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Krill Funeral Service

Krill Funeral Service provides full service funerals, on-site cremation and pet services to the Northwest Ohio, Northeast Indiana and Southern Michigan area.

Home of the Funeral Doods. We believe that if anyone, or any firm, serves long enough, he will succeed or fail depending on the policy he pursues. In the course of experiencing your faith in us through a century, we have developed a creed that is very sacred to us as we serve you. Each final statement we present to all we serve carries this sentiment. We wish to express to you our sincere sympathy in a time of loss as well as our appreciation for your trust in us. It is our purpose to give you thoughtful service, and if in doing so we have lightened your burden, our aim has been accomplished. We sincerely hope that our service has been deserving of your confidence. We want all to know that this measure of gratitude for our success is always foremost in our thoughts and that your confidence is, and always will be, our sacred trust.

03/16/2026

We'd like to ask a small favor from you, our community.

We’re growing our LinkedIn page so we can share more about the work we’re doing in funeral service — especially our efforts to bring grief therapy dogs into funeral homes and explore how they can support families during difficult moments.

If you’re on LinkedIn, would you consider giving us a follow?

And if you know someone who might enjoy what we share here, we’d love if you passed it along. Every connection helps our small team reach a little further. 💚

linkedin.com/company/krill-funeral-service

03/13/2026

In the early 1900s, a woman who wanted to become a mortician faced a big roadblock: There was almost nowhere willing to teach her.

Spanish nurse, Lina D. Odou, founded the Lina D. Odou Embalming Institute in Manhattan in 1901, operating within the Frank E. Campbell mortuary. Lina later founded the Women’s Licensed Embalmer Association, giving women in the field something just as important as training: a professional community.

By creating structured training and education for women, Lina opened a path that had previously been difficult to find. Women who felt called to this work, caring for the deceased and supporting families through loss, finally had a way to answer that call.

Lina reminds us that opportunities don't appear overnight. Someone has to create them.

Source: National Funeral Directors Association.

03/12/2026

These are just some of the thank-you notes the boys have received after attending a funeral. The comfort they bring is truly memorable. 🐾

03/11/2026

Funeral Dood reporting for “doody”!

03/10/2026

Do you know why smell is the strongest sense for evoking memory?

It’s the only sense with a direct pathway to the amygdala and hippocampus, the brain’s emotion and memory centers. Unlike sight or sound, smell isn't filtered first. It goes straight to the parts of the brain that process feeling and experience.

That’s why a specific scent can instantly bring you back to a moment, a place, or a person, even after many years. ♥️

03/09/2026

No one does quite like Oakley.

03/08/2026

Have you met the heart of Krill Funeral Home?

Your first thought might be Oakley and Bentley, our therapy dogs. But behind those wagging tails is a team member who helped make the boys’ comforting presence part of who we are.

Our office manager, Amie, believed that sometimes the quiet comfort of a dog can say more than words ever could. She helped bring that vision to life by helping train Oakley and Bentley and shaping the role they now play at the funeral home: offering steadfast companionship to families during difficult moments.

Of course, that’s only one part of what Amie does. As our office manager, she keeps the funeral home running smoothly day in and day out. From keeping the paperwork flowing, creating meaningful video tributes and managing the behind-the-scenes details, her work helps ensure that every family we serve receives the care and attention they deserve.

(She’s a pretty amazing wife and mom, too.)

On International Women’s Day, we’re grateful for the women whose compassion, ideas, and kindness shape the way we serve our community.

Thank you, Amie, for everything you do. ♥️

03/06/2026

Don’t forget, this weekend!

03/05/2026

Cue the eye roll. 😆

03/04/2026

That brain fog you feel after a loved one passes?

There's a neurological reason for that. Grief reshapes the brain by triggering an intense, prolonged stress response that alters neural pathways, often inducing a "grief brain" state characterized by foggy thinking, memory loss, and high anxiety.

It shifts the brain into survival mode, with the amygdala (emotional center) becoming overactive while the prefrontal cortex (rational thought) reduces activity.

This state isn’t permanent.

The brain is remarkably adaptable. As it processes loss, it slowly restores balance between emotional and cognitive centers.

If you’re experiencing grief-related brain fog, a few small adjustments can help:

• Write down important information
• Keep routines simple and consistent
• Allow extra time for decisions
• Prioritize rest

Clarity returns gradually. What you’re experiencing is a normal response to loss. It's not a personal failing. 💙

03/03/2026

The year is 1852. A woman stands in the doorway of a funeral parlor in Philadelphia, the weight of fresh grief still heavy on her shoulders. Her husband has died unexpectedly, leaving behind a business few would expect her to run, let alone inherit.

She learns the trade, becomes a mortician and funeral director, and takes over his funeral home. But her work doesn’t end when the day's over.

Some nights, coffins carried through the streets don’t hold the dead. They hide the living... men and women fleeing slavery, concealed in plain sight. Other times, freedom seekers disguised as mourners walk in funeral processions

Sounds like an an interesting book, eh?

It’s actually a true story!

Henrietta Duterte became the first known American woman to own and operate a funeral home and used her business to help people escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.

This Women’s History Month, we honor the women who didn’t just shape funeral service; they helped shape history.

03/02/2026

This grandmother wanted her ten children to leave their hand prints on her casket. Not to mark her loss, but to leave behind something physical that said: We were here. We belonged to each other.

It wasn’t traditional. It was hers.

Your funeral is a way to reflect your personality, creativity, love, and your intention.

In the same way you’ve always chosen how to celebrate the day you entered this world, you can choose how your life is honored when you leave it.

Address

860 West Mulberry Street
Bryan, OH
43506

Telephone

+14196363525

Website

http://www.krillfuneralservice.com/

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