Celebrating a Life: Blog

Summertime in Cleveland is treasured by most—the sun is out and the winter weather is long gone. While the official kickoff of summer happens every year in June, there are still plenty of weeks left to enjoy the sun and many activities happening in...

Busch’s Guide for First-Time Family Caregivers is a three-part series. This is the third post of the series. Read the second post here.

“More than 90 percent of people think that it’s important to have conversations about end-of-life care with...

Busch’s Guide for First-Time Family Caregivers is a three-part series. This is the second post of the series. Read the first post here.

Are you a first-time family caregiver? If so, you’re not alone (nearly 40 million Americans are), and you’re...

Busch’s Guide for First-Time Family Caregivers is a three-part series. Check back for the next post in the series.

Today, nearly 40 million Americans serve as family caregivers, providing assistance to an ill or aging loved one who may not be able...

There are common questions surrounding the embalming process. Some of these include:

• What is the purpose of embalming?
• When is embalming required?
• Why is embalming necessary? 

To help you and your family understand what embalming is, and the...

The thought of death is overwhelming. Perhaps that’s why we rarely ever talk about what happens when a loved one passes.

Death may be a hard subject to talk about, but when it hits, you may not know what to do if it’s your first time planning...

Green burial is growing in popularity, as more people understand the environmental and societal benefits of natural decomposition.

This non-evasive, eco-friendly practice is free of toxic chemicals and fluids that are commonly used with earth...

Just as we sit down to plan our finances, retirement or a vacation, preplanning your own funeral helps eliminate both financial and emotional burden put upon your surviving loved ones.

A survey by the National Funeral Director’s Association (NFDA)...

Selecting a final resting place for a loved one is a tough choice. You want them to be in a comforting location with potential significance to their life.

While families that select burial typically choose to lay a loved one to rest in a cemetery,...

Preplanning your own funeral is a true act of love to your surviving family members. When an individual dies, families are faced with upwards of 125 decisions if final wishes aren’t documented. 

Preplanning your own funeral gives your loved ones...