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Good Grief

'Good Grief' is the go-to expression of frustration in the world of Peanuts, from that loveable Charlie Brown.  Well maybe it should have been Charlie Brown in Lucy’s Counselling Booth.  ...
By Dan Ouimette
In Straight Talk
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

New Year, New Outlooks to Life!

A new year brings new outlooks to life.  The ever changing world around us can seem very unsettling.  Depressing news, COVID updates, lockdowns, loss of loved ones, and the list goes on.&...
By Michael McCracken
In Straight Talk
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Live Streaming

As Covid-19 restrictions continue to fluctuate, the need for a funeral remains constant. Funeral Homes have been tasked with acquiring the appropriate technologies to allow for families to take par...
By Nathan McKinlay
In Straight Talk
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

New Years Resolution

Reading the news is as cemented in my morning routine as a cup (or two) of coffee. Without fail the lingering days of the closing year, and the first week of the new, are embodied by articles about...
By Jacob Rowe
In Straight Talk
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Therapeutic Pets

I worked in Healthcare for eight years, before making the decision to pursue a career as a Funeral Director. While serving in a Nursing Home setting, I witnessed firsthand the therapeutic effect fu...
By Brooke Colby-Dubuque
In Straight Talk
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Turn, turn, turn

In the summer of 2005, on a Sunday morning, my grandfather passed away. As we were making arrangements for a Wednesday funeral, that Tuesday afternoon, my grandmother, on my Mom’s side, died too. H...
By Jeff Mardling
In Straight Talk
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

McKinlay provides boost to Sally Ann

Salvation Army Capt. Stephen Holland, Corps Officer with the Salvation Army Chatham-Kent Ministries, accepts a donation of $9,000 from Nathan and Amanda McKinlay of McKinlay Funeral Homes Ltd., wit...
By Chatham Voice
In In The News
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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