate the life of John Malcolm and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

02/21/2026

Funeral Service for Philip Organ celebrated by Rev Debbie Fice at WJ Dooley Funeral Home Chapel

02/20/2026

Celebrate the life of Evelyn MacRitchie and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

02/20/2026

Celebrate the life of Earl Johnstone and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

02/20/2026

Painter Alyssa Monks finds beauty and inspiration in the unknown, the unpredictable and even the awful. In a poetic, intimate talk, she describes the interaction of life, paint and canvas through her development as an artist, and as a human.

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