Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home

Where do I purchase a headstone?

Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Fuenral Home represents a monument company which offers monuments, lettering (cutting the date of death in a stone), custom headstones, footstones, and family markers.  Contact your local Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home or email to kirk@fhnfuneralhome.com for a custom memorial quote.

Grief is a five letter word

Pushing the Clouds Away Daily email messages to bring comfort through introspection and action.   Grief is a Five-Letter Word - Day #1 Grief is a Five-Letter Word Day # 1 Loss is everywhere, sprinkled throughout our lives, from childhood into old age. Some losses are shrugged off without much thought or acknowledgement – others are managed, navigated and quickly set aside, [...]

Oyster Recovery Partnership

  For A Good Cause: Oyster Recovery Partnership   Over the last century, the Chesapeake Bay has seen a dramatic decline of its native oyster population to 1% of its historical levels. The Eastern oyster used to filter the Bay’s waters in a few days; now it takes years. A healthy oyster reef not only filters the Bay’s dirty [...]

Who oversees cremation in the State of Maryland and what are the regulations?  Cremation is regulated by the state board of morticians, the state agency that oversees funeral service.  Maryland’s requirements are coupled with Chesapeake Cremation Center’s requirements and are as follows: A.      Any scheduled ceremonies or viewings have been completed. B.      A completed Burial Transit Permit and [...]

Children’s Room

Children’s Room I recently had a service for a family that was well known in the Chestertown Community. Several members of the family had children and there was a concern as to whether or not to bring them to the service.A dilemma that many in our community with children share. I explained to the family that [...]

Webcasting Funerals

I recently held a funeral for a gentleman who had extended family that lived outside the area. We had planned for a viewing and funeral the following day. His granddaughter, who cared deeply for her grandpa, resided in California and was unable to attend the service. In trying to solve the dilemma I came [...]

Changes in the funeral profession

These are the latest trends in the funeral industry. One of the latest trends in the funeral industry is the green movement.  We have accepted this challenge and are in the process of establishing a “green section” in our existing cemeteries.  We have also established a “green” casket, made of weaved wicker and similiar to [...]