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Herb Rothschild: Tell us how they vote ... Woman hospitalized in Milwaukie for Ebola testing ... Our View: Preparing for the worst ... Herb Rothschild: Tell us how they vote ... Woman hospitalized in Milwaukie for Ebola testing ... BUSINESS PROFILE Shenandoah Living Funerals DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Oct. 28, 2014 @ 6:49 pm Posted Oct. 28, 2014 @ 6:49 pm » RELATED CONTENT • Universal Rites Tattoo • Lashland • Fretwell Music • Loving the leather at Village Shoes • Organic & Healthy » Social News Shenandoah Living Funerals • Talent, Oregon  Owner: Vivian Weston   •   shenandoahlivingfunerals.com •  213-200-3464 What service do you offer to the dying and their families? There are too many people who might want to gather friends and family, before the loved one dies, so the person doesn’t miss out on their own funeral. They can hear what people have to say about them — and they can also say what they want to loved ones while they are still here. What will it be like for them? They share pictures, songs, food, music. It’s customized to what they want it to be like. What is your role in the event? They contact me on my website. We meet and talk about it and I arrange everything, including the photographer, catering, venue — and I clean up afterward. I can lead the event or not, as they wish. It can be in a church or synagogue or a park or in their home. I’m an event planner for it. It sounds very different from a memorial. It can be fun. We can put the "fun" back in funeral but, of course, it’s not flippant and is not intended to be a circus. It’s just as sad and serious as a memorial, but you, the die-ee, as I call it, get to be there, with the people you love around you, gathering in your honor. The upside of such an event is you give everyone weeks to get ready. They don’t have to come in an emergency state of mind. Everyone is relaxed. There’s a video for good memories, so the family can play it forever and the dying person can get comfort from seeing it again and again. There can be religious elements or none. The downside might be if people start telling things they’ve held back or if the dying person does. But no one can control that. How did you get this idea? I saw it on a TV show and I thought, wouldn’t it be fun to go to your own funeral, instead of being in a box and not able to hear anything. I thought, let’s talk about all the important things of your life, what you’ve done, how you’ve affected people in your life and how they’ve affected you.   What does it cost? I’m just starting out so I’m starting with $500 minimum and it depends on how many people and other factors. Tell us about yourself. I’m a physical therapist. I’m 61. I’m from Los Angeles. I was a theater major at UCLA and a physical therapy graduate of St. Mary’s Physical Therapy in LA. I live with my longtime partner, Steve. I have two stepchildren. I love pickle ball and just won at women’s doubles at Rogue Valley Country Club. I love my black mutt Maya, who has such a kind face and I named her after Maya Angelou. DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Oct. 28, 2014 @ 6:49 pm » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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