Grief Support Services Overview

Ted and Pam Larsen, owners of Church and Chapel Funeral Homes, have experienced the loss of family members, relatives and friends. Ted and Pam know that holding a funeral or memorial service for your loved one is a positive first step in the grieving process. In the days, weeks and months following the service, people continue to need others to lean on for understanding, encouragement and guidance. They would
like to introduce you to Pete Reinl, CSG, our full-time Director of Grief Support Services.

Dear Visitor,

Thanks for visiting our web site. As Director of Grief Support Services and Community Outreach for Church and Chapel Funeral Homes, I am given a unique and humbling opportunity to companion grieving individuals and families assisting them with support, information, and connecting them with community resources as they learn to live without the physical presence of someone they have loved.

Our Grief Support Services seek to acknowledge the power and significance of your family’s loss by extending opportunities of healing through: 

• availability of support at the time of viewing, during the funeral services, and afterwards
• ongoing periodic contact with family members during their time of loss, especially during the first year. Church and Chapel offers a Grief Support Newsletter for families and friends. You can sign up to receive this newsletter or you can view a sample newsletter here. 

  

• providing grief education materials and informational seminars 
• an online Journey of Grief Video Series with Doug Manning
• offering a listing of grief support groups and organizations (within your local area)
• downloadable grief support articles written by Dr. Alan Wolfelt through this web site
• a register of recommended reading titles and authors of books that may serve as helpful grief support companions
• sharing a referral list of counselors specializing in grief (upon your request)
• recognizing and providing practical tips in walking through significant moments within the first year of grief
• invitations to holiday memorial programs as well as other community grief education events

Recently we added a DVD Lending Library and, although it is currently limited in number, are now lending the following DVDs to families:

Adults
• Beyond Death’s Door
• Journey of Loss ~ Discovery of Hope
• Invincible Summer
Parents
• Helping Parents Grieve
• Footprints On Our Heart: Hope to Cope After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Newborn Death
Teens
• When A Loved One Dies
Children
• Helping Children Grieve 

To learn more about grief support options and to 'check-out' a DVD from the library please contact Pete by phone at 262-827-0659 or by e-mail at