J. Albert Studios

Some moments stay with you.

When my dog S**g passed away on a cold Friday afternoon, my veterinarian told me to keep him outside until Monday, when they could help me make arrangements. I was devastated. The thought of leaving my boy out in the winter cold all weekend was more than I could bear.

I made a phone call. I reached out to my friend Andrew Oser of Schneeberger Oser Funeral Home here in Canton. I know what you're thinking — but Andrew didn't hesitate for a single second. He said bring him to me. I will take care of him.
And he did. With the same dignity and compassion he gives every family that walks through his doors, Andrew took care of my S**g. He had him cremated, and today S**g's ashes are home where they belong.

Andrew didn't have to do that. There was nothing in it for him professionally. He did it because he heard the pain in my voice, and he responded to it like the genuinely good human being he is.

I have since had the privilege of photographing families at Schneeberger Oser during some of their most difficult moments. I understand now why those families trust Andrew and his team so completely. I've seen it firsthand — the care, the grace, the humanity they bring to the hardest days of people's lives.

If you're in the Canton area and you want to know that your family will be in good hands when the time comes, please remember the name Schneeberger Oser Funeral Home. And remember Andrew Oser — a man who felt a stranger's pain on a Friday afternoon and said, "Come on in."

I am forever grateful.

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Reflecting on life