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January 15 - Martin Luther King Day

Today we honor Martin Luther King, Jr.!
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Monday, January 15, 2024

January 2024 - Jackie's Message

Visit our Blog and Bereavment Gatherings and Events pages for more information.
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Monday, January 15, 2024

January 15 2024

The dual-process model of grief emphasizes that mourners oscillate between feeling the stresses of the loss and the stresses of restoring their lives – sometimes we feel the pain and sometimes we a...
By Jackie Naginey Hook
Monday, January 15, 2024

January 14 - Happy Orthodox New Year!

Happy New Year to Orthodox Christians! We wish you and your loved ones a meaningful year!
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Sunday, January 14, 2024

February 13 - ACAP - Knowing Your Limits and Creating Balance as a Caregiver

ACAP is holding the event "Knowing Your Limits and Creating Balance as a Caregiver". It will be online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located in the Nittany Mall. To learn mo...
By Dar Bellissimo
Saturday, January 13, 2024

Congratulations Jenny!

Join our staff in congratulating Jenny for passing her Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science final exams! She's on her way to becoming a licensed funeral director.
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Thursday, January 11, 2024

Happy Birthday Marie!

This month we wish staff member Marie Bartley a Happy Birthday! 
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Tuesday, January 9, 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...

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...

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!