by Kyle Tevlin | Mar 3, 2017 | Life celebration, Personalized funeral
This is a neat idea. 89 year-old grandmother Margaret Hubl of Nebraska was a quilter. (We all know a quilter, don’t we?) As one of her granddaughters said, “Never did I imagine how many there were…” Margaret’s family decided to put all the quilts out...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 17, 2017 | Caleb Wilde, Funeral Homes
Today I’m plugging one of my favorite voices in the funeral world these days. Caleb Wilde, a sixth generation funeral director in Chester (my very own) County, PA. He’s young, funny, wise, sometimes irreverent and always relevant. Not that he needs more...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 10, 2017 | Classes, Life celebration, Personalized funeral, Planning your own funerals, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral
Ever wonder what goes on behind the curious door of an I Want a Fun Funeral workshop? There is a bit of enchantment and every one has its own personality. I’ve shared a lot about what kind of information I share at my workshops: home funerals, shroud burials,...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 3, 2017 | Acceptance of death, Life celebration
Planning your own goodbye party is not a thing. Talking about death is not a thing. Comfort with knowing that one day one of your breaths is going to be your last is not a thing. We are so not okay with dying it’s not even funny. Here I am trying to have fun...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jan 13, 2017 | Acceptance of death, Life celebration, Personalized funeral
A five-year old girls dies and the funeral tea party is all about fun, toys, and cupcakes. Nope, not make-believe and not disrespectful. On the contrary, it was the highest of tributes to a girl whose infectious joy and good-naturedness was irrepressible, even at her...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jan 6, 2017 | Life celebration, Writing obituaries
Irishman Dies from Stubbornness, Whiskey This obit is a gem. It’s not a long read, so please go treat yourself, but in case you just can’t, below are some highlights. Take them as role models for how you can gussy up your own or someone else’s. This partying...
