Meet Your Specialist

Kelly MacLeod

Pre-Planning Specialist

With a decade of experience helping families at Ettinger Funeral Home, Kelly is a Pre-Planning Specialist deeply rooted in the Shubenacadie community. Her extensive prior career as a medical unit clerk in hospitals across Canada provided her with invaluable experience in assisting people during sensitive times with compassion and precision. This background, combined with her exceptional customer service skills, allows her to guide families through the pre-planning process with meticulous care. Kelly is dedicated to helping her neighbours make their final wishes known, ensuring they receive clear, thoughtful guidance and ultimate peace of mind.

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Get Started On Your Journey

Not sure where to start? These resources can help you learn about the pre-planning process at your own pace.

How Prepared Are You Really?

Our quick assessment helps families understand their priorities and feel prepared for meaningful conversations about their final wishes.

Educational Email Series

"This 8-week series provides valuable information to help you learn about pre-planning, one topic at a time. Unsubscribe anytime.

Funeral Planning Guide

Download our comprehensive Funeral Planning Guide today to start planning with confidence and care.

Featured Partners

Kinship specialists build relationships with trusted funeral homes across the community. These are some of our local partners. “Don’t see your preferred funeral home? Kinship specialists can support families at any funeral home.

Our Process

Our step-by-step pre-planning process is designed to be streamlined and straightforward, making it easy to plan your perfect goodbye.

1

Schedule a free consultation

Your pre-planning specialist gets to know you and understand your wishes.

2

Document your wishes and explore options at your own pace

We’ll provide options for burial, cremation and memorial services,and start discussing ways each one can be personalized to your liking.

3

Choose Your Payment Plan

We’ll walk you through our flexible financing options, through our partnership with Trustage Life of Canada, and show you how to lock in today’s prices.

4

Share your plans with loved ones

We create a clear record of your wishes for your loved ones, and if desired, can help establish a connection with a local funeral home partner.

How Prepared Are You Really?

Discover your level of readiness for life's most important conversation.