The Stone Centre Inc is Ontario's largest professional monumental stone working company. We design and manufacture all types of cemetery memorials, and carry a full line of cemetery accessories and related products. All our work is done in house and we deliver and install memorials free of charge (when permitted by cemetery regulations), in all cemeteries throughout Southwestern Ontario (see map on Delivery Areas page).
Since the spring of 1909, our company has been continuously owned and operated by the Nelson family. Over the years, we have accumulated an unparalleled amount of knowledge and experience related to granite quarrying, stone working, monument design and manufacturing, and all types of cemetery work.
Since the spring of 1909, our company has been continuously owned and operated by the Nelson family. Over the years, we have accumulated an unparalleled amount of knowledge and experience related to granite quarrying, stone working, monument design and manufacturing, and all types of cemetery work.
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Our company was founded in the year 1909, by George W. Nelson & his brother Percy Nelson at Lower Cape in Albert County, New Brunswick (near the famous Hopewell Cape Rocks). The Nelson brothers initially set up their business in an old church, with the showroom and offices at the front of the building and the manufacturing facilities at the back.
Over the years we have made thousands of beautiful family memorials, but we are rarely able get out to take pictures. If you would like to see your family memorial featured in our galleries, please send us your photo along with any notes and the photographers name, and we will be glad to post it for you.
Lettering detail from the inset plaque on the William Ian DeWitt Hutt monument. Back of stone with maple leaves & a picture of the SEGUIN family maple sugaring operations. This lot had several graves with old burials that had never been marked with a monument. The stone was erected in 2013 by a descendant and commemorates his parents and identifies the other family members buried in these old graves.
This bench was imported from Italy by Mrs. Timothy Eaton and it was broken and sitting in pieces when we were asked to do the restoration. At some point in time the bench was painted white, but under all the paint, was a gorgeous piece of pink Italian marble. We repaired the broken pieces, cleaned off the paint and repolished the bench to it's original splendor.
All cemeteries in Ontario are required to have a set of Bylaws or Rules & Regulations that must be filed with the Ontario Cemetery Registrar's office. Some Bylaws are very simple, while others are very complex. In most cemeteries, you cannot simply put up whatever you want. You have to play by the rules set out in the bylaws or regulations.
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Lin S.
Jul 29, 2021
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J. H. Brown
Jan 06, 2020
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Brad Patterson
Jun 30, 2019
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Over promise, under deliver!
My sister and I purchased a slab that was to be an add on to our grandmothers headstone when our father passed away. Upon making arrangements and paying, we were told it would take 8 weeks for the stone to be installed at the cemetery. 17 Weeks later, (after having to call the Kitchener location because this branch had a busy signal all day long for weeks on end)- they gave us an update and said they would have the St. Catharines store get in touch with us. Once they did call I voiced my concerns about the length of time it was taking, the associate agreed it was taking
My sister and I purchased a slab that was to be an add on to our grandmothers headstone when our father passed away. Upon making arrangements and paying, we were told it would take 8 weeks for the stone to be installed at the cemetery. 17 Weeks later, (after having to call the Kitchener location because this branch had a busy signal all day long for weeks on end)- they gave us an update and said they would have the St. Catharines store get in touch with us. Once they did call I voiced my concerns about the length of time it was taking, the associate agreed it was taking
Nikki Henry
Nov 26, 2017
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I'd like to put 0 stars we went in and there was a couple being served we were asked to come back in 20 mins. We came back and there was another gentlemen waiting when the couple left she served the man asking how she could help him we decided to leave I called and told the lady that it was rude she tried to lie stating he had an appointment so I asked then why not tell me that not 20 mins or say do u mind waiting a minute rude very rude
Michelle Geoffroy
Sep 19, 2017
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