by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, Funeral Prep, PrePlan
We all know that there is an end of the road when our life on earth comes to an end. However, many of us have not planned for how to pay for our funeral. Most of us acknowledge the importance of preplanning our own funeral, but still leave the planning undone. Let’s...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, Cremation, Podcast
What happens in a Crematory? Joe Smolenski and Heather Hill have answers. Today we’re going to dig deeper into the industry of death because there are many questions that most of us are afraid to ask but we’ve always been at least a little curious about. Joe...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 7, 2021 | Grief, Podcast
Rob Morrell: Battling Terminal Cancer for 9+ Years People are so much more than a one-page obituary. Rob Morrell is a retired physician from Raleigh North Carolina who has been fighting a terminal cancer diagnosis for almost 10 years. He’s not so sure how much longer...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 6, 2021 | Grief, Podcast
Palliative Care Hospital Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator Heidi Gessner Heidi Gessner is the palliative care hospital chaplain and bereavement coordinator at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill NC. Today she talks about what a hospital chaplain does, her personal story...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 5, 2021 | Grief, Podcast, PrePlan
Owen Preston, 4/2/08-4/29/17: Touching Lives While Battling Brain Cancer On today’s episode, Jennifer Preston lost her son Owen to a glioblastoma in April 2017. Jennifer shares so many stories of the special person that Owen was, his strength, and the impact he...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 4, 2021 | Grief, Podcast
Sharon Delaney McCloud on Her Baby Daughter Macie, 10/1/04-8/5/05 Listen as mother, Sharon Delaney McCloud, remembers her baby daughter Macie. She was less than a year old at time of death.
