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November 13 2023

As I was writing this month’s posts about our theme of “Memories Become Treasures,” the song “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac started to play. When our youngest child went off to college, this song mad...
By Jackie Naginey Hook
Monday, November 13, 2023

November 13 - World Kindness Day

Today is World Kindness Day. What random act of kindness can you do in honor of your loved one? #worldkindnessday kochfuneralhome #kochfuneralhome #kochfuneralhomecrematory #kochfuneralhomeandcrem...
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Monday, November 13, 2023

November - Military Family Appreciation Month

We honor this Military Family Appreciation Month and recognize the sacrifices so many make! Thank you!
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Sunday, November 12, 2023

November 11 - Veteran's Day

Thank you! Thank you!
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Saturday, November 11, 2023

2023 - Nov - CDT - Helping Hands - Healing Through the Holidays

Healing through the Holidays Author, poet, and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou, wrote, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” I witness this every day in my work ...
By Jackie Naginey Hook
Friday, November 10, 2023

December 31 - Luminaria Memorial Display

Koch Funeral Home invites the public to join them in honoring the over 235 individuals and families they served in 2023. Each candlelit bag on their lawn along South Atherton Street will signify on...
By Dar Bellissimo
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

November 6 2023

This month’s theme is “Memories Become Treasures.” In a recent grief education and support group I was leading we talked about looking at old photographs of deceased loved ones and how those pictur...
By Jackie Naginey Hook
Monday, November 6, 2023

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2024 - March - CDT - Helping Hands - A Walk with Grief

A Walk with Grief I’ve become keenly aware of the dual process model of grief lately. This model involves oscillation between loss-oriented and restoration-oriented responses to grief. Sometimes a...

In Honor of Funeral Directors Recognition Day ...

All of the Funeral Directors at Koch Funeral Home, take pride in serving our community!

Wednesdays, April 24, 2024 - A Walk with Grief

Koch Funeral Home has Partnered with Centre Region Parks & Recreation. A Walk with Grief is not an exercise program but instead a time of coming together with others who are grieving a loss an...

2024 - March - Gazette - Dad, Death, Daffodils, Ducks, Cardinals, and Comfort

Dad, Death, Daffodils, Ducks, Cardinals, and Comfort ... My 93-year-old dad died on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. When I left you in my February column, he was working hard to get his strength back aft...

Preplanning Services

Our personalized funeral planning guide is a resource for you when preplanning and/or planning a funeral or memorial service. With help from experts in our area, this guide is a compilation of impo...

In Honor of Funeral Directors Recognition Day ...

Thank you Calvin for serving our community!

March is ... Town & Gown - Heart of the Community Publication

We our proud to honor the men and women in our community and on our staff. Be sure to see them featured in Town & Gown - Heart of the Community!