A Mississauga business that operated in the south end of the city for more than 100 years closed its doors for good late last year.
This week, construction crews began tearing down the two-storey Port Credit building that since 1924 had housed the Skinner & Middlebrook Funeral Home.
The local business, which was located on the north side of Lakeshore Road East, at Ann Street just west of Hurontario Street, ceased operations on Sept. 30, 2025.
A post on Facebook group Port Credit Life on Thursday read, “Sadly, another landmark gone. Skinner and Middlebrook is no more.”
The post, which included a short video of construction crews demolishing the building late this week, prompted numerous comments from residents.
“So very sad,” wrote one commenter, who noted that several generations of their family — parents, grandparents and great-grandparents — had been cared for by Skinner & Middlebrook Funeral Home.
Another person, who said they lived just around the corner from the funeral home, commented, “I have been to many funerals and viewings there.”
Skinner & Middlebrook Funeral Home as it appeared over the years.
Skinner & Middlebrook moved to its Lakeshore Road East/Ann Street location in 1924 after having operated elsewhere since 1910. It first served generations of Port Credit residents, then later grieving families from across Mississauga.
A message posted on the Skinner & Middlebrook website in late 2025, announcing it was closing permanently, read:
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“It has been a tremendous privilege for Skinner & Middlebrook Funeral Home to be an active part of the Port Credit neighbourhood for over 100 years. During this time, we have seen several significant changes and development within our community. After much thought and consideration, we will be closing our doors on Sept. 30, 2025.”
The funeral home’s closure came amid the likely sale of the site — it was available for $7.5 million in early 2025 — to developers who were looking to build a condominium.
Concerned about the size of the proposed 11-storey building, some members of the community voiced opposition to the development plan.
However, plans for an eight-storey building with 37 residential units were subsequently approved by the City of Mississauga.
Despite its historical connection to the community, the former Skinner & Middlebrook building did not carry a heritage designation.
Still, its place in the history and development of Mississauga has not gone unnoticed.
“A landmark in every sense of the word, Skinner and Middlebrook Funeral Home in Port Credit has been a cornerstone of the community for generations,” wrote Heritage Mississauga in a 2025 social media post that outlined the history of the business.
According to Heritage Mississauga, George Frederick Skinner built the structure in 1924. In 1939, Frank Middlebrook came to apprentice under Skinner and, by 1947, Skinner & Middlebrook Limited Funeral Home was formed.
In 1961, the funeral home was sold to longtime employee John Insley, who retained the name Skinner & Middlebrook. In 1962, renovations altered the façade of the building into what people saw for the ensuing six decades.
— With files from Steve Pecar
Map shows location of the former Skinner & Middlebrook Funeral Home on Lakeshore Road East in Mississauga.
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