Our Team

Ann Krzyzanowski - Office Manager

An Ottawa Valley native, Ann has loved living in Canada’s capital, most of the time along the Ottawa River. She has always enjoyed helping people, first as a young teen working in her father’s store, then as a personal trainer, administrative staff member and manager and, since 2012, in the funeral-services sector. Ann is proud to be serving families in the intimate setting of Ottawa’s alternative funeral choice, the Funeral Co-operative of Ottawa. Living at present in Barrhaven, Ann enjoys playing golf, entertaining friends and travelling with her husband.

Kevin Lougheed – Pre-arranging director & General Manager

Kevin is a native of the Ottawa area and originally starting working at a funeral home at young age. For the majority of his professional career, he worked as a paramedic and educator within the healthcare system. After retirement, he returned to his roots within funeral industry. He is honoured to assist with families and their needs at the Funeral Co-operative of Ottawa.

René Pouliot – French-language 

Pre-arranging director

René is retired after 35 years of service in the public sector. He has served on the Funeral Co-operative of Ottawa's board of directors for many years then obtained his pre-arranging license in order to serve French-language services for the co-operative.

Lynn Aubin - Accounting Services

Lynn has been providing accounting services to FCO since 2015, with over 40 years in the field. Native from a small village of Northern Ontario she moved to the Capital to attend Algonquin College in 1981. She has travelled across time zones with her soul-mate from college. Mother of three girls all born in Victoria BC, who are out making memories of their own. Lynn presently resides in Aylmer, QC. and enjoys hiking, travelling and sitting down with a glass of red wine.