What is a Cenotaph? In many cemeteries and memorial parks, you may come across a monument with no burial beneath it. These special markers are called cenotaphs—a word that means “empty tomb.” A cenotaph is a monument erected to honor someone whose physical remains are located elsewhere. Sometimes, it’s because a body was never recovered—such […]
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What Is an Endowed Care Cemetery – And Why It Matters for Your Loved One When choosing a final resting place for a loved one—or planning ahead for yourself—it’s important to understand the different types of cemeteries and what they offer. One of the most important distinctions is whether a cemetery is endowed care, also
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CROWN HILL CEMETERY IS NOT FOR SALE February 18, 2025 To Our Friends, Families and Neighbors, We were just as surprised as anyone by the recent news story. We were not contacted by anyone regarding the story. We were also surprised because it was essentially a reinterpretation of a news story concerning the property at
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Thank you for reaching out about what is happening at the cemetery Thank you to everyone who has reached out to us over the last week. We have had an unbelievable amount of phone calls, messages and folks dropping by the office to talk about the news of a sale. We deeply appreciate the
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Section Title Thanks for reaching out! Byalli_howell@yahoo.com April 4, 2024 News Thank you for reaching out about what is happening at the cemetery Thank you to everyone who has… Read More Would you like your loved ones obit on the page? Byalli_howell@yahoo.com March 30, 2024 News Section Title Thanks for reaching out! Byalli_howell@yahoo.com April
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Books for the Bereaved
The anguish of grief is often dismissed, isolated, and misunderstood by our “get-over-it-already” culture. Yet grief can persist for a lifetime and grievers need compassion and meaningful resources to find their way to healing and renewal hence our goal to provide free books for comfort, information, inspiration–and hope!
At Grievers Library we provide free biblio-therapy for grievers through:
book boxes – in the Seattle area, stocked with grief books for children, teens + adults
global – different categories of grief books hyper-linked to a worldwide database of public libraries
EZreads – excerpts from books, blogs and research articles sorted by different types of losses
