Counseling Services:
 | Catholic Charities, 35 North Park Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44902 419-524-0733 |
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| MedCentral Health System for Grief Counseling, 335 Glessner Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio 44903 419-526-8443 Meets second Monday of each month – Coordinator: Faith Proetti |
 | Older Adult Program at The Center, 741 Scholl Road, Mansfield, Ohio 44907 419-756-1717 |
| Older Adult Support Program at Richland Hospital 419-589-5511 |
| The Center for Individual and Family Services, 741 Scholl Road, Mansfield, Ohio 44907 419-756-1717 |
(Please refer to the Yellow Pages for a selection of private counselors for individual needs)
Various Services:
| American Red Cross, 39 North Park Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44902 419-524-0311 |
| Kettering-Samaritan Health Center,546 North Union Street, Loudonville, Ohio 44842 419-944-4121 |
| National Victims Resource Center, U. S. Department of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, Washington D. C. 800-627-6872 |
| Ohio District 5 Area on Aging, 780 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, Ohio 44906 419-524-4144 800-860-5799 |
| On Your Own Again (Widowed Persons) 419-589-2919 419-525-1197 |
| Parents of Murdered Children, 3423 Beulah Road, Columbus , Ohio 43224 Darlene Rader, Co-Leader, Central Ohio Chapter 614-267-4773 |
| Richland County Veterans Service Center 419-774-5822 |
| 68 South Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44903 800-488-8244 |
| Social Security Administration, 380 North Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44903 800-772-1213 419-522-8425 |
Grief Resource Library
Books for Relatives of the Deceased
Fathers
Tragedy to Triumph By: Reuel Nygaard
| This is a chronicle or one businessman’s dark struggle with grief, anger and his Christian faith following the tragic suicide of his son. It is also the story of how God brought him through the darkness, providing healing and hope. |
Too Early Frost: A Father’s Account of the Death of His Son By: Gerald Osterveen
| The author describes the indescribable anguish of a father having to witness the ongoing suffering of his child. The trauma of dealing for almost 39 months with the horror of an unequaled struggle between his precious son and incurable cancer. |
Jonathan: You left too Soon By: David B. Biebel
| The story of a father and pastor going through watching his three year old son die of a mysterious disease for which the did not know the diagnosis. He talks about his anguish, sorrow, guilt and lack of self worth. |
Mothers
Song of triumph: A family struggles to understand and accept the death of a son
By: Eleanor Veldman Grotenhuis, Forward By: David Weirsbe
| When a young musician is killed in a motorcycle accident, many "why" questions surface. Doubts, rage and a failure to understand the tragedy surround and threaten to overwhelm the survivors. Jack’s mother, Eleanor, allows the reader to peek into her soul and points out the importance of reliance on God’s wisdom when the questions seem unanswered. |
A Personal Grief and a Reasonable Faith By: Norma E. Sawyers
| This book deals with the author’s personal journey towards faith through the tragic death of her daughter in a sudden road accident, just a block from where she worked. |
A Time to be Born: Hope in the aftermath of Miscarriage of Stillbirth–a Woman’s Story By: Julie Martin
| "There I sat carrying a baby, yet my womb was still aching for the loss of another. Never had I known mourning so mingled with grace. Loss and hope shared a seat in my heart, each keeping the other from complete overthrow. A time to mourn, and a time to dance-but today I would have both at once." |
Grandparents
Grandma’s Tears Comfort for Grieving Grandparents By: June Cerza Kolf
| Grandparents are often overlooked when a grandchild dies, yet they carry a double burden; the loss of their grandchild and the sorrow of their own grieving child. |
Infant Death, Miscarriage, Stillbirth
A Time to be Born: Hope in the aftermath of Miscarriage of Stillbirth–a Woman’s Story By: Julie Martin
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| "There I sat carrying a baby, yet my womb was still aching for the loss of another. Never had I known mourning so mingled with grace. Loss and hope shared a seat in my heart, each keeping the other from complete overthrow. A time to mourn, and a time to dance-but today I would have both at once." |
Death of Daughter
A Personal Grief and a Reasonable Faith By: Norma E. Sawyers
| This book deals with the author’s personal journey towards faith through the tragic death of her daughter in a sudden road accident, just a block from where she worked. |
Death of Son
Jonathan: You left too Soon By: David B. Biebel
| The story of a father and pastor going through watching his three year old son die of a mysterious disease for which the did not know the diagnosis. He talks about his anguish, sorrow, guilt and lack of self worth. |
Too Early Frost: A Father’s Account of the Death of His Son By: Gerald Osterveen
| The author describes the indescribable anguish of a father having to witness the ongoing suffering of his child. The trauma of dealing for almost 39 months with the horror of an unequaled struggle between his precious son and incurable cancer. |
General Books
Facing the death of someone you love By: Elisabeth Elliot
| A small booklet about accepting the death of a loved one. In this book, Elisabeth shares six simple things that helped her through the dark valley. |
How do I live through Grief By: Harold Bauman
| Sooner of later, grief come to everyone. We can’t really understand it until we walk through it ourselves. But grief has a common pattern, and it helps if we know what to expect. This book shares comfort and hope, pointing the way to healing and a new life. |
Guidelines for life beyond loss Guideline Publications
A brochure
Answers to a Child’s Questions About Death Guideline Publications
A brochure
Angels, Miracles and Answered Prayers, Volume 1 and 2 By: Kelsey Tyler
Suicide
Tragedy to Triumph By: Reuel Nygaard
| This is a chronicle or one businessman’s dark struggle with grief, anger and his Christian faith following the tragic suicide of his son. It is also the story of how God brought him through the darkness, providing healing and hope. |
Unexpected Tragic Death
Tragedy to Triumph By: Reuel Nygaard
| This is a chronicle or one businessman’s dark struggle with grief, anger and his Christian faith following the tragic suicide of his son. It is also the story of how God brought him through the darkness, providing healing and hope. |
Song of triumph: A family struggles to understand and accept the death of a son
By: Eleanor Veldman Grotenhuis, Forward By: David Weirsbe
| When a young musician is killed in a motorcycle accident, many "why" questions surface. Doubts, rage and a failure to understand the tragedy surround and threaten to overwhelm the survivors. Jack’s mother, Eleanor, allows the reader to peek into her soul and points out the importance of reliance on God’s wisdom when the questions seem unanswered. |
A Personal Grief and a Reasonable Faith By: Norma E. Sawyers
| This book deals with the author’s personal journey towards faith through the tragic death of her daughter in a sudden road accident, just a block from where she worked. |
Jonathan: You left too Soon By: David B. Biebel
| The story of a father and pastor going through watching his three year old son die of a mysterious disease for which the did not know the diagnosis. He talks about his anguish, sorrow, guilt and lack of self worth |
Unknown Illness
Jonathan: You left too Soon By: David B. Biebel
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| The story of a father and pastor going through watching his three year old son die of a mysterious disease for which the did not know the diagnosis. He talks about his anguish, sorrow, guilt and lack of self worth. |
Cancer
Too Early Frost: A Father’s Account of the Death of His Son By: Gerald Osterveen
| The author describes the indescribable anguish of a father having to witness the ongoing suffering of his child. The trauma of dealing for almost 39 months with the horror of an unequaled struggle between his precious son and incurable cancer. |
A Child Shall Lead Them: Lessons in Hope From Children With Cancer By: Diane M. Komp, M.D.
| Stories of the fight for life children with cancer go through and the too often tragedy which occurs in working with pediatric patients. |
AIDS
Uncovering the Mystery of AIDS: A Scientist Helps You Understand HIV By: John J. Medina, Ph. D.
| A physician explains how AIDS is contracted and how it is NOT contracted and many other facts about the syndrome from a medical point of view. |
A Surgeon’s Personal Battle: Laughing in the Face of AIDS By: Dr. G. Edward Rozar, Jr.
While performing surgery in 1985 Dr. Ed Rozar was infected with HIV. Discovery of his disease has changed his life irreversibly for the young physician, his wife and five children.