The loss of a loved one can be an extremely difficult event for friends and family of the deceased. For funeral home directors, it can be a struggle to balance the obstacle of running a business while providing a professional and stress-free environment for grieving loved ones to mourn. (more…)

Funerals can cost thousands of dollars, money that many families just don’t have right now. Though the tradition of honoring loved ones with an elaborate funeral service and gravesite marker are still cherished ways to say goodbye, many families are looking for new ways to memorialize a loved one. (more…)

When my wife’s mother, “Grandma G,” died, she left us many gifts and intangibles. She also left us something very tangible, that in the immediate hour of need, was her most thoughtful gift. She had prearranged and paid for her funeral in exacting detail. This single act, greatly lowered the magnitude of stress that her death had caused. (more…)

When choosing to bury the remains instead of cremation or entombment, you will have to add a grave liner or vault. In some places, you have to purchase from the mortuary whereas in others, you have to purchase form the cemetery. A grave liner and a vault are completely different. Make sure you know which one you want. (more…)