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Memory Picture
Great memories and somber moments before burial. This image has a Creative...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
In Memory of Mom
Handcrafted memorial gift. This image has a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
The Final Journey
Ready for the trip to the cemetery. This image has a Creative...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Children May Apply
Nana's great grandchildren were again her junior escorts. This image has a Creative...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Love Outside the Box
Creative arts were screwed in place - mom was surrounded by love on all sides. This image has a...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Transport Family-Style
Preparing for travel from Texas to Minnesota. (And no, embalming is not required in most states for...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Word Play
Rodger Ericson with his mother Harriet. "Mom loved scrabble -- family togetherness." This...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Constructive Therapy
The sons build the combination casket/hope chest, using plywood. They found it therapeutic to have...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Mom's Last Bath
Precious ritual washing of Mom's body before the vigil. Home funeral guide Donna Belk is on the...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
With Our Own Hands
Ready for the transfer to her hope chest. This image has a Creative...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Final Touch
Her last flowers and favorite Mardi Gras beads. This image has a Creative...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
The Vigil Begins
All is ready - the vigil candle is now set over the chest for the night watch. This image has a...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Pallbearing, Family Style
Doing is therapy - taking the body to the truck. Rear left is Deedee and front left is...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
Children in a Family Funeral
The grandchildren, Kyle and Eli, benefited greatly from being able to participate in...
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Uploaded on May 22, 2009
The Vigil
By Penny Rhodes, at the home vigil of her father, Leon Rhodes, in October 2006. Penny is a home...
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Uploaded on May 20, 2009
Decorating the Casket
A cardboard cremation alternative container is sometimes selected in a home funeral. Besides being...
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Uploaded on May 20, 2009
A Life Celebrated
The decorated casket serves as a tribute to Penny's beloved father. This image carries a Creative...
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Uploaded on May 20, 2009
Farewell Photo
Penny's family gathers around her father's casketed body for one final farewell photograph before...
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Uploaded on May 20, 2009
About this Collection
A Home Funeral Workshop
Nellie's Home Funeral
Sentimental Journey
My Dad's Home Funeral
Home Funerals of Yesteryear
Perfectly Imperfect
A Simple Hand-Built Casket
