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