Welcome to the Jellison Funeral Home web site. We encourage you to browse our web site for information about our funeral and cremation service options, our staff, and our beautiful and comfortable facilities. We have also included information about local florists, cemeteries, restaurants, caterers, accommodations, and hospitals to help make planning easier for you, our clients and friends. We are here to serve you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please contact us at 603-924-3511 or Jellison3@comcast.net.
 Our story
The Jellison Funeral Home boasts a long and rich history of serving the residents of Peterborough and the surrounding towns. Owen Wiley, a resident of Peterborough, founded the home in the 1850’s. For the next fifty years, the home was caringly owned and operated by three different Peterborough residents, Owen Wiley, Winslow Kyes and Carl Foster.
In the early 1900’s Mr. Foster sold the business to the home’s current namesake, Charles W. Jellison. An active member of the Peterborough community, Charles Jellison was well-known and admired for his kind and gentle nature. By the mid-1920’s Charles purchased the parsonage from the Union Congregational Church to create the present-day site of Jellison Funeral Home. After converting the parsonage to a funeral home, he and his family lived in the two stories above the funeral home. Charles successfully operated the home until his death in 1942. His wife, lovingly known to the townspeople as "Mother Ann," continued the operation for four more years. The home was briefly operated by Frank Faery, who then sold it to Arthur Wheeler in 1951.
Arthur Wheeler, his wife Marjorie and their daughter also lived above the funeral home, where they dedicated their lives to caring for the families in this region. In addition to running the funeral home, they also operated an ambulance service that served the town until the early 1970’s. They were active members of the community and earned the distinction of being responsible for sounding the town’s fire alarm to call in the volunteer fire department.
In November 1982, Arthur sold the business to present-day funeral director and embalmer, Daniel L. Keaveny. Dan and his wife, Audrey White, also reside above the funeral home. Since purchasing the home, Dan has renovated the building to provide larger, more comfortable accommodations to his clients. He has expanded his services to include community outreach. He offers tours of the home to teen, senior citizen and church groups who are interested in learning more about funerals. Dan also hosts regular class tours for trainees at Home Health Hospice and Community Services of Peterborough. For a complete biography about Dan Keaveny, please visit our staff page.
Buzzy Jellison - The Funeral Home Cat
| We help people during a sad time. They always thank me when they leave. Mr. and Mrs. Jellison thank me too or say, 'Good job, Buzzy' when a family tells us that we took good care of them. They seem more peaceful when they leave, and that makes us feel good..
—From "Buzzy Jellison: The Funeral Home Cat" |
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Here is a beautifully illustrated, full-color, hardcover book for children that explains the role that funeral directors and funeral homes serve. Written from the point of view of a friendly cat living in a funeral home, Buzzy encourages children and their families to consider a funeral home a place to be comforted.
Price: $18, plus shipping and handling
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To order a book or for information about discounts, please e-mail Audrey M. White at AudreyMWhite@comcast.net. |
