Combating Seasonal Affective Disorder
After everyone has survived the holidays, winter seems to drag on. Many people state that the short days, long nights and cold weather keep people in hibernation mode. It is hectic to bundle up and nerve racking to drive in the nasty weather. Seasonal affective disorder is very common and can be self-diagnosed. This is [...]
12 Days of Christmas Silver & Gold Luncheon!
12 Days of Christmas Silver & Gold Luncheon! We celebrated our Silver & Gold Holiday Luncheon in style at The Christy Banquet Center sponsored by Villages of St. Peters and Villages of St. Peters Memory Care! Our theme was 12 Days of Christmas, and the costumes did not disappoint! We danced to the music of [...]
32nd Annual Holiday Remembrance
32nd Annual Holiday Remembrance We held our 32nd Annual Holiday Remembrance Programs at each of our funeral home chapels to honor our communities’ loved ones. "It is truly an honor helping families through their grief journey this holiday season with our name reading and beautiful candle lighting ceremonies," stated 4th generation John Baue Devaney. The four programs were [...]
Why We Place Flowers on Graves
Why We Place Flowers on Graves Placing flowers on loved ones’ gravesides in cemeteries is a custom observed by many cultures. It is a tradition that has been expressed as far back as the Stone Age. With the holidays just around the corner, let’s take a look at where this practice came from. History Previously [...]
Teddy Talks: Dr. Alan Wolfelt
Teddy Talks: Dr. Alan Wolfelt On Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd, I attended one of North America’s leading grief counselor and author Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s Community and Professional Seminars at Bogey Hills Country Club. Dr. Wolfelt spoke about the importance of self-care, describing the six important needs of mourning, and the bill of [...]
Baue Becomes the 1st Alzheimer’s Friendly Funeral Home in St. Charles County
Baue Becomes the 1st Alzheimer’s Friendly Funeral Home in St. Charles County Baue Funeral Homes, Crematory, & Cemetery teamed up with Home Instead St. Peters and their Alzheimer’s Friendly Business program to better understand the disease, learn techniques to provide our community, who are affect by Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia, with the [...]
Understanding Your Grief: One Day at a Time
Losing a loved one has so many strong, opposing emotions. Those strong feelings can present at the most unpredictable times. Sometimes the tears are because he or she is reminded of their loved one’s favorite cereal in aisle 14 of the grocery store, or a special song is played on the radio, or a person [...]
Boo! Silver & Gold Club Halloween Luncheon!
Boo! Silver & Gold Club Halloween Luncheon! We had a spook-tacular time with our Silver & Gold 60 & Better Club at our Halloween themed luncheon! We did the Monster Mash with Scott Laythem and Carl “Trickee” Holmes at the Christy Banquet Center, sponsored by Fairwinds River’s Edge! We devoured on some scrumptious ghoulish food We even had prizes for the most festive Halloween costumes! Check out the [...]
2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off!
2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off! On October 11th, 2019, Baue Funeral Homes, Crematory, & Cemetery held its 2nd Annual Community Churches Chili Cook-Off and Fall Festival at St. Charles Memorial Gardens! This year, local celebrity judges from Community Strong, St. Charles County Ambulance District, Cottleville Fire Rescue & Outreach, and Central Fire Rescue picked the winning [...]
Grief and the Holidays
Grief and the Holidays The holiday season is typically full of joy and love, everyone looks forward to them all year long. However, when you lose someone you love, you may find yourself being torn between wanting to be joyful and yet dreading the reality of the holidays without your loved one. With this in mind, we [...]