Posts Categorized: Marc’s Musings

IF YOU’VE PREPLANNED WITH ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME YOU’VE ALSO PREARRANGED WITH US. We honour prearrangements made at any other funeral home.  Transferring your existing funeral plan to us is simple. Blenheim Community Funeral Home has been Chatham Kent’s preferred Funeral Services provider for nine years.  We are a family run funeral home and we value… Read more »

It’s hard to believe that it’s already the middle of July.  School is done, we have had our week at the trailer and I’m back in the office.  Thanks to Darrell and Kurt for keeping everything running smoothly at the Funeral Home, Gail and I were able to have a great week away with the… Read more »

On July 1st the Funeral Directors and Establishments Act will be replaced by the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act.  Some of the highlights that the Ministry of Consumer Services  website shows are: –          You are entitled to make an informed decision:  you will have a right to know if other bereavement businesses in the… Read more »

There are many things that need to be done after a person passes away.  If you have made a will, you will have appointed an executor to see to it that your wishes are carried through and your estate is settled.  Probably the two most helpful things you can do to help your executor are… Read more »

This morning at breakfast I asked Makaila what I should write Marc’s Musings about this week, hoping that I would catch a glimpse of what someone her age thinks about.  I can’t remember word for word what her answer was, but it embraced an idea of death being something reserved for people who have done… Read more »

How do you help bereaved people?  –          Your presence is very important –sometimes it doesn’t matter what you say; what matters is that you are there.  A hug, a touch, a kiss can provide a great deal of comfort. –          Offer to help with practical matters such as shopping, errands, a drive to the lawyer,… Read more »

For some reason I have been thinking a lot about my Mom lately.  In my quiet times I try to remember things that made her who she was.  For some reason, I wondered the other day whether her housecoat was short or long.  I can almost remember the material that she used to sew it. … Read more »

People  often ask me how I do what I do.  I tell them the best part of being a Funeral Director is that I get to help people and that is absolutely true.  But last week while I sat at the back of the Funeral Home during a service it occurred to me what an… Read more »

Let me step out of my Funeral Director shoes for a minute and talk about wills.  In my mind, making a proper will with the help of a lawyer is worth the cost.  Think for a minute about the person who will make decisions regarding your funeral.  The following is an excerpt from a newsletter… Read more »

It is with great pleasure that we introduce the newest member of our family, Kurt Thompson.  Kurt is the son of Bob and Marlene Thompson of Rondeau.  When he was in grade 11, Kurt did a co-op placement with us at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home.  After High School, Kurt completed the Funeral Service Education… Read more »