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“ Part of the Sussex Community since 1893 ”
"Service above Self "
Wallace Funeral Home was founded in 1893 on Park Street, Sussex. In 1906, it moved to Maple Avenue where it continued for the next 71 years.

 
In 1977, Wallace Funeral Home relocated to its present site on Sunnyside Drive where it’s facilities provide convenience and comfort to our bereaved families and friends.
Wallace Funeral Home Pre Funeral Planning

Wallace Funeral Home offers expert advice and assistance with your end-of-life planning.   more
Wallace Funeral Home Tributes

Wallace Funeral Home provides tribute options, for honouring and celebrating lives that have been lived.  more

Wallace Funeral Home Facilities

We are pleased to offer our facilities & community Chapel for your "celebration of life" ceremony.  more
Wallace Funeral Home Funeral Arrangements

Wallace Funeral Home will help you with  funeral arrangements and memorial service planning.  more
Wallace Funeral Home Bereavement Services

Wallace Funeral Home is pleased to provide community bereavement services to help you in your time of need. more

The legacy of Wallace Funeral Home began with its founder Fenwick W. Wallace.
His philosophy of service and caring changed the future of funeral service.  His hard work and dedication to our community started a strong tradition that has lasted more than five (5) generations.  Fenwick and his wife Mary (Stapleford) were both licensed embalmers and very active in their community.  Fenwick and Mary had twin daughters, Hilda and Mildred and a son, William. 
Fenwick was an alderman of the Town Council, a former Mayor of Sussex, a volunteer Fireman, and a building contractor who built many of the stately homes in Sussex.  In 1907, he was instrumental in establishing the New Brunswick Funeral Directors Association and also founded what is now the Canadian Funeral Directors Magazine, which he published in Sussex for many years.
At the close of WWI, Fenwick's son William joined in his commitment in the funeral service.  After Fenwick's death in 1922 his son William continued the tradition until his death in 1952.

 William and his wife Mary, had 2 daughters, Patricia Cork who resides in Ontario and the other, Margaret, together with her husband John M. Ross, who were both licensed embalmers, continued the tradition until Margaret's death in 1967. John also achieved recognition in the funeral industry for his high standards. He was past president of the New Brunswick Funeral Directors Association.
He was New Brunswick's alternate representative to the Funeral Service Association of Canada, former Deputy Mayor, member of the Lions Club, Royal Canadian Legion #20 and Trinity Anglican Church. John was extremely active in the community and gave freely of his time and money to many organizations in Sussex.
     
In 1974 John married Florence E. (Perrett) Haynes who became the Secretary Treasurer of Wallace Funeral Home.  After John's untimely death in 1986, Flo became president and general manager and continued the Wallace legacy until her retirement in 1994. 

Flo lived by the motto "Service before Self" and impressed the importance of communication to the Wallace team.  Stephen Baldwin purchased the company in 1994 and continues to offer the same philosophy of service that began with Fenwick W. Wallace 1893.



We believe a life lived is a life worth  remembering.    
Wallace Funeral Home & Community Chapel is Locally owned and independently operated.

Our pledge: "To offer the experience, dignity and respect that we all deserve at an affordable price"