Announcement - Due to Covid-19 we will not be hosting the Annual Memorial Forest Dedication Ceremony.

Our dedicated teams at Wall-Custance and The University of Guelph ask for and appreciate your understanding as we announce the replacement of this in-person event with a pre-recorded online ceremony. Past memorial forest ceremonies have garnered up to 2,500+ attendees which is neither safe at this time nor allowed.

You may visit the Arboretum on your own throughout the year and we encourage you to go for a walk, in a safe and distanced manner, as we have all become accustomed to doing.

Each and every tree listed under the 2019-2020 link has or will be planted throughout the 400-acre property. The 32nd Dedication Tree will be planted along the Wall-Custance Memorial Trail which symbolizes all of the individual memorial trees planted for this time period. At the Dedication Tree, a temporary plaque will be placed as in past years.

We will post an image of the plaque online for each family to view. There will be a window of opportunity for you to contact us for any changes or corrections before the names are engraved on the permanent plaque.

We are working out the details, and when available a pre-recorded message from the University of Guelph Arboretum Director, Justine Richardson, the Reverend John Benham and the Wall-Custance Funeral Home will be shared. Please check for updates on our website (www.wallcustance.com).

Take care,
Scott and Betty Ann Young
Wall-Custance Funeral Home & Chapel