Journal entry by Jody Stadler —
Hi all,
I've been getting some questions, so let me first say that no, the service is not going to be three hours long. (Ugh, that would be horrible - for everyone involved.)
We'll be doing more of a wake-style service. Father John will be coming in to do maybe a short (half hour or less) memorial around 3ish, and folks can come and go as needed. (He will be coming from another funeral earlier in the day, so I say 3ish when it could be a half hour either side of that.)
Thank to you everyone for the well-wishes and offers of help. We've mostly just be going through a serious cleaning and purging of old things throughout the house as a way to stay busy and mentally occupied. It hasn't even been a week yet, and Dad and I keep wandering around wondering if this is all actually real and happening.
I've been getting some questions, so let me first say that no, the service is not going to be three hours long. (Ugh, that would be horrible - for everyone involved.)
We'll be doing more of a wake-style service. Father John will be coming in to do maybe a short (half hour or less) memorial around 3ish, and folks can come and go as needed. (He will be coming from another funeral earlier in the day, so I say 3ish when it could be a half hour either side of that.)
Thank to you everyone for the well-wishes and offers of help. We've mostly just be going through a serious cleaning and purging of old things throughout the house as a way to stay busy and mentally occupied. It hasn't even been a week yet, and Dad and I keep wandering around wondering if this is all actually real and happening.
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