White with blue stripes and soft all over, Karen Barrix’s small bear travels well. His button black eyes took in the European sights while he was with Barrix on a Rhine River cruise. He went along on ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Director of volunteer services for Treasure Coast Hospice, Lisa Gunggoll, recently joined board chairwoman and former staff member Eileen Emery at The Gardens of Port St. Lucie senior ...

Anne Kidder of Kidderbug Kreations says her memory bears, made from the clothing of lost loved ones, can't take away the pain, but their cuddly, huggable bodies do offer comfort. In 2014, Anne Kidder ...

Jodi Russell creates custom memory bears and other keepsakes from customers' provided clothing. Russell learned to sew from her mother and started her business, Memory Bears of Weymouth, during the ...

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAW) - Waid Funeral Home in Merrill will host a free event this weekend to help families preserve the memory of a loved one. The funeral home hosts the memory bear workshops twice a ...

Artisan Eréndira Guerrero sews pieces for the leg of a teddy bear in her Juárez studio on Jan. 11. Guerrero’s clients are families who have lost a loved one, many of them to COVID-19; they provide an ...

ST. JOSEPH — Lory’s Place, 445 Upton Drive, will host a Memory Bear Activity from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 25. Create your own Memory Bear from a special item of clothing from your loved one. Sewing ...

GREEN IN WRENTHAM LIVES A WOMAN WITH A SECRET TALENT. SHE BRINGS CUDDLY CREATURES TO LIFE. LYNN DIXON SPENDS MANY A DAY SEWING AND STITCHING THESE PLUSH ANIMALS BY HAND. EACH BEER TAKES ABOUT FOUR ...

The Hancock County Senior Center is looking to begin a memory bear sewing group, and is seeking a group leader. The leader should be someone who preferably sews, and would be required to coordinate ...