DeMont Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service (Lohnes-DeMont)

03/06/2026

DeMont Family Funeral Home
Our Guiding Principles

What are the values behind the way we serve at our Funeral Home?

• We provide Compassionate Care to the families we serve. We understand that the loss of a beloved is a difficult journey. In order to best serve families, it is important to empathize with the situation they find themselves in. As funeral directors, we receive specialized training in all matters pertaining to supporting a family with the loss of their loved one. We journey with them as they mourn.
• We endeavour to accommodate the unique wishes of each family under our care. Today’s families often have special requests and we support them with their wishes, making sure the service is individually tailored to meet their needs.
• We strive to ensure that the ‘little details’ that become part of a funeral service are included. In an unrushed setting, we take the time to know each and every family, so those seemingly smaller details, the ones which become ever so important at a service, are tended to.
• When we are working with families who choose either a traditional funeral or a memorial service with an urn, we follow best practices to achieve the best possible outcome for the family.
• We strive to be a community partner. We are involved in many local initiatives that are for the betterment of our community at large.
• We incorporate funeral service ideologies in all our dealings with the families we serve. We endeavour to provide support based on the best practices of the funeral profession, so that as a funeral plan is arrived at, each and every family under our care has full information to be able to make the best possible decisions.

A funeral service is such an important part in saying goodbye to a loved one. Our commitment to ensure each family we work with receives the best possible care and support is based upon the above guiding principles.

Emelie and Jonathan DeMont
Managing Funeral Directors and Owners
DeMont Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service

03/03/2026

Online Grief Forums

In addition to the local resources available to individuals experiencing or struggling with grief, there are also a number of online forums to support people who have lost a loved one.

Sometimes it’s hard to attend local bereavement groups because of scheduling conflicts or transportation difficulties. Online groups are another option for the bereft to interact with others at a time when needed.

In online forums, discussions evolve on a variety of grief related issues. Conversations occur with others who have also experienced a loss, strategies to cope are exchanged and support is available. The member comes to realize they are not alone in their thoughts and the challenges they face. Forums offer convenience and access to large numbers of people who have experienced a similar loss.

On a cautionary note, sometimes those who grieve choose to isolate themselves. It is important to remember that joining a group activity, where one can interact in person is, in of itself, beneficial.

To view a list of some online forums please visit.
http://www.talkdeath.com/grief-support-forums/

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03/02/2026

Our condolences to the family of the late June C. Levy.

Age 94, of Falmouth, formerly of Windsor, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026 in the Windsor Elms Village, Falmouth. Born in Lockhartville, on September 25, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Arch and Clara (Croft) Schofield. June was a loving devoted wife and mother and caring for her family...

02/27/2026

Movies about Loss
Collateral Beauty (2016)

“Love, time and death. We long for love. We wish we had more time. We fear death.”

Collateral Beauty is the story of Howard Inlet, a successful advertising executive who experiences the loss of his daughter. His world is turned upside down. He can’t even bring himself to say her name because it hurts so much. In his search for answers, he writes three letters: one to love, one to time and one to death. These start a dialogue that is sure to provoke thought on what the true meaning of life is.

The star-studded cast of this drama includes Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Kiera Knightly and Helen Miren. They deliver some powerful performances that inspire a deeper understanding of who we are as people, where in life there is meaning and what the importance of interpersonal connection is.

Sometimes what is needed is to shed our skin, to look a bit deeper and maybe, with that, we can find collateral beauty.

When someone dies, it is one of those times in our lives we look within ourselves for meaning. Collateral Beauty asks a question and provides an answer. It is a reminder that sometimes we need to look at events in our lives differently.

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1h 37m | PG-13

02/23/2026

Due to weather and road conditions:

Please be advised the visitation for the late Cyril Woodman has been moved to Tuesday, February 24 from 6-8 pm.

The funeral will now be held Wednesday, February 25 at 11:30 am in our Chapel.

02/23/2026

Protecting my Family

We all know when someone passes that it is a difficult time for surviving family members. It is an emotional time, a time of grief… regardless of the circumstances surrounding the death, regardless of whether the death was expected or not and regardless of the age of the person.

What can be done? What can I do? Right now, to make it easier for surviving family members?

Firstly, it needs mentioning that to grieve and experience a loss, in the infinite ways that people do, is natural. It acknowledges the importance of those who we love and those who love us. Whether we make plans to alleviate some of the responsibilities that accompany the passing of a loved one, the emotions which we feel will still remain.

However, there are a multitude of decisions and details which need to be addressed and if choices are made in advance, then the responsibility of funeral arrangements becomes one of verifying wishes, rather than ‘starting from scratch’.

Family members will likely say, “Don’t worry. We’ll take care of it.”

We in the funeral profession, who sit in arrangement offices with families, know that they are far better off if decisions are made beforehand. Planning in advance will protect your family from the uncertainties which pertain to funeral decisions and the potential anxiety that can come with this responsibility.

Please contact us if you would like to receive information on funeral planning.

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02/22/2026

Our condolences to the family of the late Christine M. Brown

It is with deep sadness we announce the death of Christine Mary Brown, age 93 of Windsor, on Thursday, February 19, 2026 in Hants Community Hospital, Windsor. Born June 19, 1932 in Lawrencetown, she was a daughter of the late Robert and May (Misner) Doherty and wife of the late Neil Wentzel, Don Dil...

02/19/2026

Nancy Berns is a sociologist at Drake University. She looks at the space between grief and closure and has found that not only is closure a fabricated concep...

02/19/2026

Our condolences to the family of the late Elizabeth L. Wilson.

Age 79, of Windsor, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 in Hants Community Hospital, Windsor, with her loving family by her bedside. She was born March 22, 1946 in Windsor to the late Carl and Mona (Swinamer) Smith and was the wife for 47 years of the late Eugene William Wilson, who passed awa...

02/19/2026

Our condolences to the family of the late Cyril F. Woodman

* Please not a change in visitation and service days. *

Age 95, of Windsor, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in the Windsor Elms Village, Falmouth. Born in Windsor, he was a son of the late Walter Aylward and Cora Naomi (Fletcher) Woodman. Cyril retired from Irving Oil Company Limited in 1993 as Branch Manager with 39 years of servic...

02/15/2026

Half Mast – What does it mean and why do we do it?

Coming together for a service or memorial when someone passes is an important part of honouring them and their impact on our life. When commemorating important dates that memorialize certain groups, or honouring someone who was important to the governance of Canada, flying the Canadian flag at half-mast is a perfect symbol to unite us as we mourn.

The only flag authorized for half-masting is the National Flag of Canada.

Half-masting is mandatory for the passing of: the Sovereign, Sovereign’s spouse or heirs, Governor Generals present or former, Prime Ministers present or former, the Chief Justice of Canada, lieutenant governors, privy councillors, senators, members of the House of Commons, and accredited heads of state while on mission for Canada.

Special days where all federal buildings and establishments half-mast include: Workers’ Mourning Day, National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism, Firefighter’s National Memorial Day, Police and Peace Officer’s National Memorial Day, Remembrance Day, and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.

To learn more about half-masting in Canada, visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-masting-rules.html.

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02/12/2026