Browsing: Funerals and Memorials
My grandmother had a stroke 10 years ago and was severely disabled after that — not to mention her personality had changed dramatically in the aftermath.…
This is my first Father’s Day without my own father, Stephen Kutner, and I wonder how I’m going to deal with the day. On the one hand,…
(Art by Natalie Cosgrove) It was almost the 4th anniversary of my grandmother’s death. My grief, like a weighty blanket, had been thinning over time, with…
The author, officiating at Whitney and Eric’s wedding; the author with the Major family at Reagan Elizabeth’s baptism. (Courtesy of the author) The Major wedding was…
Marisa, center, on her wedding day (Courtesy of Marisa Renee Lee) When my now-husband Matthew proposed, I was shocked and speechless. Well, that’s not exactly true.…
Unless Funeral Director is your career choice, it isn’t an area where anyone wants to gain expertise. Yet like many of you, my skillset includes funeral…
On a hot August day in Colorado, I put on a silk shirtdress and sandals, tied my hair into a ponytail, and headed to my brother’s…