Lost Your Father? Westlake Ice Cream Social Lets You Share Memories, Grieve

Have you lost your father and are grieving?

Father’s Day can be painful for those who have lost a father or father figure. Memories come flooding back. Feelings of grief and loss are often intensified on this special holiday dedicated to honoring dads. To help those who are grieving, the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Bereavement Center is hosting a pre-Father’s Day Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 8 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at 30080 Hospice Way in Westlake (just north of the I-90 interchange, between Holiday Inn and Bonne Bell on Crocker Rd.).

Activities will be held outdoors, on the patio at Ames Family Hospice House, weather permitting. A commemorative art activity is planned (no experience is necessary), Lorain’s Golden Crescent Chorus  barbershop quartet will perform, and an ice cream sundae bar will be provided by Mitchell’s Ice Cream.

A spiritual care coordinator from Hospice of the Western Reserve will share brief stories about his own experiences of losing his dad. Participants are encouraged to bring photos of their fathers or father figures to display on a table of remembrance for a short memorial reading of names. All those who attend are encouraged to enjoy the flowering perennial gardens and stroll the wooded tails located throughout the grounds following the presentation.

Anyone who has experienced the loss of a father or father figure is welcome to attend the free community event -- no connection to hospice is necessary. To register for the free event, call Felicia at 216-486-6335.