Funerals and oops…

This funeral happened in the winter and was in the small town of Listowel. It was one of the early funerals I did and I was always anxious that these went well and that families felt supported and cared for. The investment in time for a funeral can be short or very long depending on…

Funeral story #3

I had a request from a family to do the funeral of their mother, who had passed away having suffered from Alzheimer’s. Again, this was a really lovely family. Gentle with each other, empathetic to each other’s loss and somewhat received that their mother’s suffering had come to an end. On the day of the…

WW2 Veterans

Lots of churches, for recognition of men serving in the wars, put up some kind of plaque or list of names to honour those who served and those who gave their lives in this most tragic way. Our archive had a very large plaque that included a clock as well as the names of many….