The Stages of Human Decomposition
What happens when we die? While we can’t pretend to have all the answers, we can address the physical aspects of the question, especially when it comes to human decomposition. If you are uncomfortable about reading some details of the physical process of human decomposition, we would suggest you move…...
Psychological Components of Grief
It is often said that no two people experience grief in exactly the same way. How an individual processes the loss of a loved one can be complicated and based on a variety of factors. These factors can include the circumstances surrounding a death, religious beliefs, a person’s personality and…...
Is It Rational to Fear Death?
The Greek philosopher Epicurus said “Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.” That may have been easy for Epicurus to say for he, after all, only believed things existed in the material world…...
How to Leave a Great Legacy
As most of us reach the third and fourth quarters of our lives, our thinking begins to change. What once were thoughts of what we wanted to acquire or achieve, begin to shift ever so slightly to what we will leave behind. There is a realization that there is a…...
Will This Be the Future of Burials?
At Fares J. Radel Funeral Homes and Crematory, we have a long and storied history is assisting families in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky areas through some of the most difficult periods in their lives. We have also been a part in the progress of modern funeral services, going…...
Burial Options for You and Your Loved Ones
While we are responsible for difficult and challenging work at Fares J. Radel Funeral Homes and Crematory, one of the ways we are rewarded is in explaining the options available to grieving families when it comes to the burial of a loved one. While this may sound a bit off-putting…...
How to Turn a Funeral into a Celebration of Life
One constant we have seen throughout our generations of service to the families of the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area is the profound sadness that surrounds final services. There has been another constant through the years, however…change. Final services have changed, sometimes fairly rapidly, especially in recent years. One…...
The Physical Effects of Grief
Everyone experiences grief in their own way. Perhaps this is how it should be as we personally adjust to the loss of a loved one. Our personal relationship will play a role as will other factors like length and type of interactions we had with the individual. Grief may be…...
Download our Free Guide on Pre-Planning Your Funeral
One of the more popular times to pre-plan a funeral is after experiencing the loss of a loved one. Sometimes such a death serves as a reminder of our own mortality. Perhaps we witnessed some of the decisions that needed to be made and want to avoid that burden for…...
How Therapy Dogs Comfort Guests at Funeral Services
At Fares J. Radel Funeral Homes and Crematory, we are proud of our long legacy of assisting families in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati through some of the most difficult periods of their lives. We are also pleased to have been a part of many of the progressive advancements in…...
