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March 11 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering.  One of the need of mourners is to develop a new self-identity. Our roles change and it takes time to adjust. Please click here to RS...
By Dar Bellissimo
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

January 22 2024

Grief can deplete us of our energy, so how do we run on empty? In the Koch Funeral Home arrangement room there is a small birds nest with tiny little eggs. We place it there to remind us that famil...
By Jackie Naginey Hook
Monday, January 22, 2024

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our First Night Remembrance Tree! It was a beautiful sight to see so many loved ones remembered!
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Monday, January 22, 2024

January 21 - National Hugging Day

The human touch of a hug is important! Always ask first!
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Sunday, January 21, 2024

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who visited our 2023 luminaria display! We remember the individuals those lights represented and think about their loved ones!
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Friday, January 19, 2024

February 19 - (SOTS) State of the Story - Love Lives On

Learning to Live: What’s Your Story? and State of the Story present an evening of MOTH-style storytelling about the love that lives on after loss. When: February 19, 2024 Time:  7:0...
By Dar Bellissmo
Friday, January 19, 2024

Happy Graduation Jenny!

Congratulations!! Jenny graduated from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science on Friday January 12, 2024.
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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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...

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!