Baptist Church Service, Viewing and Cremation Viewing and church service for an elderly man who had passed at home. The service was held at the Baptist Church, facilitated by the wonderful Rev. Robert L. Taylor. The service included a sermon, video display, songs and beautiful testimonials from the bereaved. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals –…
Church Service, Viewing and Cremation Viewing and church service for a middle-aged lady who passed away in hospital in Palmdale. The service was lovingly facilitated by pastor Steve Bloom of Grace Chapel in Lancaster, CA with approximately 80 people present. The service involved beautiful gospel music and singing. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals – Mortuary
Tahara Ceremony, Viewing and Burial Jewish Tahara ceremony which was performed in a white garden tent in the Pacific Palisades, CA for an elderly lady who had passed away at her home. The ceremony lasted 2 hours and included a ritual purification washing of the deceased facilitated by a rabbi, a family member and two assistants.…
Viewing and Cremation Viewing and cremation for a young man at the House of Winston Chapel. We arranged for a viewing and church service, including a rental casket for a group of 100 family and friends. The service lasted 2 hours and included many moving speeches and songs. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals…
Home Funeral and Cremation This event was a Home Funeral of elderly lady who passed away in her home. We lovingly prepared the body with the daughter, washed and dressed the decedent in her finery and decorated the bedroom. We set up a living room space for coffee and hors d’oeuvres as is the tradition of…
Catholic Service at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church The service was led by the Catholic Priest with a closed casket and 80 family members and friends in attendance. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals – Mortuary
Beach Ceremony and Cremation End-of-Life celebration of a young man who passed in a sporting accident. The beach ceremony was attended by 200 friends and included live music, chanting and moving speeches at Point Mugu State Park. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals – Mortuary
Vietnamese Buddhist Ceremony, Viewing and Cremation The venerable monk Phat Quan Am Thien Tu led a beautiful Vietnamese Buddhist ceremony for a Westminster, CA family with 40 friends and family members in attendance. The ceremony was followed by cremation in the same location in Anaheim, CA. Friends – Funeral Home – Alternative Funerals – Mortuary
I accompanied both my parents and my only sister Maia through their cancer treatment and their dying experience. With all three, right after the diagnosis, there was tremendous, blinding fear. The world “cancer” has a toxic, psychological effect on top of whatever physical illness is playing out. Witnessing their doctors who seemed to savor their…
Going Through my Sister’s Transition with her Small Children When my sister Maia was diagnosed in 2010 with acute lymphatic leukemia, her children were 3 and 8. For four years, Maia struggled with chemo, radiation, receiving a bone marrow transplant and stem cells. She had an iron will to live and much support from her…
