Grief Support
Grief Support
The following are some tools available to assist you in your healing journey. Contact us to discuss other resources and find a personalized solution to support you on the road to recovery.


Anne Pedrick, M.S., joined the Mealey Funeral Homes team in 2019 as the Bereavement Counselor and Community Liaison. She earned her graduate degree in Community Counseling at Wilmington University in 1998. She completed her graduate training under the direction of Mealey Funeral Homes’ previous grief counselor, Dr. Regina Gianonne-Tyler, at the Hospice of the Delaware Valley. In 2023, Anne retired as the Executive Director for the Child Death Review Commission after working for the State of Delaware for 30 years. She has taught several undergraduate counseling courses at Wilmington University for over 13 years. She has a heart for those hurting and bereaved. Anne is a mother/stepmother to two adult sons, and a grandmother to a grandson. In 2022, she moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in a 55 + community, with her husband, Allen. She remains committed to serving the Mealey families via telephone calls, sending cards, and flying back to Delaware for in-person events at Limestone Road.
Local Delaware Resources
- Would you like to talk to Mealey Funeral Home’s grief counselor? This is a courtesy service provided to Mealey Funeral Home families. Please call the office at (302) 652-5913 to contact Anne Pedrick or email her directly at anne@mealeyfuneralhomes.com.
- Grief Support Groups - Delaware Hospice
- Healing Creates Hope | Center for Grief and Trauma Therapy
- Programs and Resources | atTAcK addiction-For those who have lost a loved one due to addiction. Grief Support Group, in partnership with Hope on Deck, 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. 210 Peoples Plaza in Newark

