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the contract becomes responsible for
the payment of the funeral services
performed.
What should I be prepared to provide
when going to the funeral home to
make arrangements?
When making at-need or pre-need
arrangements, the family will need to
provide information required for the
death certificate. This information,
referred to as vital statistics consists Your funeral director can and will
of the following:
• Deceased’s legal name,
• Legal address,
• Social security number
• Both parents’ names (including
mother’s maiden name)
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Level of education
• If served in the military: years of
service and a copy of the discharge
papers DD214
• Employment history, position held,
nature of industry and place of
employment,
• If in ground burial or entombment,
the cemetery and the deed if
available,
• If open casket viewing is
anticipated, clothing and a recent
picture
What should I do when a death
occurs?
Whether sudden or anticipated, call
your funeral home of choice. A funeral
director is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, including holidays. They
will guide according to your individual
situation.
Can your funeral home conduct a
funeral service in another location?
Yes. Many funeral homes will allow
another funeral director access to
their facilities for the convenience of
serving the family.
What if a death occurs in another
state/town?
Upon notification of the death, call
your local funeral home of choice.
Your funeral director will be able to
make the necessary arrangements
to transfer the deceased from the
place of death to the local funeral
home’s care. This relieves the family
of the stress and financial burden of
dealing with multiple funeral homes.
coordinate everything for you.
Why are public viewings important?
Viewing the deceased allows family
and friends to begin the process of
acceptance. Seeing the deceased
does not increase the pain, on the
contrary, in most cases it actually
minimizes the disbelief, fantasies
and often distorted images that are
present when death occurs. Grief
counselors recognize the importance
of the funeral and the viewing of
the deceased in facilitating the
acceptance of a death. In the opinion
of many grief professionals, families
that are deprived of the opportunity
to memorialize and visualize the
deceased have more of a difficult time
with grief and the grieving process.
What is embalming?
It is the process of chemically treating
the deceased human body, using
the circulatory system. This is done
in order to achieve disinfection,
sanitation, preservation and
restoration. It temporarily interrupts
organic decomposition and restores a
physical appearance of natural form
and color. Restoration in embalming
focuses on the physical presentation
of the deceased, and aims to recreate
a naturalness of form and colors.
Restoration is often referred to as
the artistic element of the embalming
process.
Is embalming required by law?
Embalming is not required by law.
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