ANORA is a locally owned and operated provider of Professional Funeral Services and End of Life Events serving the Vancouver Lower Mainland.
End of Life Events. Every life is unique and all services that we provide are reflective of that life. We serve with care, empathy, patience and creativity.
We are Funeral Directors and Embalmers licensed by the province of B.C. We are also Event Coordinators and companions to the bereaved. Our goal is to launch grief in a healthy way. We must acknowledge that none of us are well at that difficult time and ensure that everyone is getting the support and assistance that they need. Passion for serving our community well is what drives us.
ANORA is not just in the business of providing funerals. Funeral Service is our vocation. We are called to serve the bereaved, deceased and those who are willing to accept the reality that each of our days are numbered, regardless of our age. We empower people to reflect on what they want for their end of life care and create a safe environment for end of life discussion. This may include conversations with End of Life Doulas, Notaries, Estate Planners, Grief Recovery Specialists or Pre-arrangement Specialists.
Coming together to commemorate a life lost is important for everyone’s health and well being. Many people tell their family to not have a funeral or event for them when they die. Perhaps they want to shield their loved ones from the pain that their death will cause. What they don’t realize is that the pain and loss will still be felt.
By not having a Funeral, Honouring Event or obituary, the family, friends and colleagues are not given the opportunity to come together and acknowledge the loss and how each of their lives will be affected without this special person. Many people who have not been given an opportunity to truly grieve have found that eventually and for various reasons they are overwhelmed with grief, sometimes years later.
They may run into an old friend who asks about the deceased because they have no idea that they had even died. They are then back to square one; explaining the death and how long it has been. Maybe they associated funerals with religion and they were not religious.
Maybe the deceased asked for “No Service by request” because they were unaware of the varying options that there are now. We provide funerals and Honouring Events that are tailored and unique as the individual. Honouring Events can be formal or casual, religious or secular, public or private. The choice is up to you.
