Managing Funeral Director & Embalmer
Born and Raised In Redcliff, Alberta. Chris has been in the funeral service industry since 2003. He received his Funeral Director/Embalmers License from Western School of Funeral Service in 2005. Chris has three boys and a loving wife. Chris Joined Eden's Funeral Home in November 2009, and looks forward to serving the community for years to come.
Funeral Director
I was born and raised in Manitoba in the Neepawa area. Began my career in Funeral Service in 1966 at White’s Funeral Home in Neepawa. I became licensed as an Embalmer/Funeral Director in 1971. The following year along with my wife Linda and our firsr born son Jason moved to Calgary where I joined the staff of Jacques Funeral Home. In the spring of 1973 I challenged the Alberta Exams and received my Embalmer/ Funeral Director’s License for the province of Alberta. The same year Frank Eden offered me a position with Eden’s Funeral Home, I accepted the offer and moved to Pincher Creek and have been here ever since.
Following our move to Pincher Creek, two more children were added to our family, our second son Kyle and daughter Amy.
I have never regretted choosing Pincher Creek as a community to work and live in. Over the many years I was fortunate to have developed a good rapport with the families I have served and with many of those families I have had the honour of serving several times.
We attend St. Michael’s Catholic Church and over the years I have served on Parish Council as well as Lector and Eucharistic Minister. I am also a member of the Pincher Creek Lions Club and have filled many positions there as well.
I have experienced many changes in Funeral Service, both in trends and attitudes. I also believe that even though early in my career I was being complimentd by families for a job well done, I really wasn’t a good Funeral Director until I experienced the loss of a close family member. At that point you are able to empathize instead of imagine how that other person feels.
As I approach retirement my responsibilities have diminished allowing more time to spend with family and enjoy some travelling.
Funeral Director
Brad was born and raised in Vauxhall, AB., and has spent over 20 years in the oil & gas industry before entering the funeral profession in 2016. After the completion of an apprenticeship with Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels, Brad graduated from the Canadian College of Funeral Service in 2018 as a Funeral Director/Embalmer.
Brad and his wife Kelly were married in 2008 and were blessed with their
beautiful daughter Quinn in 2016. Brad feels fortunate to be given the
privilege to assist families during their time of need and is proud to serve
the communities of Southern Alberta.
Funeral Director
Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Nelson began his career in
the funeral service industry in 2012 at Evergreen Funeral Home in Edmonton. He
received his Funeral Director/Embalmers License from Canadian College of
Funeral Service in 2016. Following graduation and receiving his license, Nelson
worked two additional years at Evergreen. Nelson and his loving wife Anne
always wanted to try living in a smaller community outside the big city. After
traveling to different areas of Alberta, they fell in love with the Pincher
Creek area. They made the move with their son James to Pincher Creek in the
summer of 2018.
He and his family attend the Pincher Creek Ward at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; they are enjoying being members of that
community and have found the congregation to be welcoming. They also love the
family centered activities available throughout the town; as well as how warm
and kind the people of Pincher Creek are to them wherever they go.
Nelson joined the team at Eden's Funeral Home in late 2018 and
he is excited about his position at Eden’s. He looks forward to serving the
community of Pincher Creek as well as the surrounding communities in the months
and years ahead.