The Effects of Daylight Savings Daylight Savings began on Sunday, March 10. And although an hour was lost, daylight savings usually marks the very beginning of longer days, warmer climates, and a relief from the cold weather blues.   After the loss of a loved one, there seems to be an emotional cold, dark winter. During [...]

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 [...]

Meet the new face of Baue’s Community Outreach and Grief Support It is with great pleasure we welcome Kristen Ernst, LPC as our New Manager of Community Outreach, Grief Support and the Center for Hope & Healing, who joined team Baue Monday, February 25, 2019. Kristen has been a Counselor with our Center for Hope [...]

Fourth-generation funeral director earns national award for young funeral home professionals. We are pleased to announce that fourth-generation funeral director and VP of Funeral Services John Baue Devaney has been named the 2019 NextGen Professional of the Year Award, an honor bestowed by the national trade organization Selected Independent Funeral Homes. Each year, Selected Independent [...]

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 [...]

Silver & Gold Holiday Coach Trip! Today we were in for a real holiday treat! Our Silver & Gold Club had their annual holiday coach trip sponsored by DeSmet Retirement Community! This year we got into the holiday spirit with lunch, a show, and an overall unforgettable time at Westport Plaza! Our first stop was at [...]