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Keeping the Peace: Six Good Ideas for Dividing Your Loved One’s Possessions

Combining grief, stress, and treasured heirlooms can be a challenge for families. That’s why the loss of a loved one sometimes tests the bonds of even the closest families. People do unusual thin...
By Batchelor Brothers Funeral Services
Monday, August 10, 2020

Dealing with Loss: Avoid Making Major Decisions While You’re Grieving

When a loss occurs, many decisions must be made. There are choices about funerals, memorial services, burial, cremation, logistics relating to funeral services, and many others. While we may be abl...
By Batchelor Brothers Funeral Services
Monday, July 27, 2020

Essential Tips for Helping Your Child Deal with Loss

Children, like adults, need time to grieve the loss of a loved one. One of the most important things you can do during this time is to let them know you're available to listen and provide reassuran...
By Batchelor Brothers Funeral Services
Saturday, July 18, 2020

How Aging Life Care Professionals™ Help Families Navigate Eldercare Challenges

Dealing with the needs of elderly parents can be challenging at best. In addition to the stress and emotion involved, tending to the many facets of their lives is often complicated and frustra...
By Batchelor Brothers Funeral Services
Friday, July 17, 2020

Understanding the Symbolism of the Most Popular Funeral Flowers

Before you tell the florist to “put something nice together” for a sympathy arrangement, give some thought to the message it’s sending. Ideally, the arrangement should reflect the life of the perso...
By Batchelor Brothers Funeral Services
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Dealing with a COVID-19 Loss: What Not to Say to the Bereaved

Even in the best of times, it is difficult to know how to help someone grieve. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, consoling a friend who has lost a loved one to the virus requires extra care and...
By Batchelor Brothers Funeral Services
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Follow These Tips to Safely Express Your Sympathy During COVID-19

When someone passes away, we are accustomed to gathering with family and friends to share our sympathies with the bereaved. This traditional, supportive gesture represents an important part of the ...
By Batchelor Brothers Funeral Services
Sunday, May 24, 2020

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