Our Funeral Directors & Staff

Eirik Bardal

 Owner / Funeral Director

Eirik and his wife Lisa purchased MacKenzie Funeral Home in 2011.
He also owns Neil Bardal Funeral Centre in Winnipeg.
 
Eirik was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Neil and Annette Bardal. He was raised in Fort Garry and graduated from Vincent Massey Collegiate. He moved to Gimli in his early 20's where he met his wife Lisa, and together they have four children, Catherine, Sean, Samantha, and Josh and 3 grandchildren.
 
Eirik decided to become the 4th generation undertaker in the Bardal family and entered the Funeral Service Profession. Upon completion of his apprenticeship in 2000 with the Western School of Funeral Service, he was then licensed as a Funeral Director and Embalmer in the Province of Manitoba.
 
Eirik is a member of many organizations that he’s proud to support, and they are: 
Member of Viking Masonic Lodge in Gimli, Manitoba 
Scottish Rite Masonry in Winnipeg
Member of the Rotary Club of Winnipeg
Member of Hong Kong Veterans of Canada Association. This organization has special meaning to Eirik because his Grandfather Njall O. Bardal had fought and had been a prisoner in Hong Kong.

Lisa Bardal

Owner

Mona Josephson

 Funeral Director /
Funeral Celebrant

Roshelle MacKenzie Kresnyak

Funeral Director

 After high school Roshelle joined her father Ross and sister in the funeral home. She received her Funeral Directors and Embalmers license in 2005. 
In 2011, Shari and Roshelle made the decision to sell the funeral home to Eirik and Lisa Bardal. Roshelle continued to work for Eirik at his Winnipeg location, Neil Bardal Funeral Centre. In 2015 Roshelle had the opportunity to come back to MacKenzie’s Funeral Home. 
In 2013 she was blessed to welcome twin boys, Thomas and Duncan. 

Johanna Trenter

Funeral Director Apprentice


Johanna (pronounced Yo-hanna) began her career in funeral service in 2023 and is now a 2025 graduate of the Canadian College of Funeral Service. She is known by many as her nickname Hanna. Johanna has lived in various communities, including St. Eustache, Selkirk, Hecla Island, Calgary, AB and Fort Nelson, BC. Having moved many times in her life, Johanna deeply values connection and community.