October 2015 Clergy Appreciation Month – Thank You Pastors For Helping Us Create Meaningful Services for the families that we serve. Clergy Appreciation Month is a special time of the year to celebrate and honor the pastors and pastoral families for their dedication and all the work and blessings they provide. At DeBord Snyder Funeral read more …
Funeral Homes In Lancaster PA: Family Owned Versus Corporately Owned – What You Need To Know
September 2015 When we lose a loved one and are faced with such an emotional event, turning to a funeral director whom you know, trust, and are comfortable with – makes a world of difference. Many individuals are not aware that in recent years large corporations have acquired many privately owned funeral homes. When a read more …
How Grief Support Groups Can Help With The Healing Process
August 2015 After the loss of a loved one, a person can face a wide variety of emotions. Grief is one of the strongest of human emotions, and it can cause you to feel very lonely. Utilizing a support network to assist us in difficult times, and sharing feelings with others can be more beneficial read more …
Metal Caskets Versus Wood Caskets – What You Should Consider
July 2015 Metal Caskets Versus Wood Caskets – What You Should Consider One of the oldest traditions in a funeral service includes the use of a casket (or a coffin). As a part of the funeral, a casket can be a way of personalizing the funeral service and creating a memorable tribute for your loved read more …
6 Creative Ways To Make A Funeral Personal And Memorable
June 2015 6 Creative Ways To Make A Funeral Personal And Memorable Losing a loved one can be a most challenging and emotionally difficult time. Honoring and remembering a loved one through a personal and meaningful service will bring comfort and create lasting memories for family and friends. Bringing personal touches to the memorial service read more …
Rules for Transporting Urns as Carry-On Luggage
May 2015 Blog Post Transporting cremated human remains may require a lot of decisions, planning, and steps. There are a variety of documents that will be required, such as death certificate, certificate of cremation, various authorization forms, etc., and you may need assistance from a licensed funeral director to send and/or receive the cremated remains. read more …
Have You Heard The Exciting News? We Have Changed The Names Of Our Funeral Homes
April 2015 Blog Post We recently made one of the most difficult decisions that well-established businesses have to make, and that was to change the name of our 75 year old business. After extensive community and market research, as well as careful consideration within our family, we have decided to change the names of both read more …
How to Talk to the Children and Teens About the Newtown, CT, Tragedy
How to Talk to the Children and Teens in Your Life About the Newton, CT, Tragedy by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Once again we are faced with the traumatic, violent deaths of a group of innocent people, this time precious children in Newtown, Connecticut. I have been asked to provide some guidelines on how to read more …
PRESS RELEASE: Local Funeral Home Expands Obituary Notification Efforts as Newspaper Readership Declines and Residents Become More Mobile
As the general trend of newspaper readership decreases nationwide and with society today becoming ever more mobile, the Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home has taken it upon themselves to make sure that the public is informed as quickly as possible about upcoming funeral service times. http://www.KaSnyderFuneralHome.com 4th Generation Funeral Director, Jeremy DeBord says, “Since less read more …
