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notify family members what the proper Making arrangements
procedures are to follow. First the funeral director will gather
information required for the death
When a death occurs at a hospital/ certificate. This includes:
nursing home/hospice facility
The staff of a care facility such as a • Full Name and Address
hospital or a nursing home will notify • Marital Status
you and the necessary authorities • Race/Ethnicity
immediately after a death has occurred. • Date, City and State of Birth
If a funeral home has been provided • Highest Level of Education
by the hospital or nursing home, they • Father’s Name, Mother’s Name
will be notified at the time of death. (including maiden name)
If you are present at the hospital • Name of Spouse (if married or
when the funeral director arrives, widowed)
they may ask a few questions about • Occupation and Employer
the deceased’s wishes and set up a
time to come into the funeral home to If no pre-planning has been done,
make arrangements. However, if you necessary arrangements need to be
are not present a funeral director will made for the funeral service. These
contact you by telephone to discuss include:
these arrangements.
• Scheduling the location, date and
Informing a funeral director time of the visitation and funeral
Once everything has been cleared service
with the proper authorities, the next • Selecting burial or cremation
call you place should be to a licensed • Choosing funeral products
funeral director. Funeral directors • Arranging a cemetery plot
are here to help you obtain a death • Preparing an obituary notice
certificate, transport the body, and in • Scheduling transportation
the event pre-planning was not done, arrangements
select a casket/urn and arrange the
funeral/memorial service. The funeral A funeral director will guide you
director will also help you notify the through all these steps, using your
employer and insurance company wants, needs and desires as a
of the deceased to assist with those foundation to create a memorable
arrangements. Funeral directors are funeral for your loved one. From
here to help and advise you and will here the funeral services can be
work very hard to relieve the stress and personalized. Did your loved one have
logistics involved in funeral planning. a favorite sports team? What was their
favorite type of music? What activity
Meeting a funeral director was your loved one known best for?
You should meet with a funeral director Recalling fond memories assists with
within 24 hours of a death to begin the grieving process and will help
to make final arrangements for your honor the life of your loved one.
loved one. Deciding on these final
arrangements
may seem like a very daunting Burial Services
task, especially when you are in a Traditionally, a burial service involves
heightened emotional state, but a visitation, followed by a funeral
funeral home staff have years of service in a church, or other place
experience dealing with these issues, of worship. The casket is typically
and strive to ensure everything goes present at both these events, and it
as smoothly as possible. is your decision on whether to have
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