Bereavement Gatherings & Events
Third Monday of Each Month - A Virtual Death Café
Death Café - A Virtual Gathering
This will be held as a virtual gathering.
Please join us at our monthly Death Café where we’ll discuss death to help us all make the most of our lives now. Togeth...
Monday, March 18, 2024
April 15 - #MondaysMoments at Schlow Library
Koch Funeral Home has partnered with Centre Region Parks & Recreation.
When we bring our grief and mourning to nature, it can help decrease our pain in the moment while also helping us heal in...
Sunday, March 17, 2024
April 9 - ACAP - Responding to Challenging Symptoms Related To Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
ACAP is holding the event "Responding to Challenging Symptoms Related To Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias". It will be online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located in the Nit...
Saturday, March 16, 2024
April 9 - Stories of Loss: A Grief Education and Support Group
Koch Funeral Home has partnered with Juniper at Brookline.
When we lose a loved one, having support helps us on our healing journeys. It is powerful to realize you are not alone and to learn how o...
Friday, March 15, 2024
Tuesdays, April 9 - Med-Knit-ations: Knitting Our Hearts Back Together
Koch Funeral Home has partnered with Centre Region Parks & Recreation.
When we’re grieving a loss, our hearts can feel like they’ve been broken apart. Here is an opportunity for you to knit yo...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Wednesdays, April 3 - April 24, 2024 - A Walk with Grief
Koch Funeral Home has Partnered with Centre Region Parks & Recreation.
A Walk with Grief is not an exercise program but instead a time of coming together with others who are grieving a loss an...
Friday, March 1, 2024
April 1 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering
This will be held as a virtual gathering.
Some people compare grief to the waves of an ocean. At times, they are frequent and overwhelming. At other times, they are further apart and less ob...
Monday, February 26, 2024
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March 12 - ACAP - Downsizing: Why? When And How?
ACAP is holding the event "Downsizing: Why? When? And How?". It will be online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located in the Nittany Mall. To learn more and register for this...
March 11 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering
This will be held as a virtual gathering.
One of the need of mourners is to develop a new self-identity. Our roles change and it takes time to adjust.
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February 19 - (SOTS) State of the Story - Love Lives On
Learning to Live: What’s Your Story? and State of the Story present an evening of MOTH-style storytelling about the love that lives on after loss.
When: February 19, 2024
Time: 7:0...
February 13 - ACAP - Knowing Your Limits and Creating Balance as a Caregiver
ACAP is holding the event "Knowing Your Limits and Creating Balance as a Caregiver". It will be online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located in the Nittany Mall. To learn mo...
February 5 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering
This will be held as a virtual gathering.
Our hearts often feel broken when we’ve lost a loved one. So how do we love ourselves in this brokenness? Some say the healing comes from within. Jo...
January 15 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering
This will be held as a virtual gathering.
Grief can be exhausting. And it’s important to take care of ourselves when we’re grieving. How do we best care for ourselves when we’re feeling empt...
December 31 - Luminaria Memorial Display
Koch Funeral Home invites the public to join them in honoring the over 235 individuals and families they served in 2023. Each candlelit bag on their lawn along South Atherton Street will signify on...