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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Some Irish wakes that I’ve attended come to mind.
Just add a second “f” to make it a “fun-fer-al” home. Works for me!
No, it’s “Flanagan’s Wake”....I think it’s still running is several cities all over the US.
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