Obituaries

Phyllis Edwards
B: 1942-01-22
D: 2023-03-25
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Edwards, Phyllis
Jean O'Neill
B: 1942-03-28
D: 2023-03-22
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O'Neill, Jean
Brenda Goodhue
B: 1956-01-09
D: 2023-03-21
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Goodhue, Brenda
Jonathan Fuller
B: 1986-10-15
D: 2023-03-20
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Fuller, Jonathan
Thomas O'Brien
B: 1946-02-04
D: 2023-03-12
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O'Brien, Thomas
Bonnie Lague
B: 1958-04-05
D: 2023-03-09
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Lague, Bonnie
James Mann
B: 1944-10-12
D: 2023-03-08
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Mann, James
Anna Hess
B: 1933-01-05
D: 2023-03-07
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Hess, Anna
Charles McDonald
B: 1938-07-09
D: 2023-03-06
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McDonald, Charles
Robert Klupa
B: 1973-10-08
D: 2023-03-06
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Klupa, Robert
Sheila Aiken
B: 1946-09-03
D: 2023-03-05
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Aiken, Sheila
Sonja Clodgo
B: 1930-10-08
D: 2023-03-02
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Clodgo, Sonja
Thomas Parish
B: 1956-12-14
D: 2023-02-28
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Parish, Thomas
Pastorah O'Connor
B: 1931-07-13
D: 2023-02-26
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O'Connor, Pastorah
Betty Barry
B: 1933-05-06
D: 2023-02-25
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Barry, Betty
Mary Severance
B: 1929-11-03
D: 2023-02-20
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Severance, Mary
Robert Gregory
B: 1942-06-15
D: 2023-02-20
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Gregory, Robert
Joanna Craig
B: 1932-08-30
D: 2023-02-17
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Craig, Joanna
Reginald Cherrier
B: 1926-04-28
D: 2023-02-16
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Cherrier, Reginald
James Anderson
B: 1948-06-08
D: 2023-02-14
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Anderson, James
Jessica Kramer
B: 1983-09-19
D: 2023-02-14
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Kramer, Jessica

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Traditional Funeral Services

The Basics of Traditional Funeral Services

Traditional funeral services include:

  • Visitation: This is often called a viewing or a wake. Guests come to pay their respects to the deceased by viewing their casketed body and spending time with the grieving family. A visitation can occur at any time before the funeral service.
  • Funeral Service: This event commonly takes place at the funeral home, a church, or at the graveside. It can include music, the reading of literary or religious passages, a eulogy, prayer, and the singing of hymns.
  • Committal Service: If the family plans to bury the deceased, this stage involves the vehicle procession to the cemetery.
  • Funeral Reception: Many choose to host this post-service gathering (or repast) at a reception hall. This is considered a time to share memories, laughter, and support.

A funeral service, whether traditional or more modern (memorial service or celebration-of-life), has two functions: to acknowledge the death and lifetime achievements of an individual and to bring grieving family members and friends together in support of one another during this difficult time.

If you are interested in making funeral arrangements for a loved one, we invite you to call us at 802-849-6261 to begin.

Online Sources:

Rostad, Curtis, "The Basics of Funeral Service", Indiana Funeral Directors Association, 2014