East Prince Funeral Home

02/27/2026

Preplanning your Service… With or Without Prepayment

Typically, when we meet with a family, a couple or an individual, to make prearrangements there are a number of topics we talk about. There are many choices for today’s families and these are explained to provide information about what options are available.

As decisions are made and the scope of the service is decided on, we are able to arrive at pricing for the level of service that is to be provided.

Some of the families we meet choose to move forward with prefunding. They have the choice of monthly payments or a lump sum payment. For payment plans, often an insurance is included to protect the person in the event of untimely death.

Other families choose to only prearrange at this time. A folder is created, noting the type of service wished for and these details are then placed in safe-keeping by the funeral home. With prearranging only, the prevailing prices at the time the services are needed will be the ones that are charged. If seeking to avoid effects of inflation, prefunding is the best option.

It really does start with a meeting: determining your needs, providing options and pricing, and from there the choice to prearrange only or prearrange with funding. If you have questions on this subject or wish to meet, please contact us.

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02/25/2026

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02/23/2026

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02/23/2026

Painter Alyssa Monks finds beauty and inspiration in the unknown, the unpredictable and even the awful. In a poetic, intimate talk, she describes the interaction of life, paint and canvas through her development as an artist, and as a human.

02/20/2026

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02/20/2026

After Death (The Movie) 2023

This documentary drama shares stories of a number of individuals who have had near-death experiences (NDEs). This occurrence is more prevalent than one might think. Thousands of people, while in a state of clinical death, have had out of body experiences (spirit and body separation) where they look down upon themselves as they are dead. Present day medical interventions result in these people surviving, who later recall specific details of what happened when they were scientifically dead.

One objective of this film is based on developing a method of quantifying these experiences and efforts are made to scrutinize these events in a rational and credible manner. Some hypotheses are unable to be validated while others are.

These out-of-body experiences include a number of common occurrences: looking down on oneself while in a state of death, an awareness of enhanced or vivid sensory ability, a life review and for some a journey into the light.

Many individuals report a euphoric state and having an epiphany during their out-of-body experience, while others report a negative occurrence. Peace and love are common emotions that surface during these events and a message about ‘ripple effects’ is shared.

Death is sometimes alluded to as the ‘final frontier’ and this movie attempts to shed light on what is an elusive topic. Are we all just spirits occupying the bodies we live in? This movie is unique in its depiction and concludes that further exploration and documentation is required so that we may learn and know even more. “After Death” is available on streaming platforms.

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1h 48m | PG-13

02/18/2026

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02/17/2026

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02/17/2026

A Definition of Good Grieving

Grief is a normal and natural response to having loved and having lost that love. Grief is not only felt by humankind. The animal kingdom also shows signs of grief.

Good grieving insists that there is a process that must be experienced as opposed to being ignored, hidden or denied. It is a unique passage to a changed life that has no rules on how to proceed. Good grieving happens when there is an acceptance of the changes in the mind, body and spirit which are recognized as being part of this process.

Grieving causes many changes, including interrupted sleep, mood swings, and the loss of security, peace and joy. It is not a permanent state even though for some grievers, it feels like the pain and suffering will never leave. Some of the emotions that are experienced may feel uncomfortable but they all serve a natural purpose: for example, crying is helpful as it releases toxic hormonal chemicals from the body.

Understanding that the symptoms of grief will eventually pass is important. Good grief acknowledges the journey. It does not dismiss the journey by comparing personal experience to someone else’s pain or loss. Good grief allows for the change to bring blessings in the midst of pain. As one griever put it, losing a loved one made them more compassionate towards others who had also lost their loved one.

Bertha Brannen
Grief Recovery Specialist

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02/15/2026

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02/14/2026

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02/14/2026

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