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Hart’s Mortuary Blog
1w ago
What does grief look like? It’s a question that’s been asked for centuries, and it’s difficult to answer because grief looks different to different people. But we’ve often been told that the grieving process follows a certain path, which is commonly called the five stages of grief. Does everyone go through the five sta ..read more
Hart’s Mortuary Blog
1w ago
Preplanning our own funeral is a way to help our families before their time of need. Planning a funeral means answering hundreds of essential questions. Answering those questions becomes even more stressful when you’re in the midst of grief ..read more
Hart’s Mortuary Blog
1w ago
A funeral is often only one service a person will have after they pass. Before or after the funeral, family members may plan additional services, such as a visitation or a reception. But what about a wake? How does one work? And why exactly is it called a wake anyway ..read more
Hart’s Mortuary Blog
1w ago
Funerals serve many different purposes. For one thing, they offer a way to honor the person who passed. For another, they bring a community together to provide support for that person’s closest loved ones. But funerals are often beneficial not only to the direct family and friends but to everyone who attends. Funerals ..read more
Hart’s Mortuary Blog
1M ago
When you work with a funeral director, you’ll quickly find that they don’t just look at the big picture. They want to know details, from how you want your loved one to look to how you want some of their most precious items to be featured. Here are just a few of the details that a funeral director needs to know to ensur ..read more
Hart’s Mortuary Blog
1M ago
Each year when Memorial Day approaches, American citizens get some mixed messages about what the holiday is really about. For many people, Memorial Day is a day off from school or work where they can engage in a BBQ or spend their first day at the beach of the year. But that’s not really what Memorial Day was created f ..read more
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1M ago
When a loved one passes, one of the first questions that often gets asked is when the funeral will be held. It’s assumed that a funeral will be the way in which family and friends say a final farewell, but do you have to have a funeral? While no law makes it so that you have to hold a funeral in a loved one’s honor, yo ..read more
Hart’s Mortuary Blog
2M ago
When someone passes, what should you say to the people they leave behind? It’s a tricky question. You want to be respectful and acknowledge their loss. You don’t want to diminish their grief, but you also don’t want to say something that may upset them when they’re already experiencing many emotions. When you greet a f ..read more
Hart’s Mortuary Blog
2M ago
When a friend loses a loved one, you want to do what you can to help them through this difficult time. But what does that support look like? Sometimes, when we attempt to help friends who are grieving, we end up saying and doing things that may not be all that beneficial. Some common attempts to be of service may actua ..read more
Hart’s Mortuary Blog
2M ago
When most people have a funeral, someone will give an important, emotional speech called a eulogy. A eulogy provides the funeral-goers with a meaningful portrait of the person who has passed and gives them a chance to collectively say goodbye. The eulogist gives a speech that’s as unique as the person being honored. Th ..read more