As funeral directors, we often receive phone calls from people asking “How much is cremation?” That question, frankly, is like asking “How much is a car?” There are many factors related to the cost of a car and just as many factors related to the total cost of cremation. In general, there are three types… Read all »
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One Thing You Don’t Want to Leave To Your Kids
How do you prepare for something that happens once every 12 years? That’s typically how often you can expect to be involved in funeral arrangements for a loved one. Planning a funeral every 12 years doesn’t allow you to become familiar with the process. “But we do it every day,” said funeral director at Legacy… Read all »
Small Town Service: Nobody Does it Better
As residents of our respective “small towns” I think we often forget how valuable the “small town service” is that we have access to. In Gillett we have dental office that, in my mind, sits on the cutting edge of modern dentistry. We have a skilled and accomplished optometrist. We do not have a Home… Read all »
Diocese offers free interment for cremated remains
By Patricia Kasten | The Compass (Republished with permission from The Compass) ALLOUEZ — In 2016, half of the funerals in the United States (50.1 percent) involved cremation. The number was slightly higher in the state of Wisconsin, all according to the Cremation Association of North America. By 2030, the National Funeral Directors Association projects… Read all »
What we can learn from the pilgrims this Thanksgiving
Nearly 400 years ago, the pilgrims of Plymouth colony and the Wampanoag people shared a harvest celebration which has blossomed into today’s Thanksgiving holiday. In rural communities like Gillett thankfulness for the harvest holds deep meaning. In the Gillett community, gardens flourish, farmers take in the crops, and vegetable processing is a major industry. Wisconsin’s… Read all »
Legacy’s Tribute Videos Tug at the Heart
Preserving memories Legacy Funeral Chapels, of Green Bay and Gillett, pulls together these types of cherished images to create a video tribute in honor of the deceased. Legacy’s videos give viewers the opportunity to relive the moments long forgotten and reflect upon life’s milestones, like graduations, weddings, babies, and far-flung travels. The videos preserve the… Read all »
The summer of something green and beautiful
Plants have the power to soften a city landscape. Something green and beautiful in the middle of the downtown gives people a natural oasis in an urban setting. The oasis created at Legacy Funeral Chapels’ Gillett facility at 108 East Main Street took shape earlier this month to perk up the funeral home’s imprint on… Read all »
Be wary of discount funeral services
My colleagues and I see a growing number of people going out of the area for discount cremation services. The problem is, people don’t know what they want! They don’t know the questions to ask, and they can’t tell if they are being under-served because in many cases, they don’t have much, if any, previous… Read all »
What are veterans eligible for at the time of death?
Memorial Day is set aside to honor those who passed away bravely serving their country. For those of us in the funeral business, Memorial Day comes more than once a year. At Legacy Funeral Chapels, it’s a privilege for our staff to attend to veterans and their families at their time of loss. That privilege… Read all »