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Be Our Guest

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Thursday, February 13, 2020Olive Garden, 7017 Mineral Point Road, MadisonWe want you to join us to learn how planning for your final wishes can help your family avoid confusion and unnecessary disagreements.Join us for a light meal and learn more about pre-arrangments, veterans benefits, cremation, burials and more.Thursday, February 13th at 11:30am OR 5:30pm Please RSVP at (608) 205-4277

Halloween at the Schumacher Farm

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Halloween at the Farm – Schumacher Farm Park Where Dane County’s Rural Heritage Comes Alive! October 22, 2016 Schumacher Farm Park 5682 Hwy 19, Waunakee, WI 53597 Phone: (608) 849-4559 Hosted by the Dane County Parks Bring the whole family out to the only Halloween event geared towards children under 12! There will face painting, fortune telling, and Halloween yard games to enjoy. Gather around and listen to (not so) scary stories or live music in the barn. Wagon rides will also be offered through our haunted prairie (appropriate for all ages). Don’t forget to come in costume! Times: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM After sunset @ 6 PM, there will be wagon rides through the haunted prairie Admission: $5.00 http://www.schumacherfarmpark.org/event-2312117 Have Fun!

Implementing Eco-Friendly Practices

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Bill Cress, President of Cress Funeral Service and Amanda Conway, Funeral Director at Cress, spoke at the 2008 National Selected Independent Funeral Homes Convention in Washington D.C. at a session entitled, “Beyond the Talk: Implementing Eco-Friendly Practices”. Together they highlighted their efforts to implement green burial options for families and how to change the environmental impact of the funeral home’s daily business operations.

American Heart Association Cress CPR Training

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

On July 10th and 12th, many of our employees became certified in CPR and First Aid through the American Heart Association. Our staff members had the opportunity to learn infant, child and adult CPR and was also trained on the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED). Katie Eckstein and Todd Wolf, Advanced EMTs with more than 25 years of combined experience and also employees at Cress taught the warning signs of heart attacks, seizures, strokes, allergic reactions as well as bandaging, splinting and how to handle choking. “On average people will utilize Emergency Services twice in their lifetime”, said Todd Wolf. Recognizing that emergencies can happen anytime or any place, Cress was pleased to have so many staff members participate. A dontaion will be made to the Dane County EMS Honor Guard. One response to “American Heart Association Cress CPR Training” Teresa Dildine says: September 3, 2012 at 7:36 pm I like the dear information you provide in your articles. I will bookmark your weblog and examine once more here regularly. I’m quite certain I’ll learn many new stuff right here! Best of luck for the next!

Service of Remembrance

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Service of Remembrance Sunday, November 17, 2013 2-4 pm The Cress Center, 6021 University Avenue, Madison Come together to honor those whom we have lost in a memorial service designed not only to remember our loved ones but to acknowledge their abscense during this holiday season. Please join us for refreshments following the service. For more information or to register contact Ridley Usherwood, Grief Support Coordinator, Home Health United, 608-415-2825, 608-241-7273 or 877-356-4514; HomeHealthUnited.org

Aging With Dignity

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AGING WITH DIGNITYEdward Jones Financial Advisors are organizing a time for all to explore some of the challenges we may face as we grow older. Our local experts will walk us through different solutions for you and your family to best help you age with dignity. When: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 4-5 pm Where: Cress Center, 6021 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53705 RSVP: Dana at Edward Jones, 608-238-3604 Learn about aging in place and staying in your home as long as possible; Darian Dalsen, Comfort Keepers Explore options for transitioning from apartment living to assisted living to skilled nursing care; Keith VanLanduyt, Oakwood Village Hear about how to set up an advance funeral plan and celebration of life; Heather Holy, Cress Funeral & Cremation Service

McFarland Chamber ~ Movie By The Lake

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The McFarland Chamber presents MOVIE By The LAKE! The Lego Movie at Dusk Cress is sponsoring along with the McFarland Chamber, a free family adventure day at Lake Waubesa Bible Camp on Saturday, September 6th. Activities start at 4pm and include zip lining, wall climbing, volleyball, kayaking, water slide, and a lot more fun! We will be showing The Lego Movie at dusk on the water. Pack a picnic and join us!! Free popcorn for the movie. Bring your chairs, blankets, bug spray, and picnic baskets and enjoy the afternoon!! www.mcfarlandchamber.com

Let’s Get The Conversation Started

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Be Our Guest to Learn More about Advance Planning for Funeral and Cremation Services Tuesday, April 25 at 12:00pm at 5100 Bar & Grill, 5100 Erling Ave, McFarland, WI OR Thursday, April 27 at 11:30am at Sprecher’s Restaurant & Pub, 1262 John Q. Hammons Dr, Madison, WI Please call to reserve your meal, at no cost to you. Seating and reservations are limited. RSVP by calling 608-238-3434 or email: info@cressfuneralservice.com

Cress Voted “Best Place to Work”

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

“Twenty five companies rose to the top of The Madison Magazine’s annual survey conducted by Quantum Workplace.” Cress Funeral & Cremation Service # 1 They measured six key engagement categories: Communication and Resources Individual Needs Manager Effectiveness Personal Engagement Team Dynamics Trust In Leadership Cress Funeral & Cremation Service scored highest for medium sized companies in Dane County, 51-100 employees. It all started with being nominated by an employee, Kevin Collopy, and culminated with all employees sharing their views and perspectives on how the Cress workplace inspires them to do their best in serving the families in their care. We are proud to pause and celebrate this special moment in our history as a family business, serving the Dane County communities and neighborhoods at the difficult time of a loss. The Cress Family

Thanking Our Veterans with Free Brunch and Fellowship

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Please join us in supporting our local veterans by attending a free Veterans Day Appreciation Brunch at the Cress Center, on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 6021 University Avenue, Madison, WI. All are welcome…Veterans, active and non-active duty personnel, family, friends, neighbors and community members! All attendees will be served with a warm meal, friendship and a time to gather around the flag. Meal time begins at 8:30am; Mail Call at 10:00am; assembling for the Flag Raising Ceremony, at 10:30am. The Flag Raising Ceremony is a special time of respect and honor. Celebrate our wonderful flag and the Veterans who endured so much while defending freedom at home and around the globe. The ceremony will be conducted by the Waunakee American Legion Post 360. How can we show appreciation on or around Veterans Day? Attend an event in your area, like the Cress Veterans Appreciation Brunch! Fly a flag or attend the Flag Raising Ceremony at the Cress Veterans Appreciation Brunch! Ask someone about their service, possibly, while you enjoy a hot brunch with Veterans at the Cress Veterans Appreciation Brunch! Write a note or email that recognizes their service to our country that can be shared with a Veteran at the Cress Veterans Appreciation Brunch! Let’s make it a great day of recognition for those special people and their family’s, who served honorably in the military and answered the call for duty to our country, the United States of America! Please attend and RSVP at 608-238-8406; Space is limited so call by Friday, November 10th. Thank you! Carey Cress Fose

You’re The Point In All That We Do

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Enjoy the video testimony from families in our care during the last year.Cress, helping families since 1869. A family funeral gathering should celebrate the relationships shared, the choices made, and honor the memory of your loved one. You have ideas and stories to share. Cress has the experience. Together we can arrange the perfect personalized life tribute or celebration. If you’re interested in exploring the possibilities, or simply have questions about what your next step should be, please contact me. Carey Cress Fose cfose@CressFuneralService.com

This Moment Is Yours!

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Cress Funeral Service is proud to introduce you to a very interesting staff person, Funeral Director Apprentice, Jordan Tyjeski, also a World Class competitor!CONGRATULATIONS JORDAN TYJESKI on all that you have accomplished!We are proud to embrace our world class staff person, Jordan Tyjeski, who has embodied hard work, passion and compassion as a young person growing up in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Now, as she begins to serve families in our care, Cress Funeral & Cremation Service, she hopes to support and help families in the Madison and Dane County area who are in the midst of or preparing for, a time of loss and hardship.Kettlebell sport lifting is a repetitive weight lifting sport performed with kettlebells in a given period of time. Competitive kettlebell lifting has a long history in Russia and Eastern Europe, but developed as an organized sport under the name kettlebell lifting during the 1960’s.What interesting lives and stories people have to tell. Jordan competed at the World Championship of Kettlebell Lifting 2018 , winning three gold medals representing the United States! The competition was at the Daugavpils Olympic Center in Daugavpils, Latvia, a country along the Baltic Sea, Daugavpils, being a city about 500 miles west of Russia.