Our Staff

Kelly Froese

Manager, Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer, Certified Cremation Technician

Kelly grew up in the Swift Current area to a farming family who believed in commitment to community and a life of service.  This initially led him to a life of ministry with an education from Central Pentecostal College becoming a Pastor.  This path lead Kelly and his family to Kindersley in 2000 where he ministered to his congregation and anyone who found their way to him in their time of need.  Kelly found transitioning to the funeral profession in 2009 natural with his ability to connect with people who are grieving and helping guide them with their funeral arrangements.

Kelly and his wife are busy with raising the last of (5) sons, and during his free time he maintains a strong connection with his church family, as well as staying active with recreational volleyball, floor hockey, and an occasional round of golf.

Tom Geiger

Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer, Certified Cremation Technician

Tom came to Kindersley over 30 years ago, joining the Kindersley Community Funeral Home first as an apprentice, working his way up to Funeral Director and finally as Manager for 21 years, only stepping back in 2023 as he transitions towards retirement.

He has a strong belief in community service, and it shows not only in his connection with the families he’s served, but in his commitments with having completed two terms on Kindersley Town Council, a director of the Kindersley & District Health and Wellness Foundation for over 20 years, served as Chairperson for the Kindersley Regional Medical Arts Authority, as well as an integral member of the Kindersley Cemetery Committee.

Tom’s homelife is his wife Jorunn, their 2 grown children, and manages to find time to play hockey in the local recreational hockey league.  He loves to travel to see family and friends and is looking forward to being able to do more of that.

Brandi Cales

Licensed Funeral Director, Certified Cremation Technician

Brandi came to Kindersley as a young person 34 years ago with her family who ran the local bakery.  During this time, she had completed her high school education, and had done a variety of things which all seemed to be based around community service. 

She joined Kindersley Community Funeral Home in 2020 where she quickly obtained her Cremation Technician certification.  While shadowing the Funeral Directors, she realized that this was something she wanted to do.  She is our newest Funeral Director on staff but comes with much experience listening to people, and a desire to help families in their time of need.

Her free time is spent raising 3 children and supporting them with their various group activities.  She is also busy supporting her community with her social group involvement, camping in summer, and showing her creative side with many D.I.Y. projects.

Christian Lafontaine

Student Funeral Director

Christian has come to us from Saskatoon this fall to fulfill his training as a Funeral Director.  He had recently completed his didactic portion through Mount Royal University (Calgary) and is now working to complete his practicum with us.  So far he has found that our Funeral Home is able to provide a wide range of education for him and is even considering joining as full-time staff member.  He does come with a considerable amount of experience already as he started in the business at just 16 years of age as an attendant and had trained in a variety of locations before coming here.

Christian’s compassion, kindness and caring way has already been felt by the families he had cared for during arrangements or during services.  One can immediately sense his empathy and passion for serving others in their time of need.

Outside of work, his faith is central to his foundation and is already an active member here in Kindersley.  Aside from the church Christian could be found unwinding while fishing on any lake he can get to or spending time visiting with his large family.

Denise Sarada

Office Administration

Denise Sarada is the newest member of our Funeral Home family.  She came to Kindersley back in 2007 for a job, met who would be her future husband Sheldon and never looked back.  Up until coming to the funeral home Denise worked for several businesses dealing mostly in finance, bookkeeping and the public, so we are very fortunate to have her come to us with those skills.

When not busy with work, you may find Denise and Sheldon busy volunteering around the community, planning an event of some sort or watching her son participate in one of his sports.  She loves meeting people and socializing with the parents on her son’s teams.  During quiet time she likes to unwind by curling up with a good book while listening to some favorite music.

Jeanne Krentz

Funeral Home Support

Jeanne came to Kindersley with her husband and (at the time) 2 daughters in 1997.  Her husband was busy with his Saskatchewan Wheat Pool career, and she with hers in E.M.S. while also raising their (now 3) daughters.  She was born and raised in Lanigan SK into a family which had a strong belief in service, community involvement, and volunteerism, which she carried over into over 28 years with Emergency Medical Services as a paramedic.  Upon retiring from E.M.S. in 2014, the transition to the funeral home seemed a natural way of continuing to care for people.  She believes that the ability to communicate with someone during their time of crisis and figuring out what their needs are, can transfer over to that same person during their time of grief.

When she manages to find some free time, Jeanne loves to do anything involving her family such as camping, traveling, or visiting friends.  To unwind, there is always a knitting project to complete, reading an interesting book, while listening to good music.

Gary Babcock (1954~2025)

Licensed Funeral Director (retired)

Gary was born and raised here in the Kindersley area.  With his strong multi-generational family ties to this area, and a love of local history, he was very well known out in the community.  Gary started his career with the local ambulance service during the 70’s, which is where he found his start working with people.  This soon evolved into also caring for the deceased by doing transfers for the funeral home, which is where he had been employed since 1979.  Gary used his ability remembering people and events, making connections with those stories to the loved one who had come into his care.  He could connect with his families because of some known connection they may have shared.

During his free time,  you could have found Gary busy socializing around town, helping his grandchildren, or out enjoying a motorcycle ride with a group of friends.  Gary loved to share his knowledge about cars and bikes, and just about any topic you would like to talk about.

Sadly, Gary passed away July, 2025.

Debbie Perrin (retired)

Office Manager

Debbie Perrin has been with us since 2004, she came to Kindersley in 1975 when she married her husband Robert.

Together they farmed and raised 3 +1 children on the farm Southwest of town.  Today she loves being a grandma to her 5 grandchildren and helping her kids out when she can.  During her free time, she also loves to read, camp in summers and travel abroad.

Since Debbie has been in Kindersley, she has been involved in many areas through both work and volunteerism; and with that she has come to know many families.  So, when a family comes into our building for the first time, chances are that Debbie already knows them and their families.