Tips for Organizing a Celebration of Life Service
russonmortuary • May 20, 2021

Music can communicate what words alone cannot. When you are honoring a loved one, the music at a funeral can truly set the tone of the service. The goal is to memorialize the deceased while offering comfort to those left behind. With this in mind, don’t let the music at a funeral be an afterthought. […]

The death of a loved one is one of the worst experiences anyone can have in their life. It can be exceedingly difficult to plan their after-death arrangements if they have not detailed them for you, since you are grieving and on top of this trauma, there are so many options, such as deciding between a funeral and a memorial. Both a funeral and a memorial offer closure of different sorts, depending on what would be best for you and your loved ones.

When the old year ends and the new year rushes in, it’s easy to feel lost and overwhelmed by all the excitement and resolutions to do better and be better all around you, especially when you’re grieving. You may feel left behind or distinctly out of tune with the rest of the world, because everyone is ready to leave the old year behind and face the new one head on, but you lost one of your loved ones, how can you face a new year while grieving?

Grief is difficult no matter what time of year it is, but during the holidays, it can cut especially deep. The holidays can intensify your loved one’s loss, and what was once a joyful time of year can turn into an incredibly challenging one as your loved one isn’t there to share in traditions with, isn’t there to celebrate with, isn’t there… The grief can overwhelm. Coping with grief over the holidays is hard, no matter how you spin it.

Headstones commemorate lost loved ones and preserve their legacy long after they’ve gone. Headstones unfortunately don’t last forever and can suffer damages from weather, wear and tear, and other factors which can result in you wanting to have them fixed or replaced. Or perhaps the headstone itself is in good condition, but you want to have the inscriptions made more prominent, changed, or have more added to it. There are many reasons why you may want to have a headstone of a loved one changed.

July in the United States includes Independence Day. To remember this special day and in the current month of July, this article will talk about the 5 different ways that veterans are honored in a veteran’s funeral process. Knowing that our veterans have sacrificed their lives for us should mean that in their journey of life and death, that we continue to honor them. So, if you’d like to know how they’re honored in the funeral process, keep reading.

Planning for your funeral is not an easy subject to discuss with your family. No one wants to think about the day they have to lay you to rest. But it is something you need to talk about so there isn’t a lot of stress along with grieving. A lot goes into planning and one of the main issues is if you’d rather be buried or cremated? First, let’s talk about each one.