Beyond the Obituary

Hosted ByJason Gillikin

Renaissance Funeral Home, a community focused family-run business, chose Earfluence to differentiate their funeral home from competitors, tell unique and amazing life stories, and give their clients an unmatched and memorable customer experience.

A one page obituary can never truly capture someone’s story. In this podcast we talk to the loved ones of those who have passed on, giving them a safe space to share their memories, laughter, and tears. At some point in our lives, everyone is touched by grief.  Beyond the Obituary gives people a safe place to share their personal story and grief journey. Brought to you by Renaissance Funeral Home in Raleigh, NC.

 


All Episodes

12: What is Green Burial? Anne Weston from The Green Burial Project Explains

Green burial is a respectful disposition of the dead without undue burden on the living. It allows nature to take care of us like it has for thousands and...

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11: Donating Your Body to Science, with Duke School of Medicine’s Gwendolyn Keith

Have you ever thought about donating your body so scientists and students could learn more about anatomy, diseases, and how to take care of humanity? Gwendolyn Keith is the...

10: How to Become a Funeral Director, with Amie Sexton and Heather Hill

Have you ever wondered how to become a funeral director?  What’s required for a job that seems to be part family therapist and part coroner?  On today’s episode, host...

Organ and Tissue Donation Questions Answered, with Carolina Donor Services’ Taylor Anderton

Organ and tissue donation is something that you’ve probably heard about. Maybe you’re listed as an organ donor on your driver’s license. Maybe you saw that episode of Grey’s...

What happens in a Crematory? Joe Smolenski and Heather Hill have answers

Today we’re going to dig deeper into the industry of death because there are many questions that most of us are afraid to ask but we’ve always been at...

Rob Morrell, Battling Terminal Cancer for 9+ Years

UPDATE: Robert Xavier Morrell, Jr. died at his home in Raleigh, NC on May 17, 2020. See full obituary from Renaissance Funeral Home. On this podcast from Renaissance Funeral...

6: Palliative Care Hospital Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator Heidi Gessner

Heidi Gessner is the palliative care hospital chaplain and bereavement coordinator at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill NC.  Today she talks about what a hospital chaplain does, her personal...

5: Owen Preston, 4/2/08-4/29/17: Touching Lives While Battling Brain Cancer

On this podcast from Renaissance Funeral Home in Raleigh North Carolina, we go beyond the obituary to get a better sense of who those people were who have passed...

4: Sharon Delaney McCloud on Her Baby Daughter Macie, 10/1/04-8/5/05

On this podcast from Renaissance Funeral Home in Raleigh North Carolina, we go beyond the obituary to get a better sense of who those people were who have passed...