National Cremation Society

07/04/2025

"Raise a glass to freedom."
– "Hamilton"
Happy Fourth of July! ❤️💙

06/16/2025

“Living with the loss of a child is a never-ending journey. Finding help shouldn’t be a burden, too," said Rob Reider, cofounder and executive director of the Sad Dads Club, which supports dads who have endured death of a baby during pregnancy, labor or within the first few weeks after birth. The group also welcomes fathers who have lost children to sudden infant death syndrome and those who have lost older and even adult children.

After Brad Bailey buried his stillborn son, his wife encouraged him to join Sad Dads Club, a nonprofit with peer-to-peer community and support for bereaved fathers.

06/15/2025

Happy Father's Day.

06/11/2025

We've lost two music giants this week, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/entertainment/video/sly-family-stone-obit-digvid
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-beach-boys-dead-1234810073/

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys co-founder and one of pop music's greatest songwriters, has died at 82.

06/10/2025

REMINDER: Our free, online event, featuring discussion with grief experts, is Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. EST. There's still time to RSVP.

As Father's Day approaches, please join us for the second in our free 2025 webinar series, in partnership with For Grief, on Wednesday, June 11, in which grief experts will discuss issues related to fathers and loss. If you're unable to make it, you can register, and a recording of the webinar will be emailed to you after the event. Register with this link, or the QR code: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_buD0AT_GRfqnkl3Iv0J5JA #/registration

05/30/2025

As Father's Day approaches, please join us for the second in our free 2025 webinar series, in partnership with For Grief, on Wednesday, June 11, in which grief experts will discuss issues related to fathers and loss. If you're unable to make it, you can register, and a recording of the webinar will be emailed to you after the event. Register with this link, or the QR code: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_buD0AT_GRfqnkl3Iv0J5JA #/registration

05/26/2025

Remembering those who served and sacrificed.

05/19/2025

When Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell said, "Houston, we've had a problem," it was Ed Smylie who had the solution.
Rest in the stars, Ed.

When Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell said, "Houston, we've had a problem," it was Ed Smylie who had the solution. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor has the story after Smylie's death at 95.

05/11/2025

On this Mother's Day, thinking of you.

05/05/2025

REMINDER: There's still time to RSVP for the first in our free 2025 webinar series, on Mothers and Loss, Tuesday at 7 p.m. EST. Hope you can join us to listen to this thoughtful discussion among grief experts.

04/24/2025

For some, Mother's Day isn't a celebration, but a reminder of loss. Please join us for this free webinar, in partnership with For Grief, on May 6, in which grief experts will discuss issues related to mothers and loss. If you're unable to make it, you can register, and a recording of the webinar will be emailed to you after the event.

04/23/2025

06/01/2022

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. In supporting the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, we are walking to honor our grandparents, our fathers, our mothers, the families we serve, and the more than 6 million Americans who suffer from .
Please join us, the Alzheimer's Association, and your community in the fight to by donating or signing up to walk:
http://act.alz.org/goto/NCSPortland

12/10/2021

Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim on the power of self-care: “Be good to others, but don’t forget that you have a responsibility to be good to yourself.”
His 5-step plan to give yourself the gift of self-care this holiday season:
1. Breathe.
2. Accept.
3. Write.
4. Talk.
5. Walk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/well/mind/self-care-buddhism-monk-meditation-stress-anxiety-calm-Haemin-Sunim.html

11/08/2021

Our team is proud to partner with Operation Gratitude throughout November for the second consecutive year, fundraising and holding a letter-writing drive. We hope you’ll stop by our office join us in sending notes of thanks to U.S. veterans and deployed troops. We created and decorated (with LEGOs!) this special “mailbox” for your letters, which we’ll deliver to Operation Gratitude to send at the end of the month.
If you’d like to donate, click here: https://giving.operationgratitude.com/team/385533
If you donate, or are a veteran or veteran’s spouse, we have special discounts this month.

10/05/2021

Portland service manager Kristina Taylor delivered fall-themed baskets to area hospices to celebrate the start of October. 🍁

06/04/2021

Kristina Taylor of NCS Portland delivered Sesame Donuts - Tigard Plaza to area fire stations for .

06/01/2021

Portland service manager Kristina Taylor assisted Willamette National Cemetery in placing flags on the graves of every veteran buried there for . While no public ceremonies were held this year, it was open to visitors.

Thank you, Kristina.

10/29/2020

October is . To commemorate it, and thank the healthcare workers who heal and comfort, Portland service manager Kristina Taylor delivered pink-boxed cookies to local oncology and breast health centers.

08/10/2020

Teryl, our Portland office coordinator, and Kristina, our service manager, volunteered at a local American Red Cross blood drive in Tigard last week. Blood donations have dropped since the pandemic, so hospitals and other care facilities are desperately in need.

04/07/2020

The NCS Portland staff have been making disposable masks from towels – no sewing required! Research is showing they work better than plain cotton, and although still not medical grade, they are effective for public use. We are passing them out, along with hand sanitizer, to first responders, nursing home staff, and other caregivers in the area. We want to do all we can to help keep our community safe, and give something back to the hard-working healthcare workers. We're so grateful to you. 🙏

04/03/2020

Our Portland team set up a table at the front of the office so delivery folks coming in can safely drop off packages, as well as take a snack or portable hand sanitizer to keep themselves going. We wanted to show our appreciation for the efforts of those who continue working every day to serve the needs of all of us during the pandemic. At the same time, we are making every effort to keep our staff and customers safe by following the CDC social distancing guidelines at all times.

03/21/2020

Our Portland service manager Kristina Taylor and her team donated blood in an American Red Cross blood drive last week to help those in need. The Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to the many blood drive cancellations during the COVID-19 outbreak.

03/02/2020

Our Portland team delivered wellness baskets to hospice nurses at care centers in the community as a thank you from families we've served. Mindful that healthcare providers are on the front line in vulnerability to illness, we filled the baskets with tea, mugs, sanitizer pens, Emergen-C packets, cough drops, and tissues, as well as NCS reusable bags. You do so much for so many, and we want to help you be ☺️, not 🤒!

02/11/2020

David Anderson, of our , Oregon location, brought an enthusiastic friend and some delicious goodies to the residents at our partner Brookdale Senior Living in McMinnville. The socializing was a great experience for Scrappie, who is in training to be an emotional support animal.