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Getting to Know Us!

Here at Abbey Caskets, we are blessed with the best staff! If you have called in with questions or to place an order, you may have had the pleasure of talking with our team. We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to each of our employees so you can connect a face with a name the next time you give us a

24Jul

Getting to Know Us!

25Jun

Getting to Know Us!

29May

Finding Ways to Celebrate Special Days After Loss

My mother died one warm September evening nearly 20 years ago, and I remember well the first holiday season that followed—the sense that someone was missing from the table, that something was wrong with all the rejoicing, that everything had changed forever—and not in a good way. With time, I came to adjust to the

08Apr

Finding Strength to Survive a Crisis or Tragedy

Your world has fallen apart…but your life goes on. You wonder how you will ever get through the succession of joyless days you see lining the path ahead of you. You wonder how you will get through the next moment, your distress is so great. Perhaps you are facing the death of someone you love, a painful loss

04Mar

Five Ways an Estate Planning Trust Protects Your Wealth and Your Loved Ones

Developing an estate plan now that includes an estate planning trust can help to reduce or avoid potential conflict between your loved ones in the future. And, utilizing an estate planning trust can help protect and transfer your assets to beneficiaries. From quickly covering funeral expenses to easily passing

18Apr

End-of-Life Concerns: A Guide for Families

Juan was in his mid-thirties and sitting up in his hospital bed when I met him. His wife and mother were on either side, holding his hands and sobbing. His cardiologist paged for a chaplain, and I arrived to learn that Juan understood that he was dying and wanted to make arrangements to die at home. He was having

27Jan

Serious Illness in the Family

Whoever the patient is, whatever the condition, serious illness deeply affects the whole family. Adults struggle to keep the family functioning amid the physical stress of home care or hospital visits and the emotional stress of medical dilemmas and worry. Kids are upset both by the threat to the loved one and the

19Oct

Caring for Your Mind, Body and Spirit as You Grow Older

Even as you stew over aging’s negative aspects, you can also come to realize some of the advantages it brings. As you consider the following possibilities for keeping body, mind, and spirit fit, remember that these are not separate parts of you but the essential ingredients of a whole person. You can’t work on

21Sep

Dealing With Family Conflict as a Loved One is Dying

Even though the steps through grief can be similar, the way each family member moves through the process is unique. Such differences may produce antagonism between and among family members. While some conflict in the family at this difficult and emotional time may be inevitable, working through these difficulties

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Getting to Know Us!

Getting to Know Us!

Getting to Know Us!

Finding Ways to Celebrate Special Days After Loss

Finding Strength to Survive a Crisis or Tragedy

Five Ways an Estate Planning Trust Protects Your Wealth and Your Loved Ones

End-of-Life Concerns: A Guide for Families

Serious Illness in the Family

Caring for Your Mind, Body and Spirit as You Grow Older

Dealing With Family Conflict as a Loved One is Dying

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