Our Staff

Dale Kapitaniuk

Funeral Director/Manager

Born and raised in the Athabasca community, Dale owned and operated the Athabasca Community Chapel Funeral Home for several years. Although he sold to the Caring Group in 2015, Dale has continued to serve local families as a funeral director

April Bolen

Student/ Funeral Attendant

April is in her first hear of mortuary studies, taking the dual licensure program at the Canadian College of Funeral Service. Originally from Fort McMurray, she had spent years travelling across Canada before deciding to make Athabasca her home. In her free time April enjoys playing instruments and walking the local trails with her new puppy, Beezle. 

Dianna Coverly

Funeral Attendant

Dianna was Born and raised in Grassland, Alberta. When she was a young girl she attended Grassland school before marrying the love of her life and eventually moving to Slave Lake. She lived in Slave Lake for 15 years. In that time, she spent her days as a stay at home mom. After their girls went to school, she began working for Social Services and the Health Unit before moving back to Grassland in 1988.

Dianna has been employed with Alberta Pacific Forest Industry for 24 years as an Administrative Assistant however, she has always had a dream of working in the Funeral Industry. She began working with Athabasca Community Chapel in September of 2016. She has a deep passion for funeral service and finds the work very interesting and extremely rewarding.

Dianna and her husband have two daughters and two teenage granddaughters. In her spare time, Dianna enjoys baking and tending to her garden and flowers.

Kaleigh Eastman

Student/Funeral Attendant/ Receptionist

Kaleigh is originally from Sherwood Park, but recently moved to Athabasca after buying a house with her partner, Shane. When she isn’t busy caring for her three pets, much of her time is spent working on home renovations and DIY projects. Kaleigh has hopes of starting her mortuary schooling in September to obtain a funeral directing/embalming license.

Ashlynn Plamondon

Funeral Director

Ashlynn was born and raised in Plamondon, Alberta. She has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer since October of 2022 after studying at Canadian College of Funeral Services. Her spare time is spent hiking, kayaking, hunting, fishing and camping with her partner Austin, dog Whiskey and family. She is honored to be able to serve the families of Athabasca and surrounding communities. 

Rhiannon George

Apprentice Funeral Director

Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Rhiannon is a final-year student in the Mount Royal University Funeral Service Education program and a first-year apprentice Funeral Director and Embalmer. She and her partner, James, reside in Athabasca with their two cats. She spends her spare time reading and cross stitching, and loves exploring Athabasca and area through hiking, skiing and day trips.