As always we are proud of our community and families we are honored to serve. To help with this initiative you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and even YouTube. If you have any questions about our services or are in need please feel free to contact Howard K Funeral Home to know everything you need to know about funerals and funeral services. Howard K. Hill Funeral Services has had the privilege of serving families in communities such as Suffield CT, Meriden CT, Hartford CT, New Haven CT, Bloomfield CT, Windsor CT and Hamden CT. We would like the honor to serve you too. Call us at (203) 551-9639 or visit our blog.

Often after a death–no matter the circumstances–we are tempted to try and forget; the anger, pain, and sadness we experience after a loved one’s passing are feelings we may try to run from or put out of our minds.

But after we grieve, and after some time has passed and we begin to move on, we begin to realize how important it is to remember those whom we’ve lost. And though some of those emotions may still be painful, it’s important to try and remember that we are not dwelling on the person’s death, but rather celebrating the life they lived.

The holidays, especially, are a wonderful time to honor and remember our friends and loved ones who have passed away. Many groups in our community host public remembrance ceremonies throughout the holidays and the year. Public remembrances can bring up many personal emotions, but often it helps to be surrounded by those who understand and who can share in what you’ve been through. But celebrating and remembering in your own way can be as public or as private, and as simple or as festive, as you want and need it to be. The important thing is that you are keeping alive the memories of those who were, and will continue to be, important to you.

Don’t be afraid to take some time every once in a while to remember the ones you’ve lost. Not only will you be keeping their memories alive, but you’ll be showing your appreciation for the life they lived and the lives they’ve touched–including yours.

Howard K. Hill

As always we are proud of our community and families we are honored to serve. To help with this initiative you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and even YouTube. If you have any questions about our services or are in need please feel free to contact Howard K Funeral Home to know everything you need to know about funerals and funeral services. Howard K. Hill Funeral Services has had the privilege of serving families in communities such as Suffield CT, Meriden CT, Hartford CT, New Haven CT, Bloomfield CT, Windsor CT and Hamden CT. We would like the honor to serve you too. Call us at (203) 551-9639 or visit our blog.

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Years of experience in funeral services has given all of us at Howard K. Hill Funeral Services some valuable insights. During my tenor I have had the privilege of providing funeral services and cremation services for such communities as Suffield CT, Hartford CT, New Haven CT, Windsor CT, Bloomfield CT and Meriden CT. We understand that a sudden loss of life is an extremely delicate situation, and we know it’s hard to explain or even define the pain and loneliness that comes about due to the death of a loved one.

Death is a truth that no one can deny or avoid. However, the grief associated with death can be used to impact your life gradually in a way that you appreciate the true meaning of life. You have to stand and face the tide in heart-wrenching situations to emerge stronger, both for yourself and your family.

Over the years, we have come to know a few important things that can help you cope with grief:

1. Share your feelings – You should share your feelings with people who can understand it well. Apart from family and friends, people at funeral home services are the best candidates who can provide solace to the ones coping with death. As such, we provide advisory services to all those who need it (visit our website for more information www.hkhfuneralservices.com) .
2. One step at a time – The departure of a loved one is certainly saddening, but it does not mean you should neglect yourself. The world is out there, waiting for you - a world that your loved one left for you to see and live. We have seen people neglecting their health in times of distress. Restoring the normal order of life is not difficult if you take one step at a time.
3. Accept death and act – Organizing anniversaries and homecoming parties is a good way of setting yourself on a path other than that of pain and grief. A simple dinner with family members in memory of your loved one can provide a lot of comfort. We know that it’s difficult to deal with such things at times, and so, you can take the help of planning consultants or reach out to somebody you can talk to.
4. Postpone important things to do – Take your time to revitalize yourself before you make major life decisions. Important decisions like switching jobs, moving out, and remarrying should be taken with a calm mind.
5. Have patience and wait for the change - Loss of life is an unpleasant experience, and any associated memories will take their own time to fade out completely. Be patient, and everything sad will come to pass. In time, you will learn your lessons from the experience and move on to live a normal life.
6. Help others, help yourself – Now that you have dealt with grief, you can help others come out of the pain they are going through. It will also help you overcome the painful memories of the past by doing something positive. You can contact a local funeral home to indulge in this noble task. Reaching out to us is easy, as most of us have an online presence nowadays. Expressing sorrow is certainly required to shed the burden of your painful experiences.

Death is an end that everyone has to face, and the loss of a loved one is something that everyone has to live with at some point in time. Care should be taken to prevent grief from affecting your normal flow of life. For more helpful information visit our blog http://connecticutfuneralhomeblog.com/ or call us at (203) 551 - 9639

Death is that bitter reality of life that leaves many traumatized. Most people have this underlying fear from death; it is another matter that nobody likes to disclose this fear. Planning a funeral properly helps in managing this fear. A family’s first responsibility toward the deceased is performing an honorable funeral. There are several funeral services available that help a family lay the deceased to rest. To make Connecticut funeral arrangements you may get in touch with Howard K Hill funeral services. At Howard K. Hill funeral services your piece of mind is the first priority. As a full-service Connecticut funeral home you and your family are guided through the funeral arrangement process.

The harshest thing to do is searching for a perfect funeral home for a loved one or for oneself. But as death brings agony and trauma, it is always better to plan ahead so that, at the time of death, everything is in place and there is no confusion. The best thing is to look for a funeral home near the cemetery. It will reduce the expenses of transportation and burial. The Internet has a lot of information about funeral homes. You can choose the one that suits your requirements. You can consider the following facts while looking for funeral homes:

· Cost: Funeral is a costly affair that often drains out huge resources. Hence it is better to opt for a funeral home that caters to your requirement and budget. Instead of depending on what others have to suggest, carry out research on your own. It will help you choose the best funeral home, such as Suffield funeral home, which is cost-effective and will not shock you by presenting a hefty bill after the funeral.

· Honor the deceased’s decision: If your loved one has left a will stating his preferences about the funeral home or you have come to know about that, it is better to respect his last wish. Do not ignore it and perform the funeral at the one mentioned in the deceased’s will.

· Additional preparation: If you are expecting too many visitors and outstation guests, it is better to choose a funeral home that can accommodate that number of people. Moreover, if the funeral home can make arrangements for the same, it will reduce burden from the shoulders of the bereaved family members. If you have chosen a Suffield funeral home, ask them if they can make the additional arrangements for your guests.

A funeral home that can make arrangements for the required merchandise, that is, urns, caskets, and coffins, and transportation of the body can be preferred to others.

The family should be extremely careful about the credibility of the documents provided by the funeral home. Check the documents carefully before signing any authorization card.

· Reference: You can always consult your friends or acquaintances about good funeral homes that can cater to all your needs and budget. In fact, a reputed funeral home is a good choice to give an honorable funeral to your loved one.

Going for a funeral home that can cater to your requirements and help give a respectable funeral to your loved one will certainly alleviate your pain to some extent. Though the pain that comes with the death of a loved one does not go away that easily, yet laying down your loved one to rest in a proper way will satisfy you to some extent.

As always Howard K. Hill Funeral Services is proud of our community and families that we are honored to serve. To help with this initiative you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and even YouTube. If you have any questions about our services or are in need please feel free to contact Howard K Funeral Home to know everything you need to know about funerals and funeral services. Howard K. Hill Funeral Services has had the privilege of serving families in communities such as Suffield CT, Meriden CT, Hartford CT, New Haven CT, Bloomfield CT, Windsor CT and Hamden CT. We would like the honor to serve you too. Call us at (203) 551-9639 or visit our blog.

“Man’s greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done”.
Frederick Douglass

Dear friends,

Losing a loved one fills our hearts with immense grief and pain. During such trying times, the staff members at Howard K. Hill Funeral Home strive to be comforting companions to those who are experiencing the loss of a loved one, so that planning and executing befitting funeral arrangements becomes a little easier.

We want to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks and positive thoughts to all our valuable customers in New Haven and the other Connecticut communities we provide for who have placed their trust and faith in our services. Furthermore, keeping in mind the changing business dynamics of the 21^st century, in the last 12 months or so we have launched a new website to strengthen our ties with you. We sincerely hope this platform will help us serve you better.

You can now contact us at http://hkhfuneralservices.com/ to conduct funeral pre-planning discussions or make arrangements for services you wish to organize for a near and dear one. Our online presence will offer you more convenience and allow you to browse through our catalog to select the funeral arrangements that best meet your expectations.

In addition to our website, our blog http://connecticutfuneralhomeblog.com/ has been set up to help you communicate with us any time. Be it questions, experiences, doubts, or feedback, you are most welcome to share your thoughts and opinions with us, so that we can understand you better and hone our services as per your liking.

From preparing an invitation list to making hospitality arrangements, we offer a wide range of services, the details of which you can now familiarize yourself with in the comfort of your own home.

2000 FANS of HKH Funeral Services!

This is our GOAL! To reach 2000 Fans by August 1^st. But we need your help. Will you help us reach this goal? Because we know many of our clients are communicating and discussing important issues from personal, family, business, education and so forth… we have also made it a point to remain accessible on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to serve our existing and potential clients and extend our services to the community. We understand that Social Media is the new “Word-of-Mouth” and we’d like to reach out to all and provide the professional and caring services that have made Howard K. Hill an endearing name in many of your lives. To help us reach our goal of 2000 Fans please visit our new Facebook Fanpage (www.facebook.com/hkhfanpage and signup as a FAN.. This will help us provide timely information that ranges from factual to fun! Again it’s our way of saying “We’re Honored to Serve You”. NOTE: even if you are a “Friend” of the personal account for Howard K Hill we ask that you too become a Fan because Facebook now has new policies for businesses and we must comply, our FanPage allows us to do this (www.facebook.com/hkhfanpage )

Our online presence has been set up with the conscious decision to go one step further in our dedication to all those who need our help and who are community focused. As such, we have always appreciated your referrals, as it is our prime duty to serve everyone with utmost sensitivity and loving care to help them tide through the tough times.

We hope you will find our online advice, tips and suggestions to be of good use should you need it.

Please feel free to contact us anytime. Our clients are our topmost priority, and this is but a small way of letting you know that we are here for you anytime.

Here is wishing you a happy and healthy life ahead.

Sincerely,

Howard K. Hill Funeral Home

PS Remember to visit our Facebook FanPage www.facebook.com/hkhfanpage and become a Fan today. Feel Free to have your friends too join in and help us reach our goal.

I cannot thank you enough for the magnificent job your staff did for my grandmother’s home going services on Monday.

Your service was impeccable, proficient, comforting and encouraging….from the time we walked into the door on Tuesday April 13th to the actual service on April 19th. I can truly say that the staff at HKH is second to none…

I have been to quite a few funeral services over my lifetime and have not seen the level of professionalism that you all have exhibited to us. From the young man who came to get my Grandmother from the convalescent home, to the person who opened the door for us as we came to your offices, to Howard, not counting it robbery to come and sit with us and talk to us, making sure everything was in order,  to Jerry walking us through all of the pricing and funeral arrangements, to Orcella really being so kind and gentle and loving and explaining things to us, to Pastor Steve Harvin for being there as a source of comfort…with his special anointing to make you smile and even laugh in the midst of the sorrow….to Eld Burgess even as he ministered to my mother as he drove the family vehicle…to the many names that I do not know…. you all were awesome.

The way you handled the crowds, kept everyone moving with such loving care, no one was rude nor disrespectful…just amazing….and THE BEST PART….was when Pastor Steve unfolded the blanket of my Grandmother and wrapped it around my mother….what a touch of class!!! I tell you….words couldn’t even express the gratitude for that gesture! It just shows more of your personalized service that really made us feel special.

I am really impressed by the level of excellence in which you operate. Believe me when I tell you that you have made an indelible mark on the city of Waterbury and on our family at large…there were many people who came up to me personally asking for your information…I gladly gave it to them…not that I am looking to go anywhere anytime soon, but dealing with you all have opened my eyes that I need to get my business in order…so I will be coming to see you to get my funeral arrangements in motion. We don’t like to talk about that kind of stuff, but as you all have opened my eyes, it is very necessary…

I can’t thank you enough for the genuine love that we felt! You all are some blessed people, anointed and appointed to do what you do! Although the circumstances weren’t what I personally would have chosen, I am glad to have made the acquaintance of each and everyone of you that I encountered.

You all will forever be etched in my heart for turning this difficult time into a joyful experience which I will never forget.

Again, thank you,  thank you,  thank you….

If you can personally thank Howard, Jerry, and Steve for me that would be so appreciated!!!

May God Richly bless you all!
Sincerely,
Alicia A. Sweat
203-419-6490

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Losing someone dear to you in a very sudden way takes the life out of you and it is indeed painful. One moment you were enjoying a cup of coffee and the next thing you know, that person is gone, forever. Grief, bereavement, sadness, depression, loneliness; it is very hard to put into words how it feels to lose someone. Death has always been a part of our lives but grief should not be. Grief should be a key to living life to the fullest but it seems very hard to cope with. It incapacitates you to do things, it demoralizes you, and it paralyzes you. Listed below are some of the ways to help you cope with grief, the appropriate way.

• Talk to People. Not just ordinary passersby but people who can understand how you feel. Family and friends are some of the right people to talk to. Share your feelings to these people who understand how you feel and learn from them. You can also check your funeral home for any funeral information and advisory services. It is by talking to these people that help ease the pain.

• Take Care Of Yourself. Death at one moment in your life does not simply mean the end of the world for you. It can be paralyzing at times but like after every storm there’s always sunshine that follows. Take care of yourself. Get some sleep; eat healthy, stretch out a little. Take it one step at a time. Then, you’ll see yourself gradually going back to what life was before.

• Planning Ahead. As soon as you progressively regain your normal habits and begin your new life, plan ahead of time. Anniversaries, homecoming parties, or just a simple dinner with the family in honor of the lost loved one can be a comforting experience to you and your family. If you can’t make that happen, there are some management consulting services or planning consultants you can depend on if it still too hurtful for you to indulge in such matter. But the bottom line is that in the end, you acknowledge the fact that you have accepted the loss and that you are honoring it.

• Hold Major Life Decisions. Postpone some of your major life decisions like remarrying, moving out, changing jobs, or having kids. Give yourself ample amount of time to reflect and give yourself a chance to grieve once in a while.

• Patience. Be patient. Everything has its own course. It may take a few weeks to a month, or even a year, to overcome the grief that you are experiencing. But being patient will allow you to realize that all these will come to pass and that you have acknowledge that this will just become a phase in your life that you will always remember and learn from.

• Help others. Now that you have experienced the loss and the grief, it is now time you share them to people who are also going through the same process. Share your experience and encourage them to do the same as you did. You can either check out funeral homes and directors or volunteer in a group and help them express their sorrow.

Remember, everyone will experience loss at some part of their lives. Death is just a part of life and it should never be a hindrance to living the life you want to have. Accept it, experience it, learn from it, and then, live it.

Role of Funeral Homes:

The main purpose of funeral homes is to assist in planning and providing the best funeral services in compliance with the wishes of the deceased and the bereaved family. They handle the important paperwork and documents related to the funeral and burial services given.

Their duties include necessary shipment of the casket or remains from the cremation to the burial ground if the deceased has stated to be buried out of state or country. Sometimes they are also responsible for embalming the body so as to prevent the body from decomposing rapidly. Embalming is also applied in cases of severe accidents where the face and the body has been subjected to disfigurement, and embalming helps to make the dead presentable for open casket service. Some funeral homes have a large area reserved for visitation and for hosting guests coming from out of state. Their list of services also includes memorial and graveside services. With the increasing trend of cremation, funeral homes now also host their own crematoriums.

Funeral homes also offer a variety of caskets, urns and coffins to choose from. These usually come in attractive color and wood finishing at varied level of prices. Online funeral services are also offered to customers to save the time and hassle. Grief support is also given by the funeral homes to families who are mourning.

Role of Funeral Directors:

Funeral directors are also known as undertakers or morticians. Their job is to carry out the burial, cremation and funeral ceremony. They take care of the minor details related to the funerals. They consult with the family members to find out their wishes, clergy services and their decisions regarding the cremated remains or the dead body. Furthermore, they determine the date, time and location of the burials and memorial services. They also offer proper condolence to the bereaved family and help them to row smoothly over troubling times. Their aftercare services and grief support groups help to comfort and solace the families.

To act in accordance with the various religions and ethnic groups, they are thorough and well acquainted with the various customs and traditions. Their qualifications also include drafting of obituary notices and placing them in newspapers, furnishing the site with proper decorations for services, arranging conveyance for the family members and the deceased. They also oversee shipment of the body out of state if the deceased has stated so.

They are also well practiced embalmers. They handle the final documents and carry out the necessary paperwork required by the State authorities to issue the death certificate. Funeral directors also assist in pre-arrangement of plans. They offer experienced advice and ensure that the client is satisfied and content. Funeral directors cultivate a work-friendly environment to the employees and maintain a positive attitude towards the mourning families.

Funeral homes and directors play a vital role in society. They work in harmony to warrant that the best is achieved in carrying out funeral services. Providing competent services to people even after death is an art which is perfected by these two.