Our Staff

Our Staff

All of our licensed directors adhere to the highest standard of ethical practices and are committed to ensuring that all of your needs are attended to. Their commitment to the community and genuine compassion toward families are but a few of the characteristics that make them outstanding in their field. We are proud to have them on our staff.

Lorne Neville

Managing Funeral Director

Born and raised in Pembroke, Lorne grew up in the family business, a legacy left by his great grandfather, James Neville, his grandfather, M. J. Neville and his father, Harry Neville. He has worked at the funeral home with his father Harry since he was a young boy. Harry enjoyed meeting, talking and serving people from all walks of life. He felt privileged to be able to offer a service to the bereaved families in the community. He encouraged Lorne to be approachable, compassionate and to put the family being served in the forefront. After graduating from St. Columbas High School in 1958, Lorne attended St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College then the Canadian School of Embalming in 1964 where he received his funeral directors license. Lorne married Theresa Lair in October of 1963 and they have six children, Paula, Lawrence, Carrie, Tracie, Christopher and Patrick and 11 granchildren Jacob and Jordan Shields, Jeremy, Ryan, Avery and Molly Seegmiller, Kimara and Brady Neville and Joel, Nora and Sadie Neville. He is an avid sports fan and recreationally enjoys playing golf. 

Lorne has been helping area families for over 50 years and understands the needs of the community. Through the years, he has enhanced and expanded the services of Neville Funeral Home. He is committed to provide the same caring and personal service that started over a century ago.

Christopher Neville

Funeral Director

Christopher Neville is a native and life-long resident of Pembroke. He is a 1989 graduate of Ecole Secondaire Jeanne Lajoie and 1994 graduate of Humber Collage where he received his funeral directors license. He is fully bilingual. In 1994, Chris entered the funeral business and is now an integral part of its future. He is the fifth generation of funeral directors to serve families with the highest level of personal service and professionalism that has been a hallmark of our service to area families. Chris is a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 1351 and is an member of the Bereaved Families of Ontario, Pembroke Chapter. Chris is married to Nancy Crago, an elementary school teacher at Beachburg Public School and they have a daughter Kimara and a son Brady. Both of them have been involved in many community activities. His hobbies include golf, softball and jogging.   

Utilizing his highly developed technical skills, Chris takes pride in bringing comfort to the families he serves at Neville Funeral Home. Chris is honored to be the 5th generation of his family to work in the business and strives to serve all families to the highest capacity as his family precedents have.

Eric Zadow

Funeral Director

Eric Zadow has been serving the families of this community in their time of need since 2004, obtaining his Funeral Director's License in 2007.  Eric is a graduate of both Algonquin College in Pembroke and Humber College in Toronto.  He is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Pembroke where he serves as an elder and lay-reader.  Eric and his wife Katie and their children live in Laurentian Valley, where they enjoy spending time outdoors.

Eric is proud to add his experience and skill-set to the tradition of service established and maintained by the Neville family for well over 100 years.







Paul Neville

Funeral Director's Assistant

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