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How Can You Help A Friend As They Go Through The Stages Of Grief?

Grieving is a painful process that affects different people differently. Some people recover from the pain in a year while others still feel it after 3 or 4 years have passed. Friends and family ca...
By Tom Gallagher
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Choosing the Perfect Songs for the Funeral Service

Music isn’t just for parties or festivals, it can also set the right environment at funerals. At Gallagher Funeral Home, we have seen how good music can help grieving individuals, offering comfort ...
By Tom Gallagher
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Honoring and Coping with the Loss of a Loved One

Dealing with the loss of a loved one isn’t an easy proposition; even when the person is ill or dies of old age and you try to prepare yourself for the imminent grief, when the time comes to deal wi...
By Tom Gallagher
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Monday, April 30, 2018

A Complete Understanding of Funeral Pricing

Most people don’t know exactly how expensive a funeral can be until they have to actually have to plan and organize one. This entire process requires the involvement of funeral home employees and t...
By Tom Gallagher
In Our Blogs
Monday, April 16, 2018

The Advantages of Working with a Family Owned Funeral Home

If you look online for funeral homes in your local area, you will find there are a large number of establishments. While it’s always good to have a broad choice, that can sometimes make it difficul...
By Tom Gallagher
In Our Blogs
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

How Does a Funeral Help in the Grieving Process?

Funerals have existed in some shape or form for thousands of years. There are several ancient burial sites scattered around the world, showing that this process has always been important to mankind...
By Tom Gallagher
In Our Blogs
Thursday, March 15, 2018

Should Your Child Attend the Funeral?

Parents want to protect their child from the harsh realities of life for as long as they can. They’re most reluctant to discuss death and funerals, fearing they might scare their kids. Experts and ...
By Tom Gallagher
In Our Blogs
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
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Previous Posts

What do Funeral Directors do for a Family?

There are several different ways in which you can memorialize and honor a person who has passed away. These services give some solace to the grieving family. Most families want the funeral service ...

How to Get Through the First Couple of Weeks after a Death

Working your way through the first few days and weeks after the death of a family member can be extremely challenging. Many people manage all the funeral service arrangements as well as funeral hom...

Creative Ideas for Funeral Services

Today, many people don’t feel that shedding tears and walking around in a morose manner is absolutely necessary when a loved one dies.  If someone close to you has lived a full life and been a...

Online Grief Support Resources

It’s not easy to deal with grief and sometimes asking a family member or friend for support isn’t an option. Different people have different ways to cope with grief and some of these coping mechani...

Coping with the Loss of a Loved One During the Holidays

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is never easy, especially during times of celebrations like the holidays. You spend your holidays with your loved ones as it’s a time to cherish everyone in you...

Benefits of Planning your Funeral While You’re Still Alive

Speaking about death is never easy so most people try to avoid it as much as they can. While this is understandable, we at Gallagher Funeral Home, encourage people to consider the benefits of plann...

3 Tips for Explaining Death to a Child

Explaining the concept of death to a child is very challenging. Most parents want to avoid it as long as possible because they don’t want to introduce such a grim and sad fact of life. Sometimes th...