5 Things to Say to Someone Who’s Grieving

Reading Time: 3 minutes Though we’re all well acquainted with how to celebrate happy occasions with people, sad ones are more fraught with worry. It’s sad, awkward, and hard to know what to say when someone you know experiences a loss. Whether it’s a friend, coworker, or acquaintance, it’s hard…...

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10 Things You Can Do When Someone You Know Suffers a Loss

Reading Time: 4 minutes After a lifetime of helping families with final arrangements, we can tell you that the most frequent questions we get aren’t about headstones, caskets, memorial services, or burials. When people ask those questions, they really just want to know: “What do I do?” and “What can…...

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How to Write an Obituary: Five Tips

Reading Time: 6 minutes We’ve all read the traditional obituaries packed with the names, places, people, and career highlights that define a person’s life. And while these examples should make it easy to put pen to paper, when we’re called on to write an obituary, they can often complicate an…...

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