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Sherwood Memorial Gardens is Wayne County's premier and only Memorial Gardens.

05/28/2026

Healing Begins Here: After the Holiday

The flags are coming down. The parades are over. The casseroles are eaten.

And for people who spent Memorial Day missing someone — this week can be harder than the holiday itself.

There's something about the return to normal that highlights what isn't. The phone that doesn't ring. The chair at the table. The voice missing from the group text. After a holiday built around remembrance, the silence of ordinary Tuesday can feel louder than it did a week ago.

If you're feeling it, here's what we want you to know:

• Grief doesn't resolve when a holiday ends. It just moves back into the quiet.

• You can still visit. Our grounds are here every day, not just on the ones circled in red on the calendar.

• Rest if you need to. Big emotional days are exhausting, and recovery is allowed.

• Reach out. A text, a call, a coffee — connection is medicine.

Thank you for honoring your person this weekend.

However you did it.

However you couldn't.

Healing begins here. 💙

Phone: 330.345.5665
Email: Sherwood@RobertsGroup.cc

05/25/2026

Today we remember the Americans who gave their lives so the rest of us could have ours.

We invite the Wooster community to join us for our Memorial Day program at Sherwood Memorial Gardens starting at 11:00 a.m.:

*Special Flyover

* Guest Speakers Johnnie Bevins and Pastor Eric Fairhurst

* Reading of the Gettysburg Address

* WHS High School Band performance

Honoring* Remembering* Forever Grateful

Claude Grindstaff Army Peacetime

Clarence Smith Army Peacetime

James Beichler Army Korea

Clyde Sampsel Army Korea

William Braucher Army Vietnam

Harry Christian Air Force Korea

Russell Brinkerhoff Army Peacetime

H. Gene Hanna Navy Korea

John Copus Marines Vietnam

Thomas Kidwell Army Vietnam

Billy Harper Air Force Peacetime

Terence Shea Army National Guard Cuban Missile Crisis

Howard Leeson Army Peacetime

Milo Sturgis Air Force Peacetime

Rex Wagers Air Force Peacetime

05/21/2026

Healing Begins Here: When Memorial Day Hurts

For most of the country, Memorial Day is a long weekend. Cookouts. The unofficial start of summer. A day off.

For some of us, it's the anniversary of the worst phone call we ever received.

If you lost someone in uniform — a spouse, a parent, a child, a sibling — this weekend can feel like the whole world is celebrating something that broke you.

The parades, the sales, the red-white-and-blue everything. It can be exhausting to carry a grief nobody around you seems to remember is still grief.

We see you.

If you'll be visiting a veteran's memorial this weekend, know that our grounds are ready. Flags placed, paths tended, benches waiting. Take as long as you need. Bring whoever you want. Say whatever you came to say.

And if the day is too heavy and you decide to stay home instead — that's a valid choice too.

Thank you for your family's service. Thank you for the grief you still carry for the rest of us.

Healing begins here. 🇺🇸💙

https://www.facebook.com/CenterforLoss

Phone: 330.345.5665
Email: Sherwood@RobertsGroup.cc

05/18/2026

Cremation Gardens: A Place to Return To

One of the most common things families tell us, months after a cremation: "I didn't realize I would want somewhere to visit."

It's a quiet truth about grief — we often think we want simplicity in the moment, and then we discover we needed a place. A bench. A name. A marker. Somewhere to stand and say, "this is where my person is."

That's why our cremation gardens exist. Across our five cemetery locations, we offer beautiful, permanent places to honor a cremated loved one — with all the dignity and permanence of traditional burial.

Each garden is different. Some feature memorial benches, some are designed around reflection spaces, some incorporate existing mature trees.

They're all being developed with the same goal: to give families a place to return to, year after year.

If you or someone in your family is considering cremation — or already has cremated remains at home that you're not sure what to do with — we'd love to walk the grounds with you.

📞 Call 330-345-5665 for a no-pressure garden tour.

💬 Or text GARDEN 1 to 844- 552-5503 and we'll send you photos and information.

05/14/2026

Healing Begins Here: Why Grief Can Hurt More in Spring

Everyone talks about winter grief. Nobody warns you about spring.

There's something about the world waking up that can make loss feel sharper. The neighbors are outside again. The trees are blooming. Families are planning summer vacations. And the empty chair at your table is somehow emptier than it was in February.

If you're feeling this, you're not broken. You're grieving in a season designed for together-ness, carrying an absence nobody else can see.
A few things that help:

• Name it. Say out loud — to a friend, a journal, or the steering wheel — "this season is hard for me."

• Get outside anyway. Sun on your face is not a cure, but it is a kindness.

• Go slow. You don't have to match the world's pace.

• Visit. If your loved one is nearby, spring is a beautiful time to sit with them.

Grief doesn't follow a calendar. But you're not walking through it alone.
Healing begins here. 💙

Phone: 330.345.5665
Email: Sherwood@RobertsGroup.cc

https://www.facebook.com/CenterforLoss

05/11/2026

Before Memorial Day: A Conversation Worth Having

Every Memorial Day, families walk our grounds looking for a name. Some bring children.
Some come alone. All of them come because someone took the time — often years earlier — to choose a place and write down their wishes.

That planning is a gift. Not to themselves — to the people left behind.

If you've been thinking about pre-arranging a memorial for yourself or a loved one, this is the right time to start the conversation.
No pressure. No obligation. Just a chance to walk the grounds, see what's available, and understand your options.

Our family has served this community for several generations across five cemetery locations. Whether you're thinking about traditional burial, a cremation garden, or simply want to understand what planning ahead looks like — we'd be honored to talk with you.

📞 Call 330-345-5665 to schedule a no-obligation conversation.

💬 Or text HONOR1 to 844-552-5503 and we'll reach out.

05/10/2026

Mother's Day: To Every Mother, Remembered and Loved

To every mother being celebrated today — we see you, we honor you, we thank you.

To every mother being remembered today — your love didn't end. It lives in the children you raised, the lives you shaped, and the families who still feel you near.

And to every person missing their mother today — we're thinking of you.

Happy Mother's Day from our family to yours. 🌷

https://www.facebook.com/CenterforLoss

05/07/2026

Healing Begins Here: When Mother's Day Isn't a Celebration

Mother's Day is coming. For many, it's joyful. For some of us, it's one of the hardest days of the year.

If you've lost your mother, the card aisle can stop you in your tracks. If you've lost a child, watching other families celebrate can feel unbearable.

And if your relationship with your mother was complicated, grief can come with guilt layered on top.

There is no right way to feel this Sunday.

A few things that have helped other families we've walked alongside:

• Plan the day — don't let it happen to you. Decide in advance whether you want company or solitude.

• Give yourself permission to skip what hurts. You don't owe anyone a brunch.

• Find a small ritual that honors her — a walk she would have loved, a recipe, a visit to her memorial.

• Let people in, even briefly. Grief shared is grief lightened.

If you'll be visiting a loved one this weekend, our grounds are open. We'll be thinking of you.

Healing begins here. 💙

Phone: 330.345.5665
Email: Sherwood@RobertsGroup.cc

05/04/2026

Preparing for Memorial Day: Decoration Guidelines

Memorial Day is three weeks away, and many families are already planning their visits.

To help keep our cemeteries respectful and beautiful for everyone, a few gentle reminders before you bring decorations:

• Fresh or artificial flowers in attached vases are always welcome.

• Please avoid glass containers — they can break and create a safety hazard.

• Items placed directly on the ground may be removed during mowing.

If you have questions about what's appropriate at your family's memorial, we're
always happy to help.

Call us or stop by — we want your visit to be meaningful.

📞 Phone: 330.345.5665

04/27/2026

This Mother’s Day, Give Mom the Gift She’d Never Ask For

Moms spend their whole lives taking care of everyone else.

Planning meals. Scheduling appointments. Making sure everyone is okay.

But there’s one plan most moms won’t make for themselves.

This Mother’s Day, you can do something meaningful:

Start the conversation about pre-planning together.

It’s not morbid. It’s not sad.

It’s the kind of care she’s been giving you your whole life – turned around.

When both funeral and cemetery arrangements are made in advance:

🌸 Her wishes are honored exactly as she’d want

🌸 The family is protected from difficult decisions during grief

🌸 Today’s prices are locked in

🌸 Everyone has peace of mind

The best Mother’s Day gift isn’t flowers.

It’s making sure she’s taken care of – the way she’s always taken care of you.

Serving families with personalized options to provide lasting memories.

📞 330-345-5665

04/23/2026

Healing Begins Here: The Empty Chair at Every Gathering

There’s a chair at every family gathering that no one talks about.

Sometimes someone new sits there.

Sometimes it stays empty.

Sometimes the whole room rearranges so nobody has to look at it.

But everyone knows whose chair it is.

The empty chair shows up at Easter dinner.
At the graduation party.

At the backyard barbecue.

At the birthday that still comes every year.

You don’t have to pretend it isn’t there.

Some families set a plate. Some light a candle. Some tell a story.

Some just sit with the silence for a moment and let it be what it is.

There’s no right way to handle the empty chair.

There’s only your way.

And whatever you choose, it’s enough.

🤎 How does your family honor the empty chair? We’d love to hear.

Phone: 330.345.5665
Email: Sherwood@RobertsGroup.cc

Address

7067 Cleveland Road
Wooster, OH
44691

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Website

https://www.RobertsFuneralHome.com/

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