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10/17/2026

There's a sweater in a closet somewhere that still smells like someone's cologne. A coffee mug nobody uses, but nobody can give away either. A recipe card in handwriting nobody else has.

Grief researchers call these "linking objects" — the small, ordinary things that keep us connected to the people we've lost. In our latest post, we talk about why the small things hit the hardest, and a few gentle ideas for honoring what's left behind.

📖 Read more — https://www.heritagefamily.com/ordinary-objects-memories-of-loved-ones/

10/17/2026

Wesley Richard McCoy, 76, of Hubbard, passed away on October 15, 2026 in Youngstown, OH. Wesley was born on September 10, 1950 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania to parents John Wesley and Esther Cecil Thompson McCoy.

Wesley worked in Production Control for Andover Industries for 17 years. He en...

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10/12/2026

Kenneth Lee Call, 73, passed away on October 08, 2026, in Andover, Ohio, surrounded by his loving family. Kenneth was born on July 25, 1953 in Conneaut, OH to the late Kenneth Franklin and the late Betty Jane Gilliland Call. Kenneth was a truck driver for 45 years, driving for Truckman and Matlack t...

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10/12/2026

Today, we honor the Indigenous peoples who have called this land home long before it had a name on any map — their histories, their resilience, and the traditions still carried forward by their communities today.

We believe deeply in the power of story, memory, and honoring those who came before us. It's the same belief that guides everything we do for the families we serve.

Today, we extend that same reverence to the Indigenous communities in the areas where we live and work.

We're grateful for the chance to reflect, to learn, and to listen. 🌿

10/10/2026

Today is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. 💛

Many of the families we serve come to us after weeks or months spent alongside a hospice or palliative care team. Those caregivers bring gentle hands and a steady presence during the transition. Their care shapes how we remember a loved one's final days, with comfort and dignity at the center.

Today, we're grateful for the hospice and palliative care professionals in our communities, and we remember the loved ones they comforted along the way. Thank you for walking with families through some of life's most tender days.

10/08/2026

Brycen W. Old, 15, passed away on October 05, 2026. Brycen was born on April 06, 2011 in Ashtabula, OH to parents William H. and Connie (Tucker) Old. A lifetime resident of Pierpont, OH, Brycen was a freshman at Pymatuning Valley High School. He loved his family and friends with his whole heart, as ...

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10/07/2026

Patricia Wisniewski, 90, passed away in 2026. Patricia was born in 1936 in Ohio to parents Louis and Margaret Plascak Biegacki. Patricia worked as a phlebotomist for Kaiser Permanente and Mount Sinai Hospital. She enjoyed gardening, doing puzzles and wordsearches, and most of all spending time with ...

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10/06/2026

Joyce Ann (Uber) Kanchok, 78, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side, Saturday, October 3, 2026. Born May 1, 1948, she was a lifelong Kinsman-Vernon resident, to parents, Pressley S. Uber and Martha (Billings) Uber. She married Bobby Kanchok, with whom she spent 59 years.

Jo...

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10/05/2026

Safety pins for a button that gives way at the worst moment. Bobby pins for hair that won't cooperate under stress. Static spray for a dress that has other plans. It's the stuff nobody sees us plan for — until we need it.

Because on one of the the hardest days, we don't want a wardrobe malfunction to be the thing they remember.

It's a small thing and one of the many thoughtful things we think about and do.

10/01/2026

Behind the scientist who redefined our understanding of animals stood a woman who never lost her sense of wonder or her belief in hope.

Today, we're featuring Jane Goodall, who passed away on this day, October 1, 2025.

She walked into the forests of Gombe as a young woman with no formal degree, and emerged having changed science forever. She showed the world that chimpanzees use tools, form deep bonds, and grieve. She spent the rest of her life traveling nearly 300 days a year, urging audiences of every age to act and support animal welfare.

Jane Goodall's funeral was held on November 12, 2025, at Washington National Cathedral, where her three grandchildren and longtime friend Leonardo DiCaprio paid tribute. "Most people knew her as Jane Goodall, the icon, the legend," DiCaprio said. "But the Jane I was fortunate enough to get to know was gentle, curious, funny, witty and absolutely unstoppable."

Her legacy reminds us that changing the world doesn't require permission — just patience, curiosity, and the courage to look closely at what everyone else overlooked.