John Kerry
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Today’s guest author is Karen Hirst whose father is the iconic John Kerry from Almonte.
The ‘Undertaking’ of Local History by Karen Hirst
They seemed to go hand in hand, the furniture business with that of Undertaking or as it is more modernly referred to as the Funeral Service business.
It is believed that this combination may have evolved because the trade of the furniture merchant was cabinet making. My father, John Kerry recalls this as being a fairly common combination of businesses especially in small town rural communities. Who better to request a wood coffin from than the skilled craftsman who also made furniture— from coffins to conducting funerals seemed a natural fit.
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