Into Our Kare Innovative Funeral Services

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Into Our Kare Innovative Funeral Services

We believe every life deserves dignity, and every family deserves compassionate care. We Kare so much we to come to you.

Founded by a licensed funeral professional, we focus on education, meaningful conversations around grief, legacy, and the future of funeral service. We know in the wake of a loss your world can seem to be spinning both unimaginably fast and agonizingly slow. Our luxury mobile office will come to you during these difficult times so you can stay focused on the needs of your family.

01/11/2026

They say the longest journey starts with taking one step.

I don't know who need it hear this, but take that step, you don't have to have it all figured out just go.

01/01/2026

Tradition will always be respected - Innovation will always be inevitable.

It’s time for Kare to take flight. Give the other guys time to go fly a kite...🪁

12/26/2025

Before funeral homes and sanitized chapels became the norm, death in Northern New Mexico was a deeply intimate, domestic, and communal sacrament. It happened right in the living room.

This was the tradition of El Velorio (The Wake).
For generations of Manitos in isolated villages, when a loved one passed, they weren't taken away to a commercial establishment. The care of the deceased was the final act of love and duty performed by the family.

🕯️ La Sala: The Sacred Space
The family home—specifically la sala (the main living room)—was transformed. Furniture was cleared out to make space. In many traditions, mirrors were covered with black cloth. The body, having been washed and dressed tenderly by immediate family or perhaps trusted parteras (midwives), was laid out in the center of the home they had lived in.
El Velorio was not a two-hour visitation. It was an all-night vigil. The root word is vela (candle). The lights stayed lit, and the community stayed awake. You never left the body alone.

📿 The Sound of Grief: Alabados and Hermanos
If you ask an elder about the old Velorios, they will almost always mention the sound.
While the community sat with the body praying the Rosary, the atmosphere was defined by the presence of the Hermanos Penitentes (The Lay Brotherhood). In villages with strong Morada ties, the Hermanos took the lead.

Throughout the long night, the air would fill with Alabados. These are the mournful, a ca****la hymns unique to New Mexico Christianity. They are not the major-key songs of modern church; they are deep, resonant chants that deal with the Passion of Christ, sorrow, and the reality of death. The sound of the Hermanos singing Alabados in a packed adobe room is an experience that vibrates in the soul.

🍲 Community Sustenance
While the immediate family (los dolientes) sat by their loved one, the rest of the village took over the kitchen. Neighbors arrived with pots of red chile, beans, tortillas, and endless coffee. The wake was a space where grief and community survival were intertwined—feeding the living while praying for the dead.

The Legacy Today
Times have changed. Most services now happen in funeral homes. But the spirit of El Velorio is stubborn. It survives in the non-negotiable tradition of the overnight Rosary the night before the funeral, and in the deep-seated belief among Manitos that grieving is a group effort, not a solitary burden.

It reminds us of a time when we faced death fully, embraced by the warmth of our own homes and the voices of our neighbors.

Do you have memories of a traditional Velorio in your family? Share your stories below. 👇

12/25/2025

People often thank us for the work we do.
But the truth is, we’re the grateful ones!

Every family who chooses Into Our Kare allows me to provide not only dignified, compassionate Kare — but a better life for my own family. That’s something I will forever be thankful for.

Thank you for trusting me with what matters most to you. MERRY CHRISTMAS -Clay, Kat and V 🤍🎄

12/14/2025

We’ve all said it.
Tonight, let’s mean it.

Someone you love is waiting for that message.

Into Our Kare
Bringing funerals home.

12/10/2025

Got sent off with a little extra luck for our state board inspection the other day... Dad doesn't need a foot, give him the whole rabbit. Guess it worked well... no violations.

11/14/2025

It rained the whole time… and, it was perfect.

Their loved one loved rain, the calm of it, the sound of it...

So we didn’t hide from it.
We worked with it.

A quiet lakeside service, family close together, and a soft drizzle that didn't feel heavy, just peaceful

11/11/2025

May all those who served have a great day of recognition today. This is Clay at LSA Anaconda, Balad, Iraq 2008

10/25/2025

We’re so excited to be invited to the 3rd Annual Veterans Resource Connection at the The LeGrand Center! The event supports our veterans, their families, and caregivers. Greatful to be a part of this memorable day!

10/13/2025

No conference room. No stiff lobby. No endless back-and-forth.

Just a beautiful service… without the weight of planning it yourself.

Into Our Kare was built to make days like this more bearable.

09/23/2025

"What makes the longest roads bearable are the memories we hold close."

09/21/2025

🌳✨ Some service providers are contained to buildings. Like plants in a pot, they can only go so far... Ours grew from roots deep in the soil of love for those we serve, unrestricted, unrestrained. Into Our Kare is built to reach families where they live, love, and grieve.

Just how the van reflects the world around it, our work is about holding space for their story—grounded, but yet like these trees stretching upward, unbound. Always connected to the life being honored. A service reflecting them.💙

Address

P. O. Box 2222
Kings Mountain, NC
28086

Telephone

+17044733317

Website

http://www.n2rKare.com/

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