*    Kids' activities and games presented by recreation professionals

*    Hot Air Balloon demonstration

*    Carnival Amusement rides and inflatables

*    Pony Rides

*    Disc Jockey ... and

     There will be cotton candy and beverages for all!  

   Simply email us with your comments, questions, and news.  Thank you!

   The Presidents' Circle is comprised of more than 110 leading businesses in the South Weymouth and surrounding communities that have donated at least $25,000 to the Foundation.
 

     "We have chosen to direct our financial support to the South Shore Hospital's Charitable Foundation," explained Dennis Keohane, funeral director and co-owner of McDonald Keohane Funeral Home in Weymouth.  "We recognize the good work at South Shore Hospital and are particularly grateful for its Home Care Division.  Many of the families we serve have been cared for by the Hospice of the South Shore and this is one way we can offer our thanks for their good work."

    McDonald Keohane Funeral Home, along with the Keohane Funeral Home in Quincy and the Pyne Keohane Funeral Home in Hingham are sponsors of the Hospice Walk and the Luminaria Gala, which recognizes and celebrates the SSH Home Care Division.

   Donations, of any amount, to the South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation can be made by visiting their website.       

The McDonald Funeral Home is independent and family-owned and has been serving families in Weymouth and surrounding communities since 1912. 

   Established by Joseph McDonald, the original business was run by Joseph and Rosella McDonald at their home on Broad Street in East Weymouth.  Joseph's son George purchased the former Clapp Shoe Estate in 1949 after serving in the military in World War II.  This became the East Weymouth Funeral Home on Charles Street.

   Mildred McDonald joined her husband in the business as a licensed funeral director and worked there for many years.  In 1959, George expanded the business with the purchase of the South Weymouth Funeral Home on Main Street.  The McDonald brothers - Joe, Bob, Dick, and George - continued to expand and in 1989 they purchased the Robson Funeral Home, the former E.S. Beals and Mathewson Estate. 
This became the North Weymouth McDonald Funeral Home on Sea Street.

   In 2011, the McDonald brothers joined their business with the Keohane Funeral Home, another local family-owned funeral establishment.

   Pre-planning is the opportunity to sit with a funeral director and ask lots of questions, find out about  the services that are offered, understand options that are available with either cremation or burial,  and begin the process of making decisions about the type of funeral service that is most in accord with your values.  

   Joe Reardon, Director of Advance Planning at McDonald Keohane Funeral Home, says "Getting started may be difficult because we are all procrastinators.  But when the advance planning is done, people tell me they are thrilled ... it gives them a feeling of freedom.  Later, when death occurs, the emphasis shifts from making arrangements to focusing on the person and the memorable experience the family can create to celebrate their loved one's life."

   During the pre-planning conference, the funeral director will also record your wishes and desires so that this information is readily available for your family when it is needed.   Pre-planning  may or may not include pre-paying for those services.

 

   As part of the arrangement process, the funeral director will help you to think about how best to create a personalized memorial that will hold special meaning to those in attendance. 

   Pre-planning is often a part of general estate planning, and enables you to set aside appropriate funds in a vehicle that is considered an exempt asset when qualifying for Medicaid.   You will also have the opportunity to determine pricing, and to decide whether pre-paying for your arrangements is appropriate for you.