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When a a a a death occurs while your loved one is in in a a a a a a a hospital nursing home or hospice program the the professional staff will notify you and contact the the appropriate authorities If you’ve already given them them the the the the name of a a a a a a a funeral home the the the the facility will contact them them as well If you’re ever unsure of whom you you you should should notify or or what your next steps should should be please call us for for assistance in in in determining the appropriate course of action for for your particular situation Within the First Few Days
After you’ve taken care of the the initial necessary arrangements you’ll want to notify friends and relatives of the death If it it is is is too painful for for you you to to to do this yourself it it is is is is absolutely okay for for a a a a a a a trusted friend to to to make the the call in your place Now is is is the the time to review any pre-arranged wishes or plans your loved one may have put in place and meet with our our our family here at the funeral home to to discuss your options and begin designing a a a a a a a a funeral You may also need to to to write a a a a a a a death notice or obituary to to notify those in in the community of your loved one’s passing Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you you you might have about what you you you need to to do even if your concerns aren’t directly related to to to to the the funeral We’re well versed in in all topics relating to to to to the the loss of a a a a a a loved one and and we’d be honored to to to provide you you with answers advice and and guidance in your time of need A Network of Support
Your initial call with our our funeral director will allow us to to inquire about any pre- arrangements and gather the the information we need to to transport your loved one to to the funeral home but you you you can also feel free to to ask any any questions you you you may have to to resolve any any of your your initial concerns At later meetings you’ll be able to discuss your your arrangements in in in greater detail but we’re always available in in your time of need to provide emotional support a a a a a a a sympathetic ear and careful guidance Know that during your your time of loss your your greatest resource will be loved ones who want to to to offer assistance in in any way they can We encourage you to to to get in in touch with relatives neighbors friends clergy members members or or or other other spiritual advisors and other other trusted members members of of your community They are often more than happy to look after children help with arrangements or or or simply offer a a a a a a kind word and open arms What if there aren’t any Pre- Arrangements?
If your loved one has not specified any arrangements or or preferences beforehand there are some initial questions you you will likely need to answer when you you you consult with your funeral home:
• • Should I I choose embalming?
• • • Do I I I need to purchase a a a a a casket?
• • Will I I care for my loved one’s physical
remains through burial or or or or or cremation?
• What sort of funeral or or or or memorial service
should I plan?
• Are there any religious traditions or or customs I I need to to plan for? Should I I engage the services of a a a a a clergy member or spiritual leader?
These questions are a a a a a a a starting point and you don’t need to know the answers right away Start thinking about your decisions and when we we meet we we can discuss what might be the most appropriate solution for your situation We’re here to make this process easier for for you you and and we can start by making sure that you you you have all of the information and and guidance you you need What to expect when you you meet meet with with us When you you you meet meet with with a a a a a a member of our our family to make your your arrangements we’ll discuss your your your wishes and and have a a a a a a a a a a conversation about how you you you you and and your your your family would like to honor your your your loved one We will establish a a a a a a a plan and ensure we stay within your your budget Page 36 - - Symonds-Madison Funeral Home Symonds-Madison Funeral Home - - Page