Tag Archives: funeral

Angels on Earth

Posted on October 18, 2019 by maryannniemczura

It seems only yesterday when my Dad passed from his earthly life. October 18, 1990. Crowded into a tiny phone booth in Schweindorf, our two children and I had a tearful conversation with my Dad. He was dying of cancer … Continue reading →

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Why We Ask Ourselves?

Posted on February 2, 2018 by maryannniemczura

Snow blankets the earth on this February day. With a heavy heart, we drove to church to attend a funeral for a young man and to sing in the choir.   Fleeting moments of the sun attempting to warm our … Continue reading →

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Remembering him today

Posted on October 18, 2014 by maryannniemczura

Today is the anniversary of my Dad’s death. He died Oct. 18, 1990 when I was a Fulbright teacher in Neresheim, Germany with our two young children along.  According to his wishes one month earlier in a phone conversation,  I … Continue reading →

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