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Tuesdays, December 12 - December 19, 2023 - Healing Through the Holidays
Koch Funeral Home has partnered with Juniper at Brookline
The holiday season can be a difficult time for anyone who has experienced the death of someone special. For four weeks, we will offer ...
Monday, October 30, 2023
October 30 2023
To close out this month, read these words of poet John O'Donohue:
The dead are not distant or absent. They are alongside us. When we lose someone to death, we lose their physical image and presenc...
Monday, October 30, 2023
October 29 - Visit a Cemetery Day
We encourage you to participate in Visit a Cemetery Day. Visit your loved ones graves as you recall memories of their lives. It's healing and healthy for your continued bonds with them to change ov...
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Sunday, October 29, 2023
Welcome Laura Crowley!
We are excited to have Laura Crowley join our staff!
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Friday, October 27, 2023
2023 - October - Gazette - Memories Become Treasures
Memories Become Treasures
I was visiting with my mom and dad a couple of weeks ago and we started talking about my dad’s parents, who I lovingly called Grandma and Grandad. My mom shared two memor...
Friday, October 27, 2023
December 4 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering
This will be held as a virtual gathering.
Silence can be intimidating for many of us. But so much goes on in silence. It is there we hear the voice of our soul and connect to the part of us ...
Friday, October 27, 2023
November is Have the Talk of a Lifetime
November is Have the Talk of a Lifetime - a time to engage in meaningful conversations reflecting on the past and planning for the future. Holidays are the perfect time to celebrate Have the Talk o...
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Thursday, October 26, 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...
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...
In Honor of Funeral Directors Recognition Day ...
All of the Funeral Directors at Koch Funeral Home, take pride in serving our community!
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...
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!