216 Queen Street • Port Perry, ON L9L 1B9
Phone: 905-985-2171 • Toll Free: 1-800-377-9139

Frequently Asked Questions



Below is a list of questions and responses that we commonly receive at the funeral home. We will continue to include any new questions in this section that we feel would be helpful to others.

If you have a question that has not been covered in this site, we would like to hear from you. You may use the "Ask the Director" section of our site to forward your question or comments to us.

If you would prefer to call us on the telephone, our staff would be pleased to provide an answer to any funeral related matter you may have. If we do not have the answer immediately, we will find it for you and contact you the minute the information is in our hands.

1. Can a family request a one-hour visitation prior to a funeral service/ceremony?
 
2. Is embalming required by law?
 

Question #1Can a family request a one-hour visitation prior to a funeral service/ceremony?
Answer:Yes. Through the years we have been asked by a few families each year to arrange for a funeral with vistation one hour prior to the ceremony.


Question #2Is embalming required by law?
Answer:Not unless the deceased is to be transported across provincial borders, and then there may be exceptions.

216 Queen Street | Port Perry, ON L9L 1B9 | Phone: 905-985-2171 | Fax: 905-985-4572 | Email: director@waggfuneralhome.com