Checklist for the planning and pre planning of funerals

There can be a lot of issues that should be considered before starting to plan for a funeral. It is a complicated and difficult process to do the planning for a funeral. The difficulty gets more increased due to the emotional and sentimental stress and pressure which is obvious when the death of a loved one occurs. Luckily, a lot of arrangements for the funeral can be made before time that is supposed to alleviate the burden and pressure on the relatives of the person who dies. The following checklist should be used when the plans for the funeral of your loved ones are to be discussed for making sure that the wishes of the person who dies are fulfilled.

Pre-planning for the funeral

The arrangements for the following items can be made in advance of the death of a person:

Preparations to be made generally

The general preparations involve the assembling of the personal information for the purpose of obituary, choosing an organization or something like that for charity for directing the donations and deciding for the jewelry whether it would remain or it would be returned.

Choosing home for funeral

The next step is choosing a home for funeral. This includes the services in the home for funeral, choosing the cremation, burial, etc., selecting a container for cremation, selecting a vault for burial, choosing the location and the kind of services, choosing the visitation of the family, choosing an arrangement that is supposed to be floral. Selecting a picture that is to be displayed, deciding for the items that are to be displayed related to the religion etc. are all included in it. The other things that should also be considered are the selection of scripture, the memorial folders and cards for acknowledgement. Transportation services in the home for funeral include the arrangement of a coach for the funeral, car for flowers, etc.

Selection of participants include choosing the officiator or the clergy, choosing the participants for the music if required, selecting a friend or member of a family for performing the eulogy and selecting a friend or family member for reading the scripture. In the selection of cemetery, the plot for cremation or burial is to be selected.

Additional and final planning:

The additional planning includes the arrangements about the ground that whether it should be above or below. Another thing is the selection of marker or grave or the memorial and also inscription.

In the final arrangements, the arrangement of ambulance from the place where the death occurs, the application of certificates of death, the application for the permit of burial, setting of date and time for the provided services, requesting for the embalming, composing and submitting the obituary, arranging the location and the food and other things for the reception are all included in it.

All the above services are supposed to be provided for funeral planning and funeral pre planning by Edmonton South and St. Albert funeral service provider.

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