Newington Memorial Funeral Home, 2 locations serving Newington and New Britain, Connecticut- funerals, cremation, caskets, urns, preplanning

The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting

This year on Dec. 14, 2008
Please light a candle in your home at 7:00 p.m. local time
creating a virtual wave of light to commemorate and honor
the memories of children in a way that
transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious and political boundaries.
For more info: www.compassionatefriends.org

Christmas Box Angel Candlelight Ceremony

Please join us on Dec. 6, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Cherish Our Children Angel Statue
at West Meadow Cemetery, 679 Willard Ave., Newington
for a short service to honor the children we love and have lost.

Honored by the University of Connecticut Family Business Program

Each year, the University of Connecticut Family Business Program pays tribute to Connecticut's most successful family firms. The Connecticut Family Business of the Year Awards ceremony is a prestigious way to recognize and honor those family businesses that embody core family values and the best of American free enterprise. The awards are a celebration of the many contributions made by family firms - Connecticut's most effective mechanism for creating jobs, security and wealth.

Winners are chosen by a panel of judges comprised of industry experts, academicians and peers and are evaluated based on:

Business success
Positive family and business linkage
Multi-generational family involvement
Dynamic contributions to community and industry, and
Innovative business practices or strategies

Newington Memorial Funeral Home is the winner
of the 2006 Pursuit of Excellence Award -
Click here to learn more.

Cherish Our Children Angel Statue:

Bereaved parents along with the Duksa Family and staff have worked tirelessly to raise funds to erect an Angel Statue in memory of deceased Connecticut children of any age. On October 13, 2002, dreams became a reality when the official dedication of the Cherish Our Children Angel Statue was held at West Meadow Cemetery, Newington. We are grateful to the many local businesses who have donated their time, supplies and products to help us achieve our goal. Over 300 people attended the dedication and as part of the service, families and friends placed flowers at the base of the angel statue and on their childs granite paver.

The Cherish Our Children Angel Statue Committee is still welcoming donations of any kind. Also, personalized memorials may be engraved for a child by purchasing a granite paver for $150 to be installed at the memorial site.

Cherish our children angel statue

For more information or to make a donation, please call (860) 666-0600 or toll free 1-888-666-6288, or print out the donation form here and mail it to us.

Cherish Our Children Walk, A Walk to remember the child we have loved and lost:

Cherish Our Children Walk
Sunday, September 28, 2008

12:00 to register
1:00 p.m. to walk

Rain or shine, Please join us as we remember and honor our children Parents, relatives, friends who have experienced the death of a child of any age are invited to walk with us. The walk is less than a mile and will end at the "Cherish Our Children Angel Statue" at West Meadow Cemetery after a short program. Refreshments will follow back at the funeral home. For more information please call 860-666-0600.

A Holiday Remembrance Service

Please join us in remembering those we love and have lost.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

1:00 p.m. at Burritt Hill Funeral Home, 332 Burritt St., New Britain, CT
4:00 p.m. at Newington Memorial Funeral Home, 20 Bonair Ave., Newington, CT

Please come and share in this meaningful celebration of the people and the times that are important in our lives. This program is complimentary and open to all. Reservations are recommended, please call 666-0600 or 229-9021.

If you would like a photograph of your loved one displayed on our big screen "photo album" during our Holiday Remembrance Service, please mail or bring the photo to the funeral home from now until the deadline of Nov. 15th. Please put you loved one's name on the back along with your name and address, your photographs will be returned.

If you have any questions regarding the program, please feel free to call.

National World War II Memorial

We gratefully acknowledge the sacrifices that our men and women of the Armed Forces have made, and continue to make, as they protect the freedom that we have become accustomed to. We will never take for granted the beauty of these United States, protected by those in our military forces.

Supporting the fundraising effort for the World War II Memorial was a way to express our gratitude. The Registry of Remembrances is accessible on site at the National World War II Memorial. Anyone who helped win the war, either a veteran or an American on the home front, is eligible for the Registry of Remembrances. You may enter your own name, or the name of someone you wish to honor for their service during the war. Registration is free.

To register online please go to www.wwiimemorial.com, or contact us at 860-666-0600 and we can help you with this process.