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09/16/2025

Let someone who is grieving know you care. Sympathy gifts and condolence flowers may seem like a small thing, but to a friend or relative who is mourning, they can mean a lot. Show your support with a heartfelt gesture—and don’t forget the card.

Sympathy gifts and condolence flowers can mean a lot to a friend or relative who is grieving. Get ideas on the Dignity Memorial website.

09/12/2025

09/12/2025

The gravestone of John Renie, a house painter who died in 1832 at the age of 33, comprises a rectangular carved 285-letter acrostic puzzle. From the larger H on the center square, the sentence "Here lies John Renie" may be read in any direction—in 46,000 different ways. It is likely that he carved it himself and it is said his intention was to confuse the Devil, ensuring his passage into Heaven.

09/10/2025

Raising awareness of su***de and su***de prevention is a priority for all of us. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates more than 700,000 people die due to su***de each year and that almost 77% of all global su***des occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Today, we elevate the resources available for those who may be struggling.

IASP is dedicated to preventing su***de and suicidal behaviour and to alleviating its effects.

09/09/2025

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/east-peoria-il/john-lillis-12512854

Celebrate the life of John Lillis, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Remmert Funeral Home.

09/05/2025

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/east-peoria-il/leonard-franks-12510587

Celebrate the life of Leonard Franks, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Remmert Funeral Home.

09/05/2025

The Libitinarius in ancient Rome was the head undertaker and became the secular role model for today's funeral director.

08/29/2025

It’s fitting that Jules Verne, father of science fiction, would have a dark, otherworldly gravestone. Two years after his death, a sculpture was erected atop his marker. Designed by sculptor Albert Roze, and using the actual death mask of the writer, the statue depicts the shrouded figure of Jules Verne breaking his own tombstone and emerging from the grave.