Our Team

Nolan and Abigail Adam

Nolan has nearly 20 years of experience in the funeral business, starting as a young man, working in the funeral home owned by his father.

Nolan is married to Abigail and they reside in Penticton with their two wonderful children Emma and Noah.

Brenda Hamilton

Managing Funeral Director and Embalmer

Brenda is the Managing Funeral Director and Embalmer of the Summerland Chapel. She is a committed and caring professional who is proud of her chosen career as a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer.

Brenda and Bob, her husband of 38 years, have two adult children, Brett and his wife Ann, and Bree and her husband Adam.

Nico Altena

Licensed Funeral Director

Nico has had the good fortune of working with teams in the funeral industry for over twenty years. Nico feels a funeral profession gives him the opportunity to serve the world, one family at a time.

Nico has been married to Joanne for over 40 years. They have three children and six grandchildren. Nico and Joanne are very involved with the Summerland Baptist Church, The Penticton Noontime Rotary Club, as well as other support roles in many communities in the Okanagan Valley.

Robert 'Bob' Carlton

Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

Bob has been a funeral professional for over a decade and has found it to be the most fulfilling work he has ever done.

He is as passionate about his music as he is the families he serves and is known for his work singing at funerals and working with local bands such as Flashback.

Bob and his wife Mar have called Penticton home for over 25 years. They have one adult son, David who is completing his PhD at Western in London, ON.

Greg Linton

Licensed Funeral Director

Greg has been a part of the team since October, 2018 when he and his wife, Karen, moved to the Okanagan. Greg came to us from Edmonton where he worked as a Funeral Director for nine years. Prior to that Greg was a Pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance for sixteen years.

Greg and Karen have been married for 27 years, have two grown children; Erin and Megan. When he is not helping families here you can find Greg refereeing hockey, fishing, hiking, camping or otherwise enjoying life in the Okanagan.

Cassandra Capone

Manager

Cassandra joined the Simple Cremation by Graham Funeral Home team in 2019 after a lengthy career in the Hospitality and Wine industry in search of the opportunity to serve her community. She loves providing guidance to families in their time of need and providing unique, personalized ways of commemorating and paying tribute to their loved one.

Outside of work, Cassandra can be found cooking and enjoying local Okanagan wine with her husband, Andras, or playing Roller Derby alongside her teammates, the Penticton Pistoleras.

Lee Davidson

Advanced Planning Director

Lee has recently joined our team as an Advanced Planning Director for the South Okanagan and Similkameen and has been enjoying the Okanagan lifestyle since moving to Penticton in 2017. Having spent almost 20 years in Europe, most recently working as a Hockey GM in the Norwegian Professional Elite League, he is looking forward to a new and rewarding opportunity. Lee is passionate about educating families about the importance of pre-planning your services and is excited to help families in his community.

When not at work you might find Lee enjoying one of his daughter’s short films that she creates while studying at Film School or cheering on his son who is a defenseman for the Merritt Centennials (don’t worry, he is still a Vees fan too!) When he needs a little quite time, you could find him on the bottom of the ocean as he pursues his passion as a PADI scuba instructor.