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Memorial or Tribute focusing on great memories made
with family and friends may be your
Service preference. Maybe it’s a combination
At a memorial or tribute service, a of both. You can have one service, or
casket or urn is usually not present. several, to honor your life.
Otherwise similar to a funeral or
visitation, a memorial service gives Regardless of the service or services
family and friends a time to come you choose to include in your funeral
together in your memory and celebrate plan, you can personalize them in
your life. almost any way imaginable. For
example, just consider the following
Graveside Service questions:
As its name implies, a graveside • Where should the funeral be held?
service may be held at the grave site At your place of worship? At the
just prior to burial of a casket or urn, funeral home?
and usually consists of final remarks, • Who should officiate the service?
prayers or memories. The service may • Will your service adhere to the
occur after or in place of a funeral traditions of your faith or culture?
service. • Do you want a eulogy, and who
should deliver it?
There’s no one, right way to plan a • Would you like an open or closed
funeral service, we believe that each casket?
funeral should be as unique and • What music should be played?
memorable as the life it honors. • What readings would you like to
have?
When planning your own funeral • Is there a special poem you’d like
service in advance, think about the shared with the guests?
way you want to be remembered. • Are there any special photographs
Perhaps you’d like a traditional or other memorabilia you would
funeral aligned with certain religious like displayed?
or ethnic customs. Or, a celebration • Should the décor reflect a particular
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