Did you know it is legal in every state to care for your own dead? Elisabeth Stokes, LISW-S & Deanna Miller, BSN, RN will explore traditional funerals vs industry led funerals, history of death care, celebrations and rituals, body care, green burials, and legalities. This session provides information about community led after-death care, which is when individuals who are not funeral directors decide to provide some form of after-death care and allows time to honor the life of the departed. 

Handouts with resource links and information will be provided.

Registration is required and can be done by filling out the form below or by calling the library at 330-332-0042 for registration assistance. 

A little bit about our presenters...

Elisabeth Stokes, LISW-S:

Elisabeth has worked in social work for 25 years; 14 of these in hospice settings. Her focus includes helping patients and families find meaning in end of life, and encouraging creative rituals for grief recovery. Elisabeth’s goal is to help others recognize and reclaim the sacred in all rites of passage in life. 

Deanna Miller, BSN, RN:

Deanna has been providing end of life care in the home hospice setting since 2016.  She has a passion for providing holistic care to patients and their families through the dying and death process.  Motivated by increasing access to information about community led death care, she and Elisabeth began providing informational sessions to professionals and community members in 2021.