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Haverstock's serve a wide Cape Breton region

In 1952, Angus Norman MacDonald (a native of Inverness), wife Dorothy (Dot) and their two children, Wendy and David, moved from Halifax, where he was employed by Cruikshank's Funeral Home, and established A.N. MacDonald Funeral Service in Port Hawkesbury, the first funeral service in the area. Previously, residents of the area purchased caskets from a local general store and did their own funeral arranging.

In October, 1966, Dennis Haverstock and Gordon Thompson purchased the company. Thompson had worked with the company prior to the purchase and lived in Port Hawkesbury with his wife, Laura, and their two children while Haverstock and wife Carol moved from Amherst where Campbell's Funeral Home employed him. Haverstock and Thompson met in Halifax where the Halifax Funeral Home had employed them.

In 2001, the company was purchased by John David Langley, a licensed embalmer and funeral director, long time employee and lifelong resident of Port Hawkesbury. John is a son of the late Martin and kay (Mac Donald ) Langley of Port Hawkesbury. John has two brothers Arthur Langley and Harry, married to Stephanie (Mac Innis ) Langley. Arthur joined the business shortly after as an office manager. Carol and Dennis stayed on to aid in the transition of the business. Craig Mac Lean formerly of Skye Glen and resident of Point Tupper employed part time since 1989 and full time since 1993 is an embalmer and funeral director with the company. Gerald Lumsden of Canso, with the company since 1986 as a caretaker also assists in conducting funerals. Sharon E. Burke of Sampsonville became a licensed funeral director with the company in May of 2004. Martin Flood, formerly of Newfoundland, a Nova Scotia licensed embalmer and funeral director joined the company in July of 2004.

Today Haverstocks has homes in Canso, Guysborough, St Peter's, Hawkesbury, and Whycocomagh.



Port Hawkesbury NS

902-625-1911