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Schmidt & Schulta Funeral Home highly recommends the following companies for their excellent service, quality arrangements, and expert ability in helping you find the right expression appropriate for the occasion:
WITTENBERG FLORAL 507 S. Webb St. Wittenberg, Wisconsin 54499 Phone: 715-253-2052 Fax: 715-253-2206 Visit the Website	PETAL FAERIES FLORAL & GIFTS, LLC 389 Main St. Birnamwood, Wisconsin 54414 Phone: 715-449-3616 Fax: 715-449-3605 petalfaeriesfloral@charterinternet.com



RED OAK INN W17267 Red Oak Lane \| Wittenberg, WI 54499 Phone: 715-253-3755‎ \| Fax: 715-253-3759 \| Toll-Free: 800-228-5150‎
The Red Oak Inn is conveniently located between Green Bay and Wausau. It is minutes from area attractions including the Cedar Creek Factory Outlet, the North Star Casino, Shawano, Cardinal Stritch University, Northcentral Technical College and UW Marathon County. The Central Wisconsin Airport is 30 miles from the hotel. The Red Oak Inn provides friendly customer service, comfortable accommodations and affordable rates to everyone visiting the Wittenberg area. Guests are invited to enjoy amenities like free continental breakfast, free coffee, free local calls, free weekday newspaper, fitness center, indoor pool and whirlpool. Business travelers will appreciate conveniences like data ports and the Conference Center with lounge. Competitive corporate rates are also available




SUPPORT AFTER INFANT DEATH Support After Infant Death (SAID) began in 1981. It is a group of parents who have lost children through miscarriage, stillbirth, prematurity, congenital defects, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or other causes during infancy or early childhood. Their main goal is to help grieving families through the difficult periods of their lives. SAID meetings are held the second Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm at the Children's Service Society, 705 S. 24th Ave, Suite 402, Wausau. Support After Infant Death does not have a website: If you would like more information, or if you would like to talk to a SAID parent, please call: Dave & Hope Linke at 842-8276 Sheila Colip at 842-8968 Sandy Jaipuri at 355-9053 Dora Gorski, Children's Service Society of Wausau at 843-1877

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, THE The Compassionate Friends is a self-help support group for families who have experienced the death of a child. The local chapter has a parent group and a sibling group. We gather to listen, to care, and to understand each other in the process of grieving, healing, and reinvesting in life. Our greatest strength as bereaved families is the unity we find in shared experiences that removes feelings of isolation, gives us a place to "belong," and gives us hope that together we can make it.

WINGS Wings is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to education and support about the life-changing impact of grief by offering a Holiday Workshop, Spring Seminar, group presentations, support groups, and publications to help heal the pain of loss. Visit our website for articles. Sign up for our on-line ELetter, and check our Schedule of Events.

CENTER FOR LOSS AND LIFE TRANSITION A private organization dedicated to furthering our understanding of and compassion for the complex set of emotions we call grief. Dedicated to helping both the bereaved, by walking with them in their unique life journeys, and bereavement caregivers, by serving as their educational liaison and professional forum.

CRISIS, GRIEF AND HEALING A place where men and women can discuss, chat or browse to understand the many different paths to heal strong emotions. Resources on the site include excerpts from author Tom Golden's books on healing from loss.

GRIEFNET GriefNet is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. They have many email support groups. Their integrated approach to online grief support provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of all kinds.

WILLOWGREEN A leading provider of information and inspiration in the areas of illness and dying, loss and grief, healthy caregiving, life transition, and spirituality.

GRIEF AND LOSS Grief support information and resources from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).



BENEFITS: Department of Health and Human Services This site has information for Medicare & Medicaid Services. There are many questions that our elderly citizens face and this site can help answer them. Medicaid Eligibility: Wisconsin Medicaid Eligibility Handbook This site has information regarding eligibility for Medicaid. Section 16.5 refers to Funeral or Burial Trusts. ORGANIZATIONS: Patriot Guard Riders The Patriot Guard Riders is a diverse group of over 150,000 people from every state in the nation that have come together to Honor our fallen military at funeral services, and if necessary, to shield their families from unwanted distractions. We have one thing in common: an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America's freedom and security. If you share this respect, please join us at www.patriotguard.org and learn more. HOSPICE CARE: Comfort Care & Hospice Services Our mission is to provide and ensure meaningful and compassionate comfort (palliative) and end-of-life care. This will be accomplished by competent, financially responsible, caring staff and volunteers. We will work collaboratively with other providers. LOCAL INTEREST: Wittenberg Chamber of CommerceThe Wittenberg Area, Shawano County, is centrally located between Wausau and Green Bay in the heart of Central Wisconsin at the intersection of US Hwy 45 and Wisconsin State Hwy 29. Visit our website to find out further information about Wittenberg and what it has to offer you. FUNERAL RELATED: Appleton Marble & Granite Works We have been representing Appleton Marble & Granite Works for over 9 years. They are a reputable company located in Appleton, Wisconsin. Contact Jennifer Schmidt at 715-253-2713 or 715-449-2688 to purchase your monument today.