Pre-Planning a Funeral
One of the most stressful times of your life will happen when a loved one dies.
Although no one likes to envision the day when a parent or loved one will pass, taking a few measures to prepare yourself for the funeral and memorial service will greatly ease the frustration of an often confusing and hectic time.
If your loved one is nearing the final stages of life, it would be very beneficial to find out any requests for final services that they would like.
Knowing their final wishes can take a large burden off of the family who otherwise would be planning a funeral service without the benefit of knowing which music to choose or the type of memorial the deceased would've wanted.
Planning ahead can help you understand the costs involved with a funeral and will allow you to budget accordingly for what you can afford.
Meeting with a funeral director to discuss all of the options will give you greater understanding of the funeral process.
While planning a funeral is always a somber occasion, discussing your options beforehand will allow you to understand your choices without having your judgment clouded by grief and sadness.
There are different ways you can pre-plan a funeral.
You can meet with a funeral director at the funeral home of your choice to plan a complete funeral, right down to the music played and the clothes to be worn by the deceased.
This is an option that many elderly people or terminally ill people choose.
They would like their final wishes known and to be carried out by the people of their choosing.
A basic pre-planning would entail knowing and documenting the final wishes of your loved one.
Would they prefer to be cremated or buried? Are there specific readings that they would like to be shared with mourners? Where would they like their final resting place to be? What would they like the inscription on the tombstone or grave marker to read? Documenting these wishes will give you a list to reference after the person passes and will make arranging the funeral much easier.
You can be sure that there will be no question that the arrangements you and the funeral director make would be what the deceased would've wanted.
It is important to keep this list of final wishes in a safe place or with a trusted person who will be responsible for arranging the funeral.
Pre-planning a funeral may seem like too grim and morbid a task, but the reality is that everyone will die eventually, and planning a funeral when you are grieving is emotionally challenging.
It makes sense to pre-arrange a funeral for a loved one (or for yourself) to alleviate the burden from family and friends.
Making tough final decisions now will allow loved ones the time to grieve without the hardship of arranging a service.
Although no one likes to envision the day when a parent or loved one will pass, taking a few measures to prepare yourself for the funeral and memorial service will greatly ease the frustration of an often confusing and hectic time.
If your loved one is nearing the final stages of life, it would be very beneficial to find out any requests for final services that they would like.
Knowing their final wishes can take a large burden off of the family who otherwise would be planning a funeral service without the benefit of knowing which music to choose or the type of memorial the deceased would've wanted.
Planning ahead can help you understand the costs involved with a funeral and will allow you to budget accordingly for what you can afford.
Meeting with a funeral director to discuss all of the options will give you greater understanding of the funeral process.
While planning a funeral is always a somber occasion, discussing your options beforehand will allow you to understand your choices without having your judgment clouded by grief and sadness.
There are different ways you can pre-plan a funeral.
You can meet with a funeral director at the funeral home of your choice to plan a complete funeral, right down to the music played and the clothes to be worn by the deceased.
This is an option that many elderly people or terminally ill people choose.
They would like their final wishes known and to be carried out by the people of their choosing.
A basic pre-planning would entail knowing and documenting the final wishes of your loved one.
Would they prefer to be cremated or buried? Are there specific readings that they would like to be shared with mourners? Where would they like their final resting place to be? What would they like the inscription on the tombstone or grave marker to read? Documenting these wishes will give you a list to reference after the person passes and will make arranging the funeral much easier.
You can be sure that there will be no question that the arrangements you and the funeral director make would be what the deceased would've wanted.
It is important to keep this list of final wishes in a safe place or with a trusted person who will be responsible for arranging the funeral.
Pre-planning a funeral may seem like too grim and morbid a task, but the reality is that everyone will die eventually, and planning a funeral when you are grieving is emotionally challenging.
It makes sense to pre-arrange a funeral for a loved one (or for yourself) to alleviate the burden from family and friends.
Making tough final decisions now will allow loved ones the time to grieve without the hardship of arranging a service.
