Funeral Funding “The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arises from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him alone, and is, therefore, absolutely and irretrievably lost.”


~ Arthur Schopenhauer

We feel very privileged to assist you in your time of loss, and will do our best to help you find comfort from the heartache of grief.

We offer our client families, and members of the community at-large, e-Aftercare, the finest in online grief counseling. We are also pleased to offer you a wide variety of online grief support sites and articles. And, we hope you remember to call on us anytime, should you need additional assistance in dealing with the loss of a loved one. We can be reached at (703) 368-3116 or email us at info@bakerpostfh.com.

When a loved one or friend dies, grieving that loss can take a long time, but you are not alone. Grief Connections is here with support groups, and now daily emails, that provide encouragement and reminders of the recovery process.

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Flowers and Sympathy Etiquette

In Lieu of Flowers
InLieuOfFlowers.info provides consumer information on the benefit of funeral flowers and provides alternate ways to list memorial donation requests in obituaries. For further details on the study and more information, visit www.InLieuOfFlowers.info. This site is an excellent resource for both your staff your client families, and your community. There’s a wealth of information including:

  • History of Sympathy Flowers
  • Tribute Preferences by State
  • Bereavement Poems
  • Sympathy Card Messages
  • Religious Funeral Ceremonies
  • Sympathy Etiquette
  • Funeral Hymns
  • Verses for Sympathy
  • Tribute Guide by Relationship
  • Understanding Sympathy Terminology
  • Sympathy Quotes
  • Sympathy Frequently Asked Questions

Grief, Death and Loss

Center for Loss and Life Transition
A private organization dedicated to furthering our understanding of and compassion for the complex set of emotions we call grief. Dedicated to helping both the bereaved, by walking with them in their unique life journeys, and bereavement caregivers, by serving as their educational liaison and professional forum.

Crisis, Grief and Healing
A place where men and women can discuss, chat or browse to understand the many different paths to heal strong emotions. Resources on the site include excerpts from author Tom Golden's books on healing from loss.

GriefNet
GriefNet is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. They have many email support groups. Their integrated approach to online grief support provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of all kinds.

Willowgreen
A leading provider of information and inspiration in the areas of illness and dying, loss and grief, healthy caregiving, life transition, and spirituality.

Grief and Loss
Grief support information and resources from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).

Growth House
An international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life issues. Hypertext topic pages link to sites around the world. Links to hospice and home care, bereavement, death with dignity, AIDS, and related topics in life-threatening illness.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.


Death of a Child

Alive Alone
An organization for educational and charitable purposes, to benefit bereaved parents whose only child or all children are deceased by providing a self-help network and publications to promote communication and healing.

Angels Remembered
For all parents who have to walk the road of bereavement: we do not walk alone and we remember our children together.

Baby Steps
Named after the baby steps that form the long and difficult road to recovery from the loss of a child. No parent, relative or friend is immune from the pain that results from the loss of a young loved one.

Bereaved Parents of the USA
A nationwide organization designed to aid and support bereaved parents and their families who are struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child.

The Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization which offers friendship and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause.

Hygeia
Using new technology to share age-old feelings and lessons, Hygeia® provides the most comprehensive resource and largest international online community for families experiencing the grief and sorrow which accompany the loss of a pregnancy or newborn child and the angst of parenting and caring for critically ill neonates or children.

Lamenting Sons: Fathers and Grief
Some thoughts and resources for parents grieving children lost to illness, accidents, homicide, suicide, and other tragedies.

Mothers in Sympathy and Support
A nonprofit, volunteer based organization committed to providing emergency support to parents after the death of their baby: stillbirth, neonatal death, premature birth, congenital anomalies, SIDS, and any child's death.

National SIDS Resource Center
National SIDS Resource Center Information sheets and publications.

Parents of Murdered Children
The only national helping organization which is specifically for the survivors of homicide victims and which follows up with supportive family services after the murder of a family member or friend.


Death of a Relative

T*A*P*S
National non-profit organization made up of, and providing services to, all those who have lost a loved one while serving in the Armed Forces.

WidowNet
An information and self-help resource for and by widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information helpful to people of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations, who have suffered the death of a spouse or life partner.

Alone Too Soon
A Consumer Resources article from the National Funeral Directors Association.

Grief Reactions Associated with the Death of a Gay Partner
The grief experienced by the surviving partner may be influenced by the type of support network in place.

Grief Reactions Associated with the Death of a Partner
After the death of a husband, wife or partner, the feelings which you have and the issues you face will depend on such factors as how close your relationship was to them, your age and health, and whether you still have dependent children at home.

Surviving a Spouse or Partner
A Consumer Education Series Brochure from the National Funeral Directors Association.

When Widowhood Comes Early
A consumer resources article from the National Funeral Directors Association.