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Talk to Your Family about Your Funeral Wishes

Among the cremation services offered in Rockford, IL, is guidance in how to discuss your funeral plans – what you want and how you want it – and what should happen with your things with your family. The reality is that most of us don’t like talking about death. Talking about it brings up mortality […]

Many funerals at funeral homes in Rockford, IL will include eulogies that are given for the person who has died. Eulogies are speeches that are given, as part of funeral services or memorial services, for someone who has died. Eulogies can be done by close friends of the deceased or by family members, because they […]

Cremations are on the rise these days, and there are many reasons for it. Some people are choosing to have cremation in Rockford, IL performed rather than a traditional burial because of cost concerns. Others are doing it because they don’t like the idea of being buried in the ground. And there are even some […]

Talking to kids about death can be a real challenge. And it can be even more challenging than usual when a loved one dies and the plan is for them to be cremated. There are a lot of adults who are still trying to wrap their heads around cremations and what they entail. So you […]

It’s not often that people find themselves at a complete loss for words. But many times, they’ll struggle to find the words to say when they’re standing in front of grieving families at a funeral home in Rockford, IL. What can you say when you’re speaking with someone who just had their entire world shaken […]