Who We Are
A non-profit, non-sectarian organization,
incorporated under the Ontario Corporations Act, and managed
by a Board of
Directors elected from the Society's
membership at the annual meeting. The Society provides
consumer information concerning funeral arrangements and
options in its annual Newsletter. You may also want to check
out the Society's Privacy
Policy. Useful information on funeral
arrangements and
'what to do when death occurs' may also
be obtained from
websites.
The Society was founded in 1958 as the Ottawa
Memorial Society (OMS) by a group of concerned citizens who
believed in simple inexpensive funerals. It changed its name
to Funeral Information Society of Ottawa (FISO) in 2002 to
reflect more accurately its purpose. FISO operates under a
Bylaws
and is one of 12 societies belonging to the Federation of
Ontario Memorial Societies (FOOMS). FOOMS provides a unified
voice to speak to the provincial government on behalf of all
funeral information societies.
Brief histories
of Funeral Information Societies in general and the Funeral
Information Society of Ottawa in particular have been
recorded by Pearl Davies and Eric Finch,
respectively.
More then 3000 individuals and families in
Ottawa and district, coming from every walk of life and all
age groups, belong to the society. A ten year
membership in the Funeral Information
Society is $25 for each adult and $35 per family. For this
each member gets the following:
1. A list of current costs of basic
and traditional funeral and removal
services
2. A set of pre-arrangement forms on which to
record final wishes. One copy of the forms is then filed
with a cooperating funeral director
3. Planning guides, a wallet sized
identification card, and an annual News Letter. There are
no annual fees or dues.
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