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Headstones or a celebrant officiate the service.
The difference between a minister
Some cemeteries allow upright and a celebrant is that a celebrant
headstones, called “monuments,” is non-denominational. Whatever
to be used with ground burials. you choose, some sort of service is
Headstones that are flat against expected from family and friends of
the ground are called “markers.” the deceased. We are here to help
In some cemeteries, or sections create a unique and memorable
of cemeteries, only flat markers service that people will remember
are used to preserve the natural fondly for years to come.
appearance of the landscape.
When Death Occurs
Funeral Service
Options No matter if a death is sudden, or if
it is something that was a long time
Family and friends getting together to coming, the loss of a loved one makes
honor a loved one’s life is one of the us feel emotional and overwhelmed.
most important steps in the grieving No amount of preparation can fully
and healing process. You may opt to prepare you for the loss of a loved
have a traditional religious or military one. When you are in a heightened
service, or, as more and more people emotional state, even the most basic
are doing, you can choose to have a decisions can seem staggering. The
non-traditional ‘life celebration’. following is a rough guideline of what
Decisions need to be made about the needs to be done within the first 24
location of the funeral, the choice of hours after death.
casket or urn and who the pallbearers When death occurs at home or a place
should be. Another decision to of business
make is who will be officiating the If the person was not under hospice
service. You can choose to have a care, the police will have to be
minister (or other religious leader) notified immediately. The police will
be dispatched to the home and place
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