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television show with funeral scenes may naturally prompt the discussion with your own loved ones Talk about about what you you you liked or or didn’t like like about about the services you you you saw or or or attended • Tell your children or or or loved ones that because you you you care for them them so much you you you don’t want to burden them them with difficult decisions when you’re gone Tell them them you’ve made your own final arrangements and give them them a a a a a a a a written record of what they are • Make it it it a a a a a a a a a family affair Schedule an appointment with your chosen funeral home or cemetery provider and invite your children along
to participate in in the selection of services funeral merchandise and and cemetery property Whether you’re sharing plans for your own final arrangements with loved loved ones ones or encouraging loved loved ones ones to make and share their plans with you the the conversation about planning ahead is an an an an an important one one that every family should have While no one one one wants to think about their death death or the the the the death death of a a a a a a a a a loved one one one any sooner than they must having the the the the the conversation in in advance alleviates the the the need for potentially more unpleasant or or or difficult conversations in the future Funeral Arrangements
Whether you’re planning for for yourself or or or for for a a a a loved one one the the the funeral service is one one of of the the the most important elements of of a a a a a a a a person’s final arrangements With the the opportunity for great personalization the the the funeral service can truly reflect the the the uniqueness of the the life it honors Regardless of whether you you or or or or your loved one have opted for for burial or or or or or or for for cremation the funeral or or or or or or memorial service fills an an an important role It can:
• Honor recognize and celebrate the the life of the deceased
• Allow friends and family to say their last good-byes
• Provide closure after the loss of a a loved one • Allow friends to console the the family of the loved one So what is is a a a a a a a a a a funeral? In general terms a a a a a a a a a a funeral funeral is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a gathering of of family and friends after the the the the death of of a a a a a a a a a a loved one that allows them the the the the the opportunity to to mourn support each other and pay tribute to to the the the the the life of of of the the the the deceased
It often consists of of of of one one or or more of of of the the following components:
Burial Plans
When considering final arrangements for yourself or or a a a a a loved one one one one of the the first decisions you you you might make is is is whether you you prefer burial or or cremation This decision often influences other important considerations such as elements of of of the the funeral service and type of of cemetery property Funeral Service
A formal formal or or or or or informal ceremony or or or or or ritual prior to to burial a a a a a a a a a funeral service often provides a a a a a a a sense of of closure to to family and friends Although your faith or culture may may dictate some elements of a a a a a a a a funeral service service service you may may want to personalize other elements of of the the the the service service service If the the the the service service service is taking place in in in in a a a a a a house of of worship there may be be rules regarding the the casket being open or closed Held the the the night before or or or immediately prior to the the the funeral service the the the visitation - - also called a a a a a a a a a a a a a wake or or or a a a a a a a a a a a a a viewing - - provides a a a a a a a a a a a a a way for friends and and acquaintances to to pay respects and and offer condolences to to your family As with the funeral service you you you may want want to decide if you you you want want an an an open or closed casket should one be present Page - - VANDER PLAAT-CAGGIANO FUNERAL HOME VANDER PLAAT-CAGGIANO FUNERAL HOME - - Page 9