Obituaries 2024
Cremation’s popularity is changing death’s rituals
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read moreMaya Angelou honored before death at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
Oprah was present and payed tribute to Maya on this special day. Read about it here bit.ly/1lGowjW
read more“Organ donation lets life continue through others”
Originally publicized in the KC Star by Jeanne Phillips on March 11, 2014. DEAR ABBY: I work in a palliative care unit in a local hospital, and I’m all too aware of how important it is to have one’s...
read moreFeature Story on KSHB TV
Feature on KSHB [break] Complete Traditional Funeral Care and Cremation To be with a family in their most difficult times is an honor. Signature Funerals is based on principles of trust and...
read moreLife of the party: Facing death, Shannon Anaya chooses joy KC Star, April 21, 2013
NEWS Life of the party: Facing death, Shannon Anaya chooses joy April 20 BY ERIC ADLER The Kansas City Star The appointment will be routine, the young mother expects. She settles into the doctor’s...
read moreWhom to Thank: Miss Manners published in Kansas City Star– April 9, 2013
Whom to thank DEAR MISS MANNERS: At my father-in-law’s recent wake, there was a guest book. I assumed its purpose was to give the family a record of those who attended, but my wife explained that it...
read more3 Things Everyone Should Know about Hospice Care by Janet Hessenflow, Executive Director Crossroads Hospice
originally published in Living Well Magazine, Summer 2012 1.) Hospice is a philosophy of care. It treats the person rather than the disease and focuses on quality of life. It surrounds the patient...
read moreA Caring Presence–Volunteer program at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City
A Caring Presence–Program at St. Lukes Hospital It’s a heart-breaking scenario that many families experience: Before they can get to the hospital and say goodbye, their loved one passes away....
read moreHave a funeral–even if the deceased asked that you don’t. -The Rev. Douglas Taylor-Weiss
reprinted from the Auburn Citizen. September 8, 2012 People say sill things about their funerals. We do that because we will not be the ones grieving when our time comes: others will be. So we...
read moreA memory of kindness spawns a ministry
FAITH WALK | SARAH DEMAREST GUTHRIE, KANSAS CITY A memory of kindness spawns a ministry It was a muggy night in Virginia. Inside, my friend lay dying. The hospice nurse didn’t know how much...
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