December 15, 1975 was a cold Ohio winter day in Alliance. I was spending the morning getting my car serviced before heading out later in the day with my sister Cindy to finish our Christmas…
Posts tagged death
At death do I depart… with no regrets
OK. I must confess that I am a list junkie. I am addicted to those top-whatever lists on whatever the subject of the day is. You have seen them on Yahoo, Facebook, countless blogs, and…
in remembrance of bonnie berger
This past Friday my husband’s mother, Bonnie Berger, died unexpectedly at the age of 63. We never know when a loved one will pass away. In today’s world of advances in diagnosis and treatment, 63…
on eagle wings
Saturday night my mother passed way quietly in her sleep. It was 40 years on this day that my father died. At age 91, my mother had suffered the memory robbing Alzheimer’s Disease for the…
Abby crossed the Rainbow Bridge
This morning our black dachshund Abby passed away. She had undergone 4 weeks of radiation and 16 weeks of chemotherapy this past summer. She was doing so well. We had returned last night from the…
Estate planning is essential for same-sex partners
This article appeared on today’s Business Page of the Akron Beacon Journal. I decided to post it to remind our friends to have their estate planning in order. It is so important. Estate planning is…
A Tribute to Dallas Mutersbaugh
Seventeen years ago Brett and I became friends with Annette at our first Lutherans Concerned meeting. Quickly we grew to know her mother June and stepfather, Dallas, very well. Eleven years ago when we moved…