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August 22, 2016Why Funerals? Most people often say they just don’t like going to a funeral, or that they have trouble with funerals. It’s completely understandable because it’s often considered a macabre ritual that’s unnecessary. But before we offend someone’s family by not attending a funeral, let’s first try to understand why we have funerals and why… View Article
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July 30, 2016Writing Sympathy Letters When someone experiences a death in the family or the loss of a loved one, writing a sympathy letter or sharing your thoughts on a sympathy card can be greatly appreciated by those grieving. But finding the right words to help comfort someone after they’ve lost a loved one is always a… View Article
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July 26, 2016Understanding Jewish funeral traditions becomes increasingly important as South Florida’s Jewish community ages and grows. The most recent comprehensive study from Brandeis University estimates that nearly 167,000 people live in Jewish households in Palm Beach County, with 49% of this population age 65 or older. This aging demographic calls for greater attention to end-of-life planning… View Article
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July 22, 2016Attending a Catholic Funeral For the First Time Going to a Catholic funeral for the first time might cause some to be concerned, which is common when dealing with something unknown, much less something unfamiliar, surrounding the death of a friend or family member. As a funeral home, our job is to help guide and… View Article
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July 11, 2016Aging Parents Final Wishes Caring for our aging parents is a task many of us are asked to do – and one many of us are happy to do, considering the years they took care of us, from infancy through adolescence. Unfortunately, switching these two roles around is not an easy one for aging parents… View Article
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June 29, 2016Plan for the Future In life, we’re often tasked with having difficult discussions with family members. But in nearly every case, those discussions involve things that are for their own good. When you’re a caregiver taking care of an aging parent, these talks take on even more weight because discussing their mortality might be involved…. View Article
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June 24, 2016The Passing of a Loved One When a loved one dies, we’re suddenly saddled with emotions and grief, but we’re also responsible for accomplishing several tasks. If you’re a family member just passed, you have to take care of some critical items in order for the funeral to take place, which in turn allows for others… View Article
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June 14, 2016Famous Celebrity Funerals It’s always sad when we hear about a celebrity’s death, watching the news memorialize them makes us think back to how that person — whether they were a musician, actor/actress or something else that made them famous — affected our lives. We think about how their art might have inspired us or… View Article
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June 2, 2016Dealing with the Death of a Loved One The death of a loved one is always a traumatic moment in our lives, but it’s usually something we all have to go through several times in our lives. But it never truly seems to get easier to do, since each person we lose is special in… View Article
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May 26, 2016Latest Funeral Trends Funeral services have evolved through the years, with different generations deciding the most common ways to say goodbye to loved ones. The Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery and Chapel keep up with the latest trends in funeral services. Their focus is on the customer, and making sure family and loved ones have… View Article
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May 25, 2016Family-Owned Funeral Home Just like many other industries, big corporations have begun to buy up funeral homes across the country, which has taken away a lot of the personalization and comfort that comes from a family-owned funeral home, like The Gardens at Boca Raton – Cemetery and Chapel. These family-owned funeral homes have one goal… View Article
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May 19, 2016Funeral Etiquette A funeral is a custom many of us go through several times in our life, but it’s usually not often enough to gain the perfect amount of knowledge of funeral etiquette. For funeral directors and workers at funeral homes, like The Gardens at Boca Raton – Cemetery and Chapel, have gone through hundreds… View Article
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