Summer Traditions
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Summer traditions were big in my extended family. We were fortunate to share a lake cottage – a place where we gathered with grandparents, aunts and uncles, …
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This is Us
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In February, after the Super Bowl game my favorite television show had a special episode. All the other episodes led up to this pivotal part of the …
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My favorite teacher was Mrs. Crawley. She was my fifth grade teacher. And, although that was many years ago, her kindness stayed with me through the rest …
Read More »The Value of Sending a Card
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One of the most frequently asked questions when someone dies is, “Is there anything I can do?” No one has ever come up with the single perfect …
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In her dresser drawer, they discovered a hand-written note that read, “When I die, please do nothing.” She had just taken her last breath. And so began …
Read More »Recharging Yourself
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As we are still early in 2016, I have been juicing and thinking of ways to stay healthy through the winter and into the rest of the year. …
Read More »Take a Day to be Nostalgic
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Today, everything moves at a mile a minute. In an attempt to get things done, we rarely take time to reflect on our accomplishments and wonderful times …
Read More »Grief & Guilt: Out of town when death occurred
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Grief comes in all shapes and sizes and is different for each of us. It is even different for us each time we lose a loved one. …
Read More »A Child’s First Funeral
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The last thing a parent wants to do is take their child to a funeral or viewing. We instinctively want to protect our children from the reality …
Read More »We cannot thank you enough for your most generous love and support with the passing of our dad. May God continue to bless you and give you His peace to carry on to others with your care, love and hope of strength to continue to serve.
G.H.
This funeral home is head and shoulders above the other funeral homes in this area. They do an excellent service and are highly respected in this community.
S.S.
In-as-much as I married into a fourth generation funeral home family, I had expectations, right or wrong about what to expect. Consequently I want you to know what all of my expectations were met, and then some.
W.R.P.
You were always there for us, lending support, offering suggestions, and yet being unobtrusive. With appreciation to the Spear family – and their ‘crew”.
C.M.
