Music & Memories
Broadcast for Sunday, July 26, 2026
Covering the deaths from July 26-Aug 1, 2026

 
Good morning and welcome to Music & Memories. 
 
This is Linda Sue, and I am the grief specialist at Patton-Schad Funeral Home. It is my pleasure to bring you this week’s program. This program is our way of reaching out to help families deal with those difficult days surrounding the death anniversary of a loved one. 
 
The new "Normal". We hear that a lot after the death of someone we love. What exactly does that mean? We know it means change. Life will never be the same, but did you know it also means not only the loss of your loved one but also losing some of the connections to yourself and the world around you. We also grieve for the loss of self; "a part of me died with them", we grieve the loss of our identity, rethinking your role as husband/wife, son/daughter, etc.  Physical health and emotional security become something to be aware of. The new "Normal" covers all these new challenges. When you celebrate your loved one's Heaven date this week, give yourself credit for also managing that new "Normal".



This program is dedicated to:
 
Lori Bauer Sprenger who died July 19, 2012
Dennis “Denny” Schuneman who died July 19, 2015
Samuel “Sam” Schuneman who died July 24, 2021
Jeanette “Jeanie” Hoppe who died July 26, 2025
Jane Bailey who died July 26, 2024
Mary T. Gill who died July 26, 2013
James “Jim” Matchinsky who died July 27, 2024
Rae Shell Warner who died July 27, 2015
Richard V. Cunningham who died July 27, 2013
Don Schmidtz who died July 27, 2012
Joan Shaw who died July 27, 2011
Edmund Roerick who died July 27, 2006
Emma Roering who died July 27, 1999
Alvin Goebel who died July 27, 1989
Elizabeth Notch who died July 27, 1947
Shirley Mayers who died July 28, 2024
James “Jimmy” Steinemann who died July 28, 2023
Erma Groetsch who died July 28, 2004
John Schindler who died July 28, 2022
Ben Roering who died July 28, 1984
Pearl Gamradt who died July 29, 2025
Albert “Albie” Gill who died July 29, 2002
Raymond Brick who died July 29, 1997
Darlene Deters-Maslow who died July 30, 2025
Aloys “Al” Mathias Pfannenstein who died July 30, 1980
Roland “Rollie” Gilk who died July 31, 2025
Joan Gerads who died July 31, 2025
Leander Zipp who died July 31, 2024
Liz Rothstein who died July 31, 2024
Colette Theis who died July 31, 2004
Jason Illies who died July 31, 2004
Daniel Holthaus who died August 1, 2018
Aloys “Al” Pfannenstein, Jr. who died August 1, 2008
Dora Gerads who died August 1, 2004
Gertrude Gill who died August 1, 1972

We encourage you as family and friends to show that you care by remembering these families, this week, with a phone call, a card, or a visit.