Jason Morrison Funeral Services

A little bit of history

Jason Morrison began his career as a funeral director in 1986 working in an Auckland funeral home. Jason had always wanted to be a funeral director, and his gentle and empathetic nature combined with a fastidious attention to detail made him perfect for the role.

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After spending five years with the Auckland funeral home, Jason decided the time had come to open his own. The decision to open in Warkworth was an easy one. Firstly, he was raised here... and being geographically distant from the funeral home which had given him his start in the trade, didn't cross any ethical lines, or compromise his personal principles. So he found premises and, with the help of his dad, set about renovating it to include a small chapel and office, and in 1991 Jason Morrison Funeral Services was opened.

Over the years Jason has extended the premises a number of times, enlarging the chapel, and incorporating viewing rooms and two comfortable arrangement rooms.

Initially Jason was the sole operator in the business, but before long, word spread, and he could no longer cope alone. So began the search for just the right kind of people to work alongside him.

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Over the years there have been a few changes, but finally we have the perfect team... of honest, empathetic, professional, genuine and caring people.

Firstly our lovely Eddie, who has a wealth of life experience, a gorgeous sense of humour and a deeply empathetic nature. Eddie has his full New Zealand qualifications in embalming and funeral directing.

Nicola (Jason's wife) joined the team as a funeral director and qualified funeral celebrant. Nicola has studied grief in all it's forms, and so is brilliant at oys spending time talking to families who are struggling through their time of loss. She also brings many insights into her services, and combines these with excellent story telling skills in her eulogies (life stories)

Callum, who again brings his qualifications and life experience to our small family. He, like all our current team members, has a bone deep honesty, and a true passion for the emotional welfare of the families we take care of.

Debbie is our office manager, funeral assistant and monumental advisor. With over 30 years of experience in the monumental sector, she is perfect for this role. She also has a delightful, calm, genuinely caring personality, so manages our office and us, with absolute grace.

The latest recruit to our team is Gaye. Gaye brings an exciting new range of experience to our small family team. She has a genuine passion for people, has worked in the ambulance and fire brigade, and is now in training to become a funeral director, who will along with us all, besoul your funeral arrangements with kindness, care and genuine empathy.

Although every member of our team are unique, with their own specific skills, together we form a group of people who are passionate about the families we serve. Dedicated to making your time of loss, as easy as possible on you and your loved ones.

Which means, when the worst happens and you have to face the loss of someone you love... you and your family will be taken care of by our family of caring proffessionals. You can trust us to take care of as little, or as much as you need, and to ensure you are guided every step of the way.

Oh... and that gorgeous old car doing his best to blend into the background? That's Oliver... (Named after Jason's Granddad) He was originally built as a hearse in 1936, and after going through some tough times, was lovingly rebuilt by Howard Porteous until finally coming to live with us here in Warkworth. He is extremely handsome, very distinguished and is the perfect last ride for anyone who appreciates true craftsmanship.

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What people are saying

  • “We just wanted a small, informal gathering close to Warkworth to say farewell to our elderly uncle. Jason Morrison Funerals provided the perfect place and the perfect atmosphere for us to do this. They are right in Warkworth and Jason and Nicola handled everything for us so that the whole process was very easy and smooth and very painless. The service was exactly what we wanted and I think our uncle would have been very happy with the farewell we gave him. Thank you Jason & team.”

  • “My poppa’s funeral was perfect, the attention and time taken by staff to really get to know the family and cater to their every need was all we could have asked for and more. Celebrant Nicola even included members of family who could not be there in her words, and made even those over livestream feel welcome and involved the times of covid. Admin staff member Debbie made the somewhat mundane task of payment and administration easy and light, and is always a welcoming and understanding face to the company. Thank you Jason Morrison’s for everything you did and continue to do.”

  • “Jason and wonderful caring funeral team. We can't thank you all enough for the wonderful funeral service that you organised for our beloved Robin. From the first phone call at 2am on the 24th September, there was a caring voice on the phone. Our wishes were all put into place, a bigger venue organised, and the day of the funeral went off without a hitch.

    Much love to you all. Gay, Chris, Kirsten and Peter Ambler“.

  • “Jason Morrison Funeral Services provided wonderful professional care on the recent passing of my Mother. One of my Mothers requests before she died was that Nicola take her service. Nicola lived up to Mums expectations. She did a marvelous job telling Mums life story. Showing sincerity, humour and compassion. Unfortunately we have used Jason Morrison on three other occasions and they have always delivered friendly, helpful, caring service. They seem to take the stress out of these difficult situations. Also like to thank Debbie for all her help and patience sorting out the memorial plaque and fulfilling Mums wishes. Thank you to all the friendly team.

    The Hudson Family“.

  • “I have personally attended two funerals that Jason Morrison Funeral services have facilitated. I found Nicola to be so caring and loving and had so much empathy for everyone at the service. I came away feeling like Nicola actually knew and understood all about the deceased by how she portrayed the eulogy. Both Jason and Nicola engaged and connected sincerely, their professionalism is outstanding and I highly recommend them to anyone requiring guidance to prepare for a celebration of life and funeral service.”