Obituaries

Marilyn Atchue
B: 1932-12-20
D: 2025-03-22
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Atchue, Marilyn
Ralph Amidon
B: 1929-05-20
D: 2025-03-14
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Amidon, Ralph
Patricia Molinari
B: 1943-09-11
D: 2025-03-06
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Molinari, Patricia
Aline Mahoney
B: 1935-11-24
D: 2025-03-05
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Mahoney, Aline
Diana Leofanti
B: 1943-10-14
D: 2025-03-05
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Leofanti, Diana
Walter Fernandez
B: 1962-10-17
D: 2025-03-03
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Fernandez, Walter
Waldo Simpson
B: 1931-10-30
D: 2025-02-23
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Simpson, Waldo
Elaine Nadeau
B: 1947-07-03
D: 2025-02-20
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Nadeau, Elaine
Pamela Hanam
B: 1959-09-12
D: 2025-02-16
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Hanam, Pamela
David Crowley
B: 1944-01-24
D: 2025-02-14
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Crowley, David
Martha Scarsdale
B: 1931-04-14
D: 2025-02-13
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Scarsdale, Martha
Alice Syrjala
B: 1944-06-28
D: 2025-02-06
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Syrjala, Alice
Joanne Blood
B: 1936-07-04
D: 2025-02-05
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Blood, Joanne
Charles Barry
B: 1958-03-22
D: 2025-02-04
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Barry, Charles
Laurie Boberg
B: 1945-06-03
D: 2025-01-31
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Boberg, Laurie
Lucy Giles
B: 1937-11-04
D: 2025-01-27
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Giles, Lucy
Bruce Rososky
B: 1935-02-15
D: 2025-01-27
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Rososky, Bruce
Robert Serra
B: 1952-01-20
D: 2025-01-20
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Serra, Robert
Dennis Smith
B: 1964-04-06
D: 2025-01-19
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Smith, Dennis
Raymond Cofsky
B: 1936-10-23
D: 2025-01-18
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Cofsky, Raymond
Joanne Lemay
B: 1946-12-11
D: 2025-01-15
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Lemay, Joanne

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  3. A Committal Service
  4. The Funeral Reception

A traditional funeral then is a series of events; it's a ritualized process where the deceased, and the attendees, pass from one social status to another; a process where the torn fabric of a family and community is repaired. According to the online article "Six Characteristics of Helpful Ceremonies", by William Hoy, Director of Grief Connect, this is done by including:

  1. Symbols of shared significance intended to communicate beyond words
  2. Ritual actions shared by a group of individuals
  3. Gathered people providing comfort to one another
  4. Connection to heritage through recognized readings
  5. Increased physical contact between attendees provide comfort
  6. Witnessing the transition of the body through burial or cremation

In knowing these characteristics, you can design a celebration-of-life–as unique as the life of your loved. Learn how to create a Celebration of Life.