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Tuesday, October 10 2023 - 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...
Friday, August 18, 2023
October 9 2023 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering
This will be held as a virtual gathering.
When we lose a loved one, we move from a relationship of presence to a relationship of memory. And according to C.S. Lewis, “. . . suddenly at the v...
Thursday, August 17, 2023
August 14 2023
Thinking about our theme of “Death Is the Memory of the Living,” I’m so grateful for Continuing Bonds Theory. This theory recognizes that a death does not end a relationship. It’s healthy and even ...
Monday, August 14, 2023
August 7 2023
Our theme this month is “Death Is the Memory of the Living.” What this means to me is the living carry the memories of both the life and death of their loved ones. Sometimes these memories are comf...
Monday, August 7, 2023
2023 - July - CDT - Learning to Live: What's Your Story?
“Helping” Someone Who is Grieving
I answered the phone and could tell the caller was unsettled. A relationship and job possibility had both ended for him. Grief had come for a visit, but I didn’t ...
Monday, July 31, 2023
2023 - July - CDT - Helping Hands - "Helping" Someone Who is Grieving
“Helping” Someone Who is Grieving
I answered the phone and could tell the caller was unsettled. A relationship and job possibility had both ended for him. Grief had come for a visit, but I didn’t ...
Monday, July 31, 2023
July 31 2023
To close out this month’s theme of “Yield to Your Grief Journey,” I invite you to let the words of this poem by Padraig Ó Tuama wash over you:
To greet sorrow today does not mean
that sorrow will ...
Monday, July 31, 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!
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...
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...
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!
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