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Armstrong's Funeral Home A brief history of our business. It was in the early 1950’s that Donald E. "Don" Armstrong, a farmer from Salisbury, packed up his family and moved to Petitcodiac. After taking up temporary residence in Petitcodiac they eventually settled on the Pollett River Road and shortly thereafter Don took over the local funeral home business now known as Armstrong’s Funeral Home. Sadly Don's new career was to be cut too short when he passed away at the age of 48, in 1971. Upon his death his son, Gary S. Armstrong, having completed his professional training and received his funeral director's license only the year before, took over the family business. Gary's tenure at the helm of the firm would last more than 35 years and would see the business prosper and evolve. Gary would add a Moncton funeral home to his interests for much of that period and while he eventually sold that property, the original family firm would remain in his hands until his own untimely death in 2007. Among Gary's many professional accomplishments would be introducing a third generation of Armstrongs to the profession. His daughter Paula Armstrong joined her father in 1994 after obtaining her funeral director's credentials and, in her turn, took over the firm upon her father's passing. Early in 2008 Paula Armstrong made the decision to leave the business and sought out a suitable candidate to carry on her family's business and shoulder the responsibilities the Armstrongs had managed for a half century. She found what she was looking for in Terry Rogers. Not only is Terry an experienced funeral director but both he and his wife Tina are from the area. Terry grew up in Salisbury and Tina (Murray) right here in Petitcodiac. Their parents Wayne and Joann Rogers and Leonard and Patricia Murray still reside in the area. Entering the funeral service profession in 1990, Terry Rogers has been a licensed funeral director for 14 years working in both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia over the course of his career After training and working in both Moncton and Sussex he has spent the past several years in Truro, N.S. Welcoming the opportunity to return home to take up his own business, Terry struck up a partnership with Mitchell Long, another young funeral director and former colleague from Sussex. Today the two are the owner-managers of a newly created firm which owns both Armstrong's and Sussex Select Community Funeral Home. While Terry lives and works in Petitcodiac, and Mitchell is based in Sussex, the two work together to ensure that all their families receive the highest quality of service from a team of caring professionals who well know and understand the unique needs of the communities who depend on them. |
In Tribute On May 3, 2007 our community along with New Brunswick's funeral service profession shared a painful loss with the passing of Gary S. Armstrong. Gary's contributions to his community through more than three decades as a funeral director and years of service on municipal council will never be forgotten and his legacy of service in our business will remain a point of pride for those of us who carry on in his place. |
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