How to choose a Funeral Home?
Posted on November 7, 2014 by | Comments Off on How to choose a Funeral Home?
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There are many things for you to consider when you are deciding on what funeral care provider you should use. It is very important to choose a funeral home that can meet all of your requirements and provide the level of service that you are looking for and for the price that you can afford. […]
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Women and Grief
Posted on October 22, 2014 by | Comments Off on Women and Grief
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Obstacles for a Grieving Woman… We had a great opportunity to sit in on a panel of grieving widows and learn more about how death and grief effect women. Sometimes we see grief as universal but in fact, it can effect each sex a little differently. My brother and I eyes were opened to what […]
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History of “Taps” and how we help render those honors…
Posted on September 19, 2014 by | Comments Off on History of “Taps” and how we help render those honors…
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Something that we always get asked about is the presentation of Taps during a funeral ceremony. People wonder exactly what the song means and why do some people stand at attention when they hear “Taps”. There is both history and tradition staked into this presentation, so much meaning that needs to be known, and of […]
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Open Casket or Closed Casket?
Posted on September 1, 2014 by | Comments Off on Open Casket or Closed Casket?
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Another decision that we help families in making when planning a funeral is whether or not to have an open casket. Most of the time this is an option that we encourage at least with just the family and sometimes also for the public, there are sometimes when this could actually pose an issue. I want to […]
Continue Reading How do you explain death to a child?
Posted on August 19, 2014 by | Comments Off on How do you explain death to a child?
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This is a hard question to answer and it is really a personal choice on how you address death with a child. Since this is a very personal decision I will explain it to you like we do here at the funeral home with the families that we serve in a very general sense. Unfortunately, […]
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