Donaldson Funeral Home, Inc.

100 North Main Street

Massena, NY 13662

Phone: (315) 769-3579

Fax: (315) 769-3570

Email: donaldsonfh@centralny.twcbc.com

Immediate Need

If you have immediate need of our services, we're available for you 24 hours a day.

Pre-Arrangement

A gift to your family, sparing them hard decisions at an emotional time.

Obituaries & Tributes

It is not always possible to pay respects in person, so we hope that this small token will help.

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Offer a gift of comfort and beauty to a family suffering from loss.

Grief Support

After the unexpected death of his wife, Irish author C.S. Lewis wrote in A Grief Observed, "No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. The death of a beloved is an amputation."

While dealing with grief is not easy, we believe the resources within this section of our website can help. Should you need additional support in grieving your loss, please call us at (315) 769-3579. We will do everything we can to assist you.

Dealing with Death

If you avoid dealing with death, you may become more vulnerable and unable to grieve. We offer support in accepting loss and preparing for death.

Dealing with Grief

This page features links to each of the articles in the grief library and provides access to our year-long series of email grief support messages.

Grieving with Purpose

Explore the concept of grief work. This article reviews the four tasks involved and highlights the six self-care and bereavement signposts in your bereavement journey.

Ending Denial and Finding Acceptance

Acceptance puts an end to denial by releasing disbelief. In doing so, you can fully include the death of a loved one into your life and find peace-of-mind.

For Friends of the Bereaved

Have you chosen to help someone who is grieving the death of a loved one? If so, this article was written for you. It offers insights and provides suggestions on how best to support them during this time.

When Grief Doesn't Ease

This article takes a closer look at what's considered normal grieving compared to more complicated grief. We can look for signals to see if our grief may be going off track.

When Grief is Unacknowledged

There are many situations when our grief is not understood by those around us and can compromise our well-being. This article provides readers with four ways to reclaim our rights to grieve and find support.

365 Days of Healing

Grieving doesn't always end with the funeral: subscribe to our free daily grief support email program, designed to help you a little bit every day, by filling out the form below.

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