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Survivor’s Benefit. Funeral directors If no pre-planning has been done,
are here to help and advise you and necessary arrangements need to be
will work very hard to relieve the made for the funeral service. These
stress and logistics involved in funeral include:
planning.
• Scheduling the location, date and
Meeting a Funeral Director time of the visitation and funeral
You should meet with a funeral service
director within 24 hours of a death to • Selecting burial or cremation
begin to make final arrangements for • Choosing Funeral Products
your loved one. Deciding on these • Arranging a cemetery plot
final arrangements may seem like a • Preparing an obituary notice
very daunting task, especially when • Scheduling transportation
you are in heightened emotional state, arrangements
but, funeral home staff have years of
experience dealing with these issues, A funeral director will guide you
and strive to ensure everything goes through all the steps, using your wants,
as smoothly as possible. needs and desires as a foundation to
create a memorable funeral for your
Making Arrangements loved one. From here the funeral
First the Funeral Director will gather services can be personalized. Did
information required for the death your loved one have a favorite sports
certificate. This includes: team? What was their favorite type of
music? What activity was your loved
• Full Name and Address one known best for? Recalling fond
• Marital Status memories assists with the grieving
• Date and City of Birth process and will help honor the life of
•Father’s Name, Mother’s Name your loved one.
(including maiden name)
• Name of Spouse (if married or
widowed)
• Occupation and Employer (if retired,
occupation before retiring)
• Social Insurance Number.
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