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06/17/2024

06/16/2024

Thank you to all of the dads and father figures in our lives. Enjoy your special day!

05/31/2024

The first evidence of cremation dates back to the Stone Age, around 3000 BC. Today’s modern cremation, is attributed to physician, Sir Thomas Browne, in 1658.

05/29/2024

Many of us will become a caregiver at some point in our lives. The stress and strain of caregiving can take a toll on your health. It’s important to find ways to care for yourself while caring for others. Depending on your circumstances, some self-care strategies may be more difficult to carry out than others. Choose what works for you. Read more: https://bit.ly/3HtWCYC

05/27/2024

Let us remember and honor all of the heroes who died while serving in the U.S. military. May their sacrifice never be forgotten.

05/24/2024

In the past, mourners stopped the clocks in the rooms or houses where their loved ones died. This was an especially popular ritual during the Victorian period and was thought to prevent bad luck as well as symbolize the loved one’s passage into a new life without time. It was commonly done in conjunction with covering mirrors, closing curtains and turning over portraits of the loved one.

05/21/2024

A funeral or cremation memorial that celebrates the details that make you unique in the world takes a little thought and planning. Get your free copy of Imagine: A Memorial Inspiration Guide and start thinking about how you’d like to be remembered.

A memorial service that celebrates the details that make you unique takes careful planning. Get your free copy of Imagine: A Memorial Inspiration Guide today.

05/17/2024

After Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert passed in 1861, she wore the mourning veil and some form of mourning dress up until her death in 1901. She never wore her Imperial State Crown again because it would have required her to take off her mourning veil.

05/15/2024

Looking for a rewarding career at a company that's been certified as a Great Place to Work since 2017? You've found it with Dignity Memorial. Apply at https://bit.ly/SCIJobs22

05/14/2024

Celebrate the life of Joseph Stilson, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Alvah Halloran & Son Funeral Home.

05/13/2024

Today begins National Police Week. We thank you for all that you do to keep our community safe!

05/12/2024

One day a year isn’t enough to celebrate motherhood and everything our moms do for us. To all the moms out there…Happy Mother’s Day!

05/11/2024

Mother’s Day can be a hard holiday to handle when you’ve lost your mom. If it’s a recent loss, the omnipresent messages of Mother’s Day may feel like too much to bear. If more time has passed, Mother’s Day may inspire you to do something special to honor the memory of the woman who’s always in your heart. Regardless of the amount of time that has passed, there are several ways you can manage your grief while remembering Mom this Mother’s day.

Grief for your mom does not have to keep you from honoring her on Mother's Day. Here are 5 ways you can remember her.

05/10/2024

The tradition of wearing black is believed to date back to the Romans, who wore a dark toga after the passing of a loved one.

05/09/2024

Celebrate the life of Rosemary Petote, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Alvah Halloran & Son Funeral Home.

05/08/2024

Celebrate the life of Janice Hunt, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Alvah Halloran & Son Funeral Home.

05/08/2024

Celebrate the life of Cheryl Willock, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Alvah Halloran & Son Funeral Home.

05/08/2024

It can be hard to know what to say to someone who has lost a loved one but writing a sympathy message doesn’t have to be difficult. Though there’s no perfect condolence, there are some things you can keep in mind when you’re offering someone sympathy.

Visit the Dignity Memorial website to learn the best ways to offer condolences. Discover condolence message resources now.

05/07/2024

Celebrate the life of Scott Clark, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Alvah Halloran & Son Funeral Home.

04/30/2024

A handwritten card is a lovely way to show your appreciation after a life celebration. It lets friends and relatives know that you received their flowers, meals, donations and other above-and-beyond acts of kindness. Here's your complete guide to sending celebration of life thank-you cards.

A celebration of life thank-you card is a lovely way to let friends and relatives know that you received their flowers, meals, donations, and other above-and-beyond acts of kindness.

04/26/2024

To celebrate Arbor Day, we're sharing the story of C.C. Boyce, who makes planturns, which place the dead beneath the living.

LOS ANGELES — When Los Angeles woodworker C.C. Boyce selects locally sourced pieces of California sycamore and speckled maple at Angel City Lumber in Boyle Heights, the artisan has powerful

04/24/2024

Collecting the ashes of a loved one after cremation can be an emotional experience. You arrive at the funeral home empty-handed, but you don’t leave that way. It’s normal to feel uncertain about what the drive home should look like. And if you need to travel with your loved one a long distance, whether by car, train or plane, you may wonder what you can or should do. View our detailed guidance about transporting ashes so you can worry less.

When you pick up a loved one's ashes, you may feel awkward about the ride home. What's the best way to transport ashes in the car? What about on a plane?

04/22/2024

This Earth Day, learn about how you can go green even in death – through human composting: http://bit.ly/3FmBELw

04/19/2024

According to a Ukrainian legend, a poor mother had no decorations for her Christmas tree. While everyone was sleeping, a friendly spider spun a web to decorate the tree. On Christmas morning, the family discovered the web turned to gold and silver in the sunlight. To this day, Ukranians decorate their trees with spider webs to bring good luck and good fortune for the upcoming year.

04/17/2024

Let’s be honest, funeral directors often get a bad rap. What is interesting, however, is that people’s opinions of them are usually positive once they have actually worked with a professional funeral director to plan a loved one’s funeral. Read: 11 Secret Truths About Your Funeral Director

Read 11 things you need to know about your funeral director. Learn facts that will help you avoid scam artists that prey on grieving families.

04/15/2024

Losing someone you love is never easy, and the process of grieving is different for everyone. One way to feel connected to your loved one is by visiting their gravesite. To acknowledge how much they mean to you, you may want to leave a token of your visit or decorate their grave. Decorating a loved one’s grave can help process your grief and bring you comfort.

Personalize your loved one's resting place with these grave decoration ideas. Get inspired and create a special tribute that reflects their unique personality.

04/12/2024

Inspired by her grandfather's funeral, Angelina Jolie planned to pursue a career in Funeral Directing if she didn't catch her big break in Hollywood.

12/01/2023

When Walter Morrison died in 2010, his family cremated him and turned him into the very toy Morrison invented in 1955, then under the name Pluto Platter. It would later become one of the most successful toys of all time under the new name adopted by Wham-O: the Frisbee.

11/29/2023

Learning how to grieve healthfully and to mourn so that you can learn to adapt to life in the absence of your loved one, is no simple task. It often requires more work, takes more time and is more impacting than most people anticipate. These 12 insights will help you better appreciate the true realities of your own particular bereavement, respond more effectively to what you encounter in it and have more appropriate expectations of yourself along the way.

Just when you thought you had dealt with your grief, it comes roaring back. These 12 insights will help you understand your own grief journey and why it impacts so much more than you may have expected.