When you visit the funeral home, the funeral director will provide you with price lists and guide you through the entire arrangement process, explaining how you can create a memorable personal celebration of your loved one’s life. The arrangement process may include preparing and filing the official death certificate; scheduling the location, date and time of services or events; selecting a casket, urn or other items; preparing an obituary notice; scheduling vehicles; and selecting pallbearers. You may also sign necessary authorizations or make arrangements to have them signed by the appropriate family members. Arrangements made in advance or at the time of need take an average of three hours. Allocate enough time so you are not rushed. You do not want to regret later that too much or too little was done.
Please get some nourishment before arriving for arrangements, and bring something to drink if you would like.
Arrangements, especially at the time of a death are emotionally and psychologically taxing. We highly encourage all family to attend. Experience has shown that people who try to handle everything on his or her own take much longer to adjust to a death. We want to make the service as individual as the individual, which is why we offer families a chance to personalize the arrangements. While we may deal with death on a daily basis, we never forget that completing all the arrangements if a funeral service is a task most families face only a few times. You can rely upon us to work closely with you to arrange a service in keeping with your own traditions, and well within your financial means. We’ll coordinate with your clergy, the cemetery, and with all other parties to alleviate the stress on your family.
Our intention is to help make every service personal, meaningful and truly reflective of the life that has been lived. For example, your service may be enriched by the reading of a favorite poem; it may be enhanced by the soft glow of candlelight or with memory tables to honor the life of your loved one. We will help you enhance the service by setting up personal items, special hobbies and interest items, favorite clothes, pictures, etc. You may personalize it with a special musical selection, with family photographs or other memorabilia.
You may desire a visitation, or you may prefer a private family gathering. We can also help you select from many kinds of services. Whether you choose a religious ceremony with a traditional burial, a humanistic service with a scattering of cremated remains, or any other choice, we can take care of all of the necessary plans.