10th Annual Seeds of Hope On Saturday, June 22nd, we held our 10th Annual Seeds of Hope Remembrance Program at our Cave Springs Chapel. 4th Generation John Baue Devaney welcomed families to our beautiful summer remembrance program. Director of Grief Services, Kristen Ernst, LPC, spoke about grief and loss. Celebrant Pat Rankin honored the families in [...]
How to Manage Your Digital Legacy What is Your Digital Legacy? Your digital legacy is the online digital information about you following your death. This digital information comes in the form of any websites or blogs you may have as well as your social media and gaming profiles, photos, videos, and the exchanges you [...]
58th Annual Veterans Memorial Program Over 400 members of the community joined Baue Funeral Homes, Crematory, and Cemetery and paid tribute to veterans who have died in the past year and participated in a poppy ceremony at St. Charles Memorial Gardens on Sunday, May 26th. The day began with a family picnic from 12 [...]
5 Reasons Families Choose to Plan Ahead Why do families choose to plan ahead? Just about everyone comes to me with a slightly different reason but the benefits of preplanning boil down to these 5 things: Protecting Your Family During Their Grief Financial and emotional decisions that would burden your family later are [...]
The Flag and Memorial Day Flag Placement Every year, Baue staff and members of the community honor our local veterans with a flag placement event. Over 30 volunteers joined as we placed over 5,000 American flags on each veteran's grave in St. Charles Memorial Gardens. Memorial Day In addition to the fields of [...]
27th Annual Peace Officers Memorial and Candlelight Service Wednesday May 8th, 2019, we paid tribute to officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice with a candlelight ceremony in St. Charles Memorial Gardens for our 27th Annual Peace Officers Memorial Program. “We thank the men and women in public service who put their lives on [...]
Our Silver & Gold Club kicked off the races at our Kentucky Derby Luncheon sponsored by Alliance Credit Union! We rocked out with live entertainment from the Scott Laytham & Karl “Trickee” Holmes Duo at The Christy Banquet Center as well as learn a bit of history about the Kentucky Derby! We had a scrumptious buffet [...]
Aging in America: Coping with Loss, Dying, and Death in Later Life On March 27th, Baue Funeral Homes, Crematory, and Cemetery hosted The Hospice Foundation of America’s Aging in America: Coping with Loss, Dying, and Death in Later Life at Spencer Road Library. Jennifer Ryan Galantowicz, Vice President of Business and Market Development with REACH LTC, lead the [...]
Artist Tama Vandenberg: Seaman the Dog The Artist Tama Vandenberg is a juried artist and a personal friend of the owners of Baue Funeral Homes, Crematory and Cemetery. She was commissioned to paint the Dog "Seaman" from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, to commemorate the 250th Anniversary Celebration in the City of St. Charles this [...]
Happy Mardi Gras! Our Silver & Gold Club members celebrated Fat Tuesday at our Mardi Gras themed Luncheon at The Christy Banquet Center sponsored by Assisted Living at the Meadowlands! We had a rocking fun time dancing to the music of Zydeco Crawdaddys, while decked out in our most dazzling, colorful Mardi Gras costumes! We even had our own Mardi [...]
Wellness Training On February 6th, 2019, our Director of Grief Services, Kelly Karavousanos, and Human Resources Director, Donna Denning, offered wellness training for 38 members of our staff. Our management team found the Hospice Foundation of America’s webinar, Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First: Self-Care for Hospice and Palliative Care Professionals, was not only important for those working [...]
Nature Silver & Gold Coach Trip! This week our Silver & Gold Club had our first coach trip of the new year! We toured at Tree House Wild Life Sanctuary, dined at Wittmond Hotel, and explored the National Great Rivers Museum sponsored by Cedarhurst Assisted Living and Memory Care! Tree House Wild Life Sanctuary [...]