When Someone Dies
Honouring the circle of life. Whatever your culture, circumstance or challenge, we’re here to help you care for, remember, mourn and celebrate your family members and friends. We can take care of everything, we can coach you in your version of a DIY funeral and we can custom-create a hybrid version where we work together in a way that fits your needs and desires. Start with where you find yourself today.
Your Choices
We encourage you to explore your hopes, your fears and your past experiences with death and funerals. We support you to be as actively involved as you wish to be. It’s our job to tailor our services to fit your needs and desires, not the other way around. We can take care of everything, we can coach you in your version of a DIY funeral and we can custom-create a hybrid version where we work together in a way that fits your needs and desires. We’re here to help.
About KORU
DeathCare Redefined
KORU is a locally owned and operated, grass-roots funeral business. We provide simple and tailored cremation, burial and ceremony services that help you care for, remember, mourn and celebrate your dead.
KORU is a leader, innovator and educator in what we see as a new age of death, dying and end-of-life care. We have a keen interest in raising awareness about local sustainably sourced and community minded products and practices.
Honouring The Circle Of Life
You’ll find our prices and packages straightforward and easy to understand.
Our PricingRecent Obituaries
Doreen Doyle Née Schell (Age )
Doreen Schell was born in Estevan Saskatchewan on June 24, 1929. She was the fifth of six children, growing up on a large wheat farm in southeast Saskatchewan. At a very young age Doreen showed her na
Yumi Nakatani-White (Age )
Yumi loved to laugh. She was a special person who brought a positive light to everyone in her life. In 1992, Yumi met Greg while visiting from Japan – her Vancouver vacation turned out to be the
Nicholas John O’Connor (Age )
We are heartbroken by the sudden death of our son, Nicholas John O'Connor at home on May 6th, 2020 in Vancouver, BC. He will be forever cherished by his Mom, Patricia, "Pops" Damian, his partner and l
Karen Teresa Akagi (Age )
On May 3, 2020, Karen Teresa Akagi passed away at home at the age of 58. Karen was born and raised in Cranbrook, BC and had a long career as an accountant in Vancouver. Karen’s natural curiosity
Latest Blog Post
Embracing Reality
"I can bring you to the door, but you have to walk through." Jean-Paul Vadnais Today we’re lucky enough to be able to quietly ignore most aspects of death — or at least, we have the option to. But is it better that way? It wasn’t long ago that we couldn’t ignore death.
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