Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel

07/31/2025

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10

07/31/2025

Happy International Day of Friendship! 💙🌍

Today we celebrate the people who make our lives brighter just by being in them — our friends. Whether near or far, old or new, human or even the four-legged kind 🐾, true friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts.

Take a moment to reach out to someone who’s been there for you a call, a hug, a memory shared. Let them know they matter. ❤️

Here’s to kindness, connection, and the power of friendship to bring the world closer together.

07/30/2025

If a reporter called you and asked to do a story on a pet of yours, which pet would you focus on for the interview and what would you say in five sentences about that pet?

07/28/2025

Most Jewish families typically won’t adorn the caskets or gravesites of their loved ones with flowers. When it comes to a Jewish funeral, sending flowers is not an appropriate gesture of sympathy.

07/27/2025

Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.

07/26/2025

There are lots of things in your life that can reinvigorate the wonder, and best of all they're free. For example, the ability to overcome hardships and appreciate what you already have instead of wishing you had more. Or the ridiculous things your dog and cats do, always living in the moment. Or even the way life’s traumas end up making the good times even sweeter. What other priceless things in your life are you sure not to take for granted?

07/25/2025

Many of our loved ones are passionate about causes throughout their lives, even if they are not vocal about them. After they pass, a unique way to memorialize their memory is to continue giving towards a cause or organization they felt strongly about.

07/24/2025

Once you’ve done everything you can, take a step back and trust it all will be enough.

07/23/2025

Along with the typical mourning rituals in Judaism, those mourning a parent additionally observe a twelve-month period, counted from the day of death. During this period, most activity returns to normal, although the mourners continue to recite the Kaddish as part of synagogue services for eleven months.

07/22/2025

07/20/2025

Your Cat owns You, if:
Do you climb out of bed over the headboard or footboard, so you won't disturb the sleeping cat?

07/19/2025

So true!