Posts Categorized: Marc’s Musings

2018-04-11 “Anna’s Musings”

…and so Anna hijacked my Marc’s Musings this week (in the nicest way)…so here it is! “Anna’s Musings” Marc Eskritt has been recognized as the Blenheim & District Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year. In honor of tomorrow’s Awards Ceremony I have decided to hijack Marc’s Musings to write a Musing about Marc. As… Read more »

2018-03-14 “Lucas 8 years later…”

I was going back through some of my Marc’s Musings and found this one from March of 2010. Although the television shows have changed, nothing else has. We’re still best friends!! Did I ever mention that I am a proud father and grandfather??? Well, maybe just once or twice… This is my grandson Lucas James… Read more »

2017-10-11 “Ten things I’ve Learned”

My daughter Makaila challenged me to write down ten things I have learned in the last 36 years (since becoming a Funeral Director) and here they are… THAT HARD WORK PAYS OFF. My father instilled that in my brain all my life. I was raised on a dairy farm. There were chores to do every… Read more »

2017-10-04 “Thanksgiving”

We have entered our fifteenth year here at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home. After a long time of not really taking any time away, we have been fortunate enough to find a part time Funeral Director who we trust to take care of families the same way that we would ourselves. Some of you have… Read more »

2017-09-27 “Slideshows”

Over the years it has become very popular to produce a slide show of still pictures and music and burn it onto a DVD to be played on a television or a screen during visitation. We can “loop” a slide presentation so that it plays continuously during the time that families are here; that way… Read more »

2017-09-06 “On Death and Dying”

I’ve written before about stages of grief that you can expect to go through following a loss…but what about the stages you can expect to go through if you find out that you are faced with the reality of an impending death, be it yours or a loved one? Inspired by her work with terminally… Read more »

2017-08-30 “Fifteen Years”

Next week will mark the beginning of the 15th year since we opened the doors of the Blenheim Community Funeral Home. I can’t begin to tell you how many wonderful people I have come to know and walk beside. Thank you for your trust and thank you for your friendships. One of the things that… Read more »