Agape Life Services

10/25/2025

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10/23/2025

🎨💛 We’re super excited for our Painting Through Grief event tonight! It’s going to be a meaningful evening of creativity, connection, and healing.
If you or someone you know would like to join us, we’d love to have you!

10/22/2025

In Loving Memory of Claire Conserve

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved Claire Conserve. Claire’s warmth, kindness, and unwavering spirit touched the lives of all who knew her. She will be deeply missed but never forgotten.

We invite you to join us in honoring Claire’s life:

Visitation:
Saturday, November 1, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Celebration of Life:
Saturday, November 1, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

A reception will follow immediately after the celebration, where we can share memories and find comfort in each other’s company.

Please join us as we celebrate Claire’s life, the love she gave, and the joy she brought to all of us. Her memory will live on forever in our hearts.

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10/21/2025

A Life Built in Love and Faith
In Loving Memory of Eric Jon Manoleros
February 27, 1964 – October 16, 2025
With hands of skill and heart of grace,
He built his life, his sacred place.
Not just in stone or walls of clay,
But in the love he gave each day.
A mason’s touch, both firm and true,
He shaped the world with all he knew.
Each brick he laid, each line of art,
Reflected faith within his heart.
Through trials faced, through pain and fight,
He walked with courage, held God’s light.
And by his side, his dearest Joy,
A bond unbroken, purest joy.
Her gift of life flowed deep within,
A love so strong, no end, no end.
Though parted now, their souls entwined,
Two hearts forever intertwined.
He cheered the game, he swung the club,
He found in laughter Heaven’s hub.
And in the arms of those he’d claim,
As “PopPop,” love became his name.
A gentle soul, a faithful friend,
Whose quiet strength would never bend.
His work remains, his spirit near,
In every life he touched while here.
So when you see a wall stand tall,
Or hear a child’s bright laughter call,
Remember Eric, steadfast, kind,
A man of heart, of hand, of mind.
Now Heaven’s home holds one more light,
His soul at peace, his work done right.
For faith and love, his final art,
Are built forever...brick by heart.

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10/19/2025

In Loving Memory of Shannon Miniuk

Shannon's heart was warm, her laughter bright,
A soul who made everything feel just right.
In the kitchen, with flavors bold and new,
Her love for family and life always shone through.

With a laugh that echoed, and humor so sweet,
She made every moment a joy to greet.
A Bears fan forever, and a movie buff too,
She shared her passions in all that she'd do.

Her strength was quiet, yet strong and true,
A constant presence in all she would do.
Though she's gone, her spirit remains,
In every meal, every game, and each memory that sustains.

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10/19/2025

In Loving Memory of Vera Mills

Vera, so graceful, with a heart full of cheer,
Always glowing, year after year.
Her nails perfectly painted, her hair done just right,
She dazzled the world, a true shining light.

With a smile that could brighten the darkest of days,
She danced through life in her own special ways.
From puzzles to treasures, to stories well told,
Her spirit was vibrant, her heart pure as gold.

Now she rests, but her love stays near,
A light in our hearts, forever sincere.
Vera’s beauty, both inside and out,
Will live on in memories, without a doubt.

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10/04/2025

10/04/2025

Celebrating the Life
Of Ms.
Woka

10/02/2025

A heartfelt thank you to Anita & Julie for the beautiful flowers they brought me. 💐 What truly touches the heart is not something money can buy … it’s compassion, kindness, and agape love: the selfless, unconditional love that goes beyond words.

I’m deeply grateful that you trusted me with your dad’s funeral service and honored me again by entrusting me with your mom Frances’ service. Helping your family during these times has been a blessing , and your thoughtful gesture is a beautiful reminder of the strength and comfort that comes from genuine love/compassion. In times of loss, it’s this agape love, pure and giving, that brings light and healing.

Thank you both for sharing that love with me. It means more than words could say!💕

P.S. My favorite colors!!💕

09/30/2025

Heart and Soul showed up today to share some of the upcoming projects for our Quilting Through Grief series.

Stay tuned … our first project is starting soon!

Now’s a great time to start gathering clothing or fabric from your loved one that you’d like to turn into a memory quilt. If you don’t have any fabric or clothing, no worries, you can still participate by using photos, favorite colors, team logos, or anything that reminds you of them.

We welcome everyone to join us as we sew through grief, one stitch at a time.

09/30/2025

Frances Bland, of Spotsylvania, Virginia, passed away on September 27, 2025, surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with illness. She was born on November 2, 1952, in Alexandria, Virginia, to Clarence James Bartlett and Estelle Mary Bartlett (née Leishman).

Frances was a woman of many joys; she had a deep love for painting and cherished the moments spent playing bingo with friends. She found peace and happiness at Indian Acres, where she loved to gather with family and create lasting memories.

She is survived by her two beautiful daughters, Julie Marie Barrett (Jason) and Anita Estelle Coakley (David), along with her adored grandchildren: Amber Warren, Matthew Warren, David Coakley Jr., Ajahlin Ayers, Brianna Coakley, Levi Barrett, Jace Barrett, and a growing number of great-grandchildren. Frances is also survived by her loving sisters, Marion Scarbro and Claire Ervine, and her brother, Clarence Bartlett Jr.

Frances was preceded in death by her father, Clarence James Bartlett; her mother, Estelle Mary Bartlett (née Leishman); her beloved husband, David Allen Bland; her loving son, Earl Delano Rose Jr.; her grandson, Justin Rose; and her sisters, Patsy Mandel and Amy Wree.

She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Though her physical presence is no longer with us, she is now free from pain and reunited with those who went before her.

A graveside service will take place on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Gardens, where Frances will be laid to rest next to her husband, David Allen Bland. A Celebration of Life will follow from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Agape Life Services Funeral Home, and the family welcomes everyone who wishes to attend.

Frances’s memory will live on in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know her.

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