Aftercare

We are committed to serving families in their time of need...whenever that need arises. We recognize our continuing role in helping families; as a result, we've created a comprehensive program of grief support and aftercare.

Our program will help families in coping with loss; through support groups, seminars, workshops, and resources, the program is dedicated to helping those with everyday living.

Bereavement Counselor
LInda Whiting, LPC, NCC
(248) 207-9079

Wint Grief Support Group 2013 Schedule and Topics

    Wint's Healing Hearts Grief Support Group
    Sponsored by Wint Funeral Home
    248-625-5231

    Suicide Survivors Support Group
    Clarkston Central Methodist Church, Waterford
    248-673-1213

    Survivors of Suicide/Homicide
    Common Ground Sanctuary, Bloomfield Hills
    800-231-1127
    248-456-0909

    Children Grief Support Camp for children who have lost a loved one
    Lapeer Visiting Nurse Hospice
    800-206-4806

    The Compasionate Friends - support for those who have lost a child
    1-877-969-0010

    Friends Supporting Parents
    For families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death.
    586-772-4484


Estate and Family Planning
Dennis M. Kacy, Attorney At Law
21 South Main Street
Clarkston, Michigan 48346-1525
Phone: 248-625-2916
Fax: 248-625-7205
Email: denniskacy@sbcglobal.net


Lending Library
Grief material available at the funeral home.

Social Security
At the time of need we will notify Social Security of you loved one's passing. Additional information can be obtained by calling your local Social Security office or by visiting their website at www.ssa.gov.


Grief Support Group Schedule
Wint's Healing Hearts Grief Support Group usually meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM, at the Carriage House located in Clintonwood park off Clarkston Road in Clarkston. There is no registration required, it is open to anyone in the community and is free of charge. A detailed schedule of dates and topics is provided above.


Wint's Healing Hearts Support Group is facilitated by a licensed grief counselor.

Linda Whiting, LPC, NCC - Bereavement Counselor
Linda Whiting, LPC, NCC has been a licensed counselor for 15 years, specializing in grief support. She is the facilitator for Wint's Healing Hearts monthly support group. Linda is a bereavement counselor for Wint Funeral home and does individual counseling through Maximum Living Consultants. Grief counseling is one of her greatest passions, as shown by her words, "To be able to help people and watch them help each other in group is a real blessing. I'm inspired by their courage and perseverance." A long-time Clarkston resident, is married with two sons.  Her family worships at Clarkston Community Church.

John Canine, Ed., Ph.D., Director of Maximum Living Consultants Inc.
Dr. John Canine has life experiences as a minister, psychotherapist, educator and public speaker. He has two Masters Degrees and two Doctoral Degrees, however, as he states, "I am still learning." His greatest reward is becoming a companion in an individual's grief and assisting them through grief education.

He did his doctoral dissertation on death, dying and bereavement at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.

He has done many lectures including:

•     The Psychosocial Issues of Death and Dying
•     Normal and Abnormal Grief Responses
•     Children and Grief
•     Understanding Death through Life's Transitions
•     A Rationale for Bereavement Aftercare Programs