Throughout your lifetime you’ll have many important conversations. Talking about death is something that’s never easy but is an important conversation to have because knowing how to honor a loved one is the first step in the process of grieving.
Friendship Day is a time to celebrate some of the most important people in our lives. The loss of a close friend is never easy and can make celebrating the day difficult. Learn more about 5 inexpensive ways you can celebrate the legacy of a close friend.
Some of the hardest people to talk about death to are children. It can be a sensitive topic as you’re unsure of exactly what information you should tell them, and more so how to explain it. To help make this difficult conversation easier, we’ve compiled a list of do’s and don’ts for when you’re telling a child someone has died.
A funeral director’s day is never the same as the one before. To learn more about a funeral directors life and what their job is like, our team reached out to actual funeral directors to get a better understanding of how they got to where they are today.
Bennington was a talented musician and helped propel Linkin Park to one of the most popular and commercially successful rock bands of the early 2000s. He was also a member of several other groups over the years, most notably as the lead vocalist for Stone Temple Pilots from 2013-2015.
Your mom and dad have helped shaped you into the person you are today.
If a death occurs unexpectedly, families can face financial hardships when planning a funeral. Crowdfunding is a powerful tool to unite a community and offer support to individuals in need.
When a death occurs in a family, some of the most frequent questions that come up relate to children and how to address the topic of death. To address this issue, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services developed the idea for Hannah Bear, a coloring book dedicated to providing children with advice, explanations, and tips to help them cope with the loss of a loved one.
In the North America, the most common form of care for a body is a traditional funeral or cremation with a memorial service. However, there is a growing trend with people to choosing to host a celebration of life instead. A celebration of life allows a family to tell a story of their loved one. Friends and family come together to celebrate the personality and achievements of the deceased.
It may sound cliché and be used far too often in the death care industry but it’s true, the loss of a loved one is never easy. Regardless of if the person went quickly and unexpectedly or had long been suffering and finally left, the pain is not different. It’s there. And it sucks. Dealing with grief is something that is never easy but eventually subsides when you learn how to cope with a loss.