It seems that turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin and apple pies and more were just served as America celebrated Thanksgiving, 2018. Before you know it, the feast for 2019 will be shared by families across…
Throughout the year, Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville, Calumet Park Funeral Chapels in Merrillville and Hobart, and Rendina Funeral Home in Gary, host a number of events as listed in this article. Each event is…
Cemeteries and funeral homes are much more complicated than might be expected by the general population. For now, I would like to let you in on what it takes to make a cemetery worthy of being…
A number of years ago, my brother-in-law and sister visited from New York. They had a new car that could give directions, turn by turn, from their home to ours. I was absolutely amazed. We…
I turned my car onto a rutted, dirt road. About a quarter of a mile in, I passed a rusted gate hanging half off the hinges. The house was really not much more than a shack with…
On March 20, spring came to Northwest Indiana. And as soon as we get a few nice days in a row, many families start thinking of decorating the graves of their loved ones. As much as we…
It was an early June day in 1971. Dad died in 1960 when I was but a boy of 11. In May of 1971, I finished up my second tour of duty in Vietnam with the…
Regardless of whether one prearranges for their cemetery and funeral needs (advance planning) or leaves such arrangements to those left behind (at-need), this article will offer some basic guidelines. When friends, relatives or new acquaintances find…
How many things happened during the past 12 months, good or bad, that you worried about at the end of 2018? Life is funny like that. We spend so much time fretting about the things…
Part of message given by G.M. Daniel Moran at Calumet Park Funeral Chapel of Hobart’s first annual Angel Tree Lighting Ceremony Everyone in this room has suffered the loss of a loved one. Sometimes it helps…
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