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How to Avoid Mistakes When Planning a Funeral Service

February 18, 2019 Kim Stacey

Before you roll your eyes, stop and think about what I’m saying: making funeral arrangements is a lot like hosting a social gathering (I hate to call it a … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Mistakes When Planning a Funeral Service

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Funeral Home Price Shopping and Showrooming

August 30, 2018 Kim Stacey

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Recently, a funeral director mentioned how frustrating it can be to deal with price shoppers who bring smartphones and tablet computers to the arrangement … [Read more...] about Funeral Home Price Shopping and Showrooming

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No Funeral, No Flowers: What I Learned Planning a Memorial Service

August 24, 2018 urngarden.com

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We recently had a death in the family. Our family matriarch. Grandmother. She lived a long, rich life and had made a list of specific wishes before she … [Read more...] about No Funeral, No Flowers: What I Learned Planning a Memorial Service

Filed Under: Confessions, cremation, funeral service Tagged With: funeral flower arrangements for urn, funeral planning, hummingbird urn for ashes, planning a celebration of life ceremony

What Your Funeral Director Wants You to Know about Advance Planning

July 23, 2018 Kim Stacey

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It saddens me to say funeral directors have–for many folks anyway– a reputation for a predatory approach to caring for the dead. This negative thinking, in the … [Read more...] about What Your Funeral Director Wants You to Know about Advance Planning

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How to Plan a Funeral , The First Steps

March 5, 2018 Kim Stacey

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If you’ve gone searching online, you’ll already know there’s a whole lot of information about funeral planning floating around the Internet. So what makes this … [Read more...] about How to Plan a Funeral , The First Steps

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Two Winter Reading Recommendations

January 26, 2018 Kim Stacey

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I've been collecting books on death and funerals for decades. One of the first was Phillippe Ariès , In the Hour of Our Death, purchased when I was in graduate … [Read more...] about Two Winter Reading Recommendations

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Funeral Etiquette: Why You Need to Think Like an Anthropologist

April 29, 2017 Kim Stacey

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By Kim Stacey, M.A., CFD, CGC I’m a licensed funeral director and a certified grief counselor; but first and foremost, I’m an anthropologist. I’m here to … [Read more...] about Funeral Etiquette: Why You Need to Think Like an Anthropologist

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Anchor Cremation Urn for an American Sailor

June 13, 2014 urngarden.com

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Recently, a mother's story about her son's Navy service was so touching that it brought tears to my eyes. She called about an urn we carry, a beautiful midnight … [Read more...] about Anchor Cremation Urn for an American Sailor

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Scattering Ashes On Superstition Mountains

May 12, 2014 urngarden.com

The late Don Imus mentioned that the ashes of his mother and brother were scattered in the Arizona Superstition Mountains. Not being familiar with this area, … [Read more...] about Scattering Ashes On Superstition Mountains

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How to Order a Cremation Urn Online and Have Peace of Mind

January 31, 2014 urngarden.com

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In today's economy everything is shaky at best, just like life. Erratic and day to day. Families that are facing difficult decisions and having to juggle the … [Read more...] about How to Order a Cremation Urn Online and Have Peace of Mind

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