Posted on 12/22/2015 12:59:41 PM PST by Beave Meister
In a move that allows a Wheeling funeral home to "pioneer" into uncharted territory, the Wheeling village board Monday approved the creation of a new liquor license that allows Kolssak Funeral Home to serve alcohol during funerals and wakes.
David Kolssak, CFO of Kolssak Funeral Home, 189 South Milwaukee Avenue, came to the Dec. 7 village board meeting for discussion on his proposal to work with a Wheeling catering company in serving alcohol to funeral and wake attendees to keep up with the changing ways people are celebrating the death of loved ones. Kolssak says he sees things moving away from traditional funerals to life celebrations.
"Right now we're pioneering, we're out there looking far out, thinking these things could change the life celebrations at a funeral home," David Kolssak said. "The spirit of this is not to do nothing but help people at a time of need."
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“He was such a good man. I’m going to miss him terribly.”
“Me, too. Let’s have a beer.”
ping
after attending that funeral, I need a stiff one...
Not a bad idea. The deceased would approve.
It’s served IV though.
“Now there’s no difference between an Irish wake and an Irish funeral.”
There still is — ONE LESS DRUNK.
“Pour me a stiff one”.
They may be able to gin up more fights than a Chuck-e-Cheese.
Most appropriate if the decedent offed himself via DUI.
LOL! Plus, if they ever run out of booze, they can always pour embalming fluid, eh?
Hey, you’re young and swinging
No time to think about tomorrow
But there’s no denying it
Some day you’re going to buy it
Maybe tomorrow!
Ferryman, Ferryman
He’s the man with a plot, a man with a plan.
Ferryman, Ferryman
He’s the mortician man who loves you...
A lot!
An actor friend of mine did a play in Chicago called “Flanagan’s Wake” very funny play, it’s a lot of improv but still very funny. They were talking about a woman who went to a wake where they served booze and the back they played cards. With a heavy Irish brogue the priest said “She never should have gone, There was liquor in the front and poker in the back.”
ME: Poor stiff. I need a stiff one.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR: Well, you’re in luck.
You ever been to a funeral where a fight breaks out?
I have. And they hadn’t even started drinking yet.
Would that be Finnegan’s Wake”
Anyone at my funeral who isn’t drunk doesn’t understand that I’m just fine, the problem is theirs.
Funerals have changed
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GfTYjDZpqdg
IMHO this will not turn out well.
Now EVERYONE can get embalmed.
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