Plan Now For Then

09/09/2025

We always think that death is some distant time in the future. I work with families every day that unfortunately find out that isn’t true. Please take time visit a reputable funeral home and put your plan in place so that your kids don’t have to. Save money by planning now. Make a very difficult time a little easier by being prepared. Questions?, email Taylor Durrant at Mt View Funeral Home and Cemetery at tdurrant@mvfuneralhome.com

06/16/2024

Had 2 close calls in the last 20 hours. Last night Jo and I were coming home from Florence and there was an accident on Hunt highway. We came to a stop and I looked in my rearview mirror and noticed that the car about a quarter of a mile behind us was approaching as I watched him, I noticed he was not slowing down, I started pumping my brakes to hopefully catch his attention to no avail at the last minute he saw what was in front of him and veered off the road and went shooting by us and the eight cars in front of us. He almost lost control. Fortunately there was nothing on the side of the road for him to hit. I wonder what the cops that were attending to the accident or thinking. Second close call: Today I was running some electric fencing into the animal shelter that’s out in the pasture so that Cream (our Holstein Cow) doesn’t try to bust through by can have some shade. As I was screwing in an insulator Cream, wanted to play and came up to my side. She was trying to butt me and smell me and lick me then she raised up on her hind legs. As I looked up, she started to come down, and I pushed her away and I moved out of the way, so that she would not come down on top of me. She just wanted to give me a hug.

03/08/2024

Hello. As a Family Advisor at Mt. View Funeral Home in Mesa, AZ I work with families daily that are making preparation for end of life services. One of steps in that planning that I have found to be critical is to have a durable health care power of attorney in place. This will give a chosen agent of your choice to make any necessary decisions for burial/cremation services. It is an easy form to fill out and have notarized or witnessed. I have attached a link to the Maricopa County Attorneys Office for you to print off the form and fill it out and have notarized or witnessed. When you are ready to make additional pre-arrangements contact me at 480-586-1517 or email me at tdurrant@mvfuneralhome.com. If you live in another state, please take the time to visit with a family advisor at your chosen funeral home and get your pre-arrangements done. Your Spouse and Family will thank you. https://www.azag.gov/sites/default/files/docs/seniors/life-care/2023/LCP-Healthcare-POA.pdf

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06/14/2023

There are so many options for cremation: Family can take you home; You can be scattered in a favorite place; You can be buried in the cemetery; you can be placed in an outdoor Mausoleum Niche; Your can be placed in an indoor glass front niche; You can be placed in a cremation bench; You can be placed in a cremation boulder; You can be placed in a 2-8 person Columbarium. Call me for a no obligation tour of our beautiful cemetery at Mt View Funeral Home and Cemetery, so you can determine what is best for you. (480-586-1517). Remember to Plan Now for Then!

01/05/2023

Today Mariachi Carriedo performed at a graveside interment at Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery. They were awesome. .

09/10/2022

09/08/2022

Passing away while traveling is the last thing you’d
ever expect to happen, but unfortunately it happens. The financial and emotional burden of dealing with a death away from home can be devastating. We can help protect you so you and your family can have peace of mind while traveling.

10/28/2021

Ease the pain and cost of loss by visiting the funeral home of your choice and make pre-arrangements today.

Living with a Broken Heart

Remember what the Tin Man said in the “Wizard of Oz” after he finally got a heart….

“Now I know I've got a heart because it’s breaking.”

If someone you love died, your heart is probably broken. So how do you live with a broken heart? The answer isn’t how you fix it or move beyond it. The skill is learning to live with your grief as an ongoing way of being in the world. It’s the way you honor that which you love.

What I’m proposing is that, with enough healing, living with heartbreak can become natural, and very normal.

From my personal and professional experience, I can tell you that as you embark on your healing journey, you’ll start crying a whole lot more. Not just to clear pain, but for the simplest of everyday reasons, and out of nowhere. You’ll cry when you see a bird, a can of paint, an apple, or even the shape of a cloud.

Random things will make you cry.

The heart is designed to grieve, it wants to grieve…..it has to grieve!

Especially when it’s broken.

This is the price you pay for love. The loss of the life you thought you had, the life you once knew and held so dear. Loss of a dream you believed was true.

But you can also find and feel grief in opening your heart. Opening it to love and to new possibilities. Opening it to what the future holds.

Isn’t that what life is all about? Endings and beginnings, closings and openings? The heart was designed to navigate you through this forever winding adventure called life. But you have to be willing to feel…..and to live with a broken heart.

Here’s the thing…..you can learn to live with your broken heart by befriending your grief.

You can discover the love that still exists around you…..and share that love with others who are also living with a broken heart.

Gary Sturgis - Surviving Grief

10/08/2021

Throughout Life we are ALL confronted with storms. Some are more turbulent than others. One of the most difficult ones is to lise a loved one. Be sure and express gratitude and love everyday.

10/06/2021

Life is not a race ~ but indeed a journey. Be honest. Work hard. Be choosy.
Say "thank you", "I love you", and "great job" to someone each day. Go to church, take time
for prayer. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh. Let your handshake mean more than pen and paper.
Love your life and what you've been given, it is not accidental ~ search for your purpose and do it
as best you can. Dreaming does matter. It allows you to become that which you aspire to be.
Laugh often. Appreciate the little things in life and enjoy them. Some of the best things really are free.
Do not worry or fear, less wrinkles are more becoming. Forgive, it frees the soul. Take time for yourself ~ plan for longevity. Recognize the special people you've been blessed to know.
Live for today, enjoy the moment. --Bonnie L. Mohr

Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery is here to help you in your time of need. Remembering the legacy of your loved ones is our own family legacy.