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 »
Posts Categorized: Marc’s Musings
2012-09-19 “Canada Obits”
Over the past few months two funeral directors named Brett Denning and Colin Haskett created a new online forum for obituaries. This new forum is called Canada Obits and just like the Ridgetown Independent and the Blenheim News Tribune, obituaries are included free of charge. The following information is from Brett and Colin… “CanadaObits.ca is… Read more »
2012-09-12 “Changes In The New Act”
There seems to be some confusion regarding the new Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act… – When I am helping people pre-arrange their funerals, I can take all of the same information as before with regard to their preferences including burial and cremation preferences. – If I am helping people with the pre-payment of their… Read more »
2012-09-05 “Body Bequeathal Seminar”
I want to talk again about the “Body Bequeathal Program” at the University of Western Ontario or more commonly referred to as “donating my body to science”. Participating in the Body Bequeathal Program is a very unselfish act. By doing this, you will be helping tomorrow’s doctors, dentists and health researchers to make this world… Read more »
2012-08-29 “Pre-planning”
Somewhere down the road you’re going to have to think about it. We all face it, but most of us avoid talking about it: our final preparations. On Tuesday October 16, 2012 Heather Kitely will be at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home again to host an informal seminar about the benefits of pre-planning funerals. Heather… Read more »
2012-08-22 “Fall Seminars”
What’s happening at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home… With fall fast approaching it is time for us to be thinking ahead and offering information seminars again. Since the legislation that governs Funeral Homes changed in July, I will probably speak about that for a bit at each seminar to keep everyone up to date. Following… Read more »
2012-08-15 “The New Normal”
Let’s talk about personalizing a funeral service… When I think of the way funeral services were 32 years ago compared to funeral services now, so much has changed. Who would have thought back then that their neighbour would have been cremated, much less have his cremated remains launched into orbit? It happens. Who would have… Read more »
2012-08-08 Transferring Your Funeral Plan
2012-08-01 “Boys Night Out”
This past weekend I went to the trailer with Lucas (who is now 5) for “boys night out”. That ritual for us starts at the grocery store where we get that one treat reserved for special occasions…a lunchable. But this time Lucas looked at them and decided that he really only wanted the candy that… Read more »
2012-07-25 “Harland”
When I started to write Marc’s Musings, I didn’t intend it to be a forum for writing about funerals, but once in awhile one comes along, and with his family’s permission I’ll share this… Harland Drury passed away on July 12th in the house where he was born 89 years ago; the same house that… Read more »
