March 16 Program

 

 

Life and Laughter in the Cemetery

On the eve of Saint Patrick's Day, our program was provided by the President Elect of the Mount Vernon Rotary Club, David Lukov.
 
David Lukov, Family Service Director Hawthorne & Glbertson Funeral Homes
 
David Lukov is the Family Services Director at Hawthorne Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Mt. Vernon, and Gilbertson Funeral Home in Stanwood. He has spent the past twelve years working with helping people with pre-arrangements and grief support in funeral homes and cemeteries throughout the State of Washington. David also brings years of experience as a pastor, hospice bereavement coordinator, and college instructor. 
 
Memories and humor are important in David’s line of work.  A cemetery has valuable resources for a community.  A memorial park is different than a cemetery.  A memorial park has very little upright monuments, a cemetery does.  A plot is a burial right.  You do not actually purchase real estate, just the right to bury a person there.  Most plots have to have a container that contains the urn or casket.  A niche is an above ground location for urns.
 
David shared some funny headstones and grave markers with the club.
 
Time Expired!
 
I'm with Who?
 
 
Oops!
 
70% of people choose cremation.  David wants to challenge that statistic.  Cremating and scattering the ashes make it difficult to keep the memory alive.  Burial allows us to keep  alive the memories of the people close to us.  A cemetery is a historical encyclopedia.  Cemeteries provide the value of having a place for healthy grief.