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Uniqueness of Memorialization

Abell Funeral Home remains on the forefront of unique and meaningful memorialization.  We offer traditional services, burial or cremation, memorialization items, online obituaries with the ava...
By Todd Abell
In What is cremation?
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Death Questions.....?

The topic of death for many families is never discussed until it happens among our closest loved ones.  Why is this?  Why can we not bring ourselves to discuss death in general, or why ca...
By Todd Abell
In Death Questions.....?
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Cremation Education Video

This short 2 minute video gives some great information for any family considering cremation.  It provides information for you and your family to consider when choosing cremation for your loved...
By Wilbert Services
In What is cremation?
Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Managing Grief with Harry Potter

Managing Grief with Harry Potter We go through many losses in life. It's hard to manage when we are dealing alone. By connecting with friends or fictional characters we might be able to better man...
By Dr. Janina Scarlet
In Grief
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Grief is just love.....

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow ...
By Kathy Parker
In Grief
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Do we ever really say goodbye.......

COPING WITH GRIEF Coping with losing a loved one is one of life's great difficulties. If you have experienced the pain of mourning, you know that any way to ease the loss is welcomed. While our kn...
By Sam Osherson, PhD, is a therapist in private practice in Cambridge, MA, and a Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, at the Fielding Graduate University.
In Grief
Monday, March 20, 2017

What is involved with Cremation?

Cremation is an option for the final disposition of a deceased person, reducing the body to ashes by a heat process.  It has been around for thousands of years. During the beginnings of cremat...
By Todd Abell
In What is cremation?
Friday, March 10, 2017
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