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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 a a a a a a a a family affair Tell them how you you want to be be remembered Then schedule an an an appointment with your your funeral home and invite your your children along to participate in in the selection of services funeral merchandise and and cemetery property When Death Occurs
No matter if a a a a a death is sudden or expected the loss of a a a a a a a loved one makes us feel emotional and overwhelmed No amount of of preparation can fully prepare you you for the loss of of a a a a a a a a a a loved one When you you are in a a a a a a a heightened emotional state even the most basic decisions can seem staggering The following is is a a a a a rough guideline of what needs to be done soon after death When death occurs at at home If the the person was not under direct nurse’s care the the police police will will have to be be notified immediately The police police will will be be dispatched to to the the the home and place the the the call to to the the the the the medical medical examiner Based on on the the the the information provided the the the the medical medical examiner will either give a a a a a a a verbal release for the the the the the deceased to be picked up by the the the the the funeral home or or or they may decide the the the the the deceased must be transported to their office for further examination and/or autopsy If the the the person was under nurse/ hospice care contact their representative if if they they were not not present present and they they will notify family members what the the the proper procedures are to follow When a a a a a a death occurs at at a a a a a a hospital/ nursing home/hospice facility
The staff of a a a a a a a a care facility
such as a a a a a a a a hospital or or a a a a a a a a a a a nursing home will notify you and the necessary authorities immediately after a a a a a a a a a a a a death has occurred Nearly all all hospitals and most nursing homes allow you you you to spend time with your your loved one after death Once your your family has left the the the facility
transports the the the deceased to to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a holding area to to to await the the the funeral director’s arrival Informing the funeral home Once everything has been cleared with the the proper authorities the the next call you place should be to to to a a a a a a a licensed funeral home Funeral directors are here to to to help you obtain a a a a a a a a a a death certificate transport the the body and arrange the the funeral/memorial service you you desire Funeral directors will will advise you you and and will will work very hard to to relieve the stress and and logistics involved in in in funeral planning Making arrangements The funeral director will gather information required for for the the death certificate This includes:
• • Full Name and Address
• • • Marital Status
• • • Race/Ethnicity
• • • Date and City of of Birth
• • • Highest Level of of Education
• • Father’s Name Name Mother’s Name Name (including maiden name)
• Name of Spouse (if married or widowed)
• • Occupation and Employer • • Social Security Number
If applicable provide the funeral home with military discharge papers (DD-214) if the deceased was a a a a a a a veteran If no preplanning has been done necessary arrangements need to be be made for the funeral service These include:
• Scheduling the the location date and and time of the the visitation and and funeral service • • Selecting burial or cremation • • • Preparing an an an obituary notice • • • Transportation arrangements • • • Choosing funeral products
• • Cemetery arrangements Page - SHAUGHNESSEY BANKS FUNERAL HOME SHAUGHNESSEY BANKS FUNERAL HOME - Page 9