Our Staff

Meet Our Caring Staff

Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.

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Ryan Crean

CEO

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Raina Bennefield

Location Manager/Funeral Director/Embalmer

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Colin Benesch

Funeral Director

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Chris Benesch

Funeral Director/Embalmer

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John Smith

Funeral Director/Embalmer

John joined the Affordable Cremation & West Shore Crematorium team in 2022 as a Cremationist and Embalmer.
We are proud that as of 2023 John will now serve families as a Funeral Director.
He gained his Funeral Director and Embalmer licenses from the Canadian College of Funeral Service.

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Tavia Agnew

Funeral Director/Embalmer

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Sarah Daigle

Funeral Director/Embalmer Apprentice

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Brenda Freed

Funeral Director Assistant & Administrator

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Christoph Piel

Lead Cremationist

Christoph joined the West Shore Crematorium team in 2019 and has now developed years of experience to better serve families.

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Taylor Nygaard

Crematorium Operator

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Amy Dureau

Cremationist Administrator

Ryan Crean
Ryan Crean
CEO
Ryan Crean
CEO


Colin Benesch
Colin Benesch
Location Manager - Funeral Director/Embalmer
Colin Benesch
Location Manager - Funeral Director/Embalmer


 Raina Bennefield
Raina Bennefield
Funeral Director
Raina Bennefield
Funeral Director


Chris Benesch
Chris Benesch
Funeral Director/Embalmer
Chris Benesch
Funeral Director/Embalmer