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Family and friends of Concordia Cemetery as we get ready for spring and the cleaning of grounds, we would like to encourage all to come pick up all artificial and winter decorations. We will start wreath and winter artificial decorations clean up on Monday March 21st. Anything not recovered by then will be removed and discarded or donated to St. Paul Resale.
The day she dies a piece of you will die too. You’ll learn this is a piece that you cannot fill. It is a piece that cannot be replaced by anything, ever.
The day she dies you’ll stop breathing for a moment too. You’ll wonder how the world around you continues to go on.
The day she dies you’ll start a new life. Your new life will be motherless. It will be different than before, in the most painful and heartbreaking way.
The day she dies you will look around and question everything. You’ll question your faith, your last words, and every moment you spent away from her. Your questions will never be answered, but keep asking anyway.
The day she dies you’ll be in complete disbelief. You will refuse to accept this reality but it will stay with you. One day the debilitating reality will sink in. This day is just as bad as the day she dies.
The day she dies you will be frozen with heartbreak, confusion and terror. You will develop new anxieties and fears you never had before. Some days these new fears will be debilitating.
The day she dies, you become an adult. The kind of adult that doesn’t have a mother. That is a different kind of adult than before, trust me.
The day she dies you will long for her hug, her kiss, her time and her presence. This longing never goes away.
It stays with you, but so does she, because…
The day she dies you gain the most beautiful angel. You can’t see her, but she is there, just as she promised.
The day she dies you will look around and be grateful for all of the people there supporting you and helping you pick up the pieces. The people that show up are your people. Never forget the ones that showed up, they are special.
The day she dies you’ll learn that you loved so hard, so deeply, so purely, that you will now grieve hard because of that beautiful love.
The day she dies you’ll learn that she loved you beyond measure. She mothered you more beautifully than any Hallmark movie. She believed in you more than you’ve ever believed in yourself. You’ll realize that she took care of you like you were the most precious cargo on the planet, even as an adult.
The day she dies you’ll realize, without hesitation, that she was the most amazing woman you’ve ever known and will ever know.
The day she dies you’ll appreciate her more than you ever have, and you’ll pray to have her back. Unfortunately, no prayers can bring her back. No wishes can make her appear.
So when she dies, remember her smile, remember her love, and remember her life.
Never forget her and everything that she was because the day she dies, you become her legacy.
xox, Chels
Written by Chelsea Ohlemiller.
Originally published here (2019): http://hopeandharshrealities.com/the-day-she-dies/
Today we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. We at Concordia Cemetery thank all who served and gave their life’s.
“Eastland, Chicago’s Deadliest Day” will air on channel 11 Thursday July 25 @ 8pm
Two years ago Harvey Moshman and a film crew from WTTW spent the day filming for a documentary about the Eastland disaster, the ship that tipped over in the Chicago River in 1915, killing 844 people. They came to Concordia because 60 people from that tragedy are buried here.
In the film former general manager Gary Neubiser says a few words about how overwhelmed grave diggers were trying to bury so many bodies. Records from 1915 were filmed as well as the Degan Chime Tower and mechanism. Several headstones are also in the film.
The documentary will air several other times over a three day period
Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries
For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.
Funeral trains serving the Cemeteries
The funeral procession made a statement about status. As years went by, the method of transportation to the cemetery changed, but it usually reflected the status of the deceased. One method before …
5K last Saturday, thank you and congratulations to all the runners
Concordia Cemetery is looking for a part time secretary/customer service representative. Hours are flexible, must be detailed oriented. Please send resume 7900 Madison St Forest Park, Illinois 60130 or email [email protected]
Please remember all fall and winter decorations are removed as soon after March 1 as weather permits. If you wish to save your decoration, please remove it BEFORE March 1.
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Today we are proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Johnson Family to continue the tradition of service that they started in 1949. With the purchase of Johnson Funeral Home, we will now not only live in, but serve the Brookfield community. We are honored to be able to continue serving Brookfield and the surrounding areas. A special thank you to John and Jan Johnson for your trust and support as we continue the Johnson family legacy.
Frank Nosek Jr., Debbie Nosek, Nina Nosek-Musser and the entire Kuratko-Nosek Staff and Family
Rock of Ages
Deagan Chime system. We play the chimes every time a funeral procession enters our gates since 1931. Ask not for whom the bell tolls...
Forest Park Firefighters 5K run today in Concordia. Beautiful day and location for a run.
Some pictures from this week
Photos from Concordia Cemetery Mausoleum & Columbarium's post
Memorial Service
Timeline photos
Thanks Kevin Harnett, delightful picture
Bridal veil is in full bloom in our Garden of Prayer
More dead trees coming down, darn you emerald ash borer
Beautiful
Timeline photos
My walk to and from work, lucky girl
"End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it."
—J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
"End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it."
—J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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