Fredendall Funeral Home

02/06/2026

How do I start planning a natural burial?
If you are considering a natural burial, you should first check your state’s burial laws. Whether you’re considering a registered natural cemetery or utilizing your own property, it’s important to know all the facts to ensure that your final wishes can be followed.

02/01/2026

Nuns experience greater physical and emotional well-being at the end of life than other women, and are 27 percent more likely to live into their seventies. How can you follow their model? To start, keep moving. Practice positive emotions. Maintain community. And remember it’s never too early to face death, as nuns typically begin planning their funeral when they retire, or even before.

01/30/2026

If planning to scatter cremated remains, add flowers or petals to visually see their journey in water.

01/28/2026

Once you’ve done everything you can, take a step back and trust it all will be enough.

01/26/2026

01/24/2026

Modern cremation can point to Italy in the late 1800s as its starting point, and with its rise in North America in 1913 the demand for cremation urns rose with the desire to keep loved ones close. That same sentiment remains now as it did 100 years ago, with the urn achieving the same dignity as a headstone. Send us a message here if you want to know what options we have available.

01/21/2026

A Celebration of Life is a beautiful way to honor your loved one's memory. This is the best way to remember the life they lived and their personalities, values, and passions.

01/18/2026

Planning ahead for your funeral, and paying in advance, holds many benefits. Not only does it lock in today's pricing, prepaying is often an important part of estate planning, and even Medicaid or SSI benefits.

01/16/2026

In 2017, Cimetière Catholique de Granby, located in Granby, Quebec, was the first cemetery in Canada to start a garden exclusively dedicated to biodegradable urns, where people’s ashes help grow a tree. It’s called the "Boisé de Vie," which translates to "the tree of life garden." Essentially, instead of burying the deceased in a casket, they bury the ashes in an urn along with seeds from one of the tree varieties native to Canada made of natural products which decompose in a month. The entire process is completely green.

01/15/2026

“Live to learn to love.
Learn to love to live.
Love to live to learn
so that you may live the life that you yearn.”
- Rico Dasheem

01/13/2026

Refrigeration is often employed when there will be no viewing or wake, or if the body will be cremated. Otherwise, embalming is the primary choice for the traditional funeral, especially if it is open casket. This is especially important in harsh winters where the ground prevents prompt burials. If you'd like to know more about our facilities, check out https://www.fredendallfuneralhome.com or contact us directly!