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You can also contact us to schedule a time to meet with a member of our staff to discuss your options and design your plan in person.
Pre-Planning Checklist
The following checklist will help you to make sure you have considered every detail in your pre-planning. The first part consists of information you will need to gather.
Vital Statistics
This includes your place of birth and birth name, your social insurance number and your occupation, your spouse or ex- spouse’s birth name, your father’s name and place of birth, and your mother’s maiden name and place of birth.
General
• Gather personal information for your obituary
• Choose a charity to direct donations to, if desired
• Make note of any special instructions
you desire for your services and final disposition
Funeral Service
• Choose burial or cremation
• Select a casket or cremation container • Choose the location and type of
service
• Decide whether you would like to
have a viewing or visitation
• Choose a floral arrangement
• Select which photographs and
memorabilia you would like to display • Consider any customs, traditions or religious rites that are important to
you and your family
• Choose the clothing you would like to
be dressed in
• Select music and hymns
• Select a style for your stationary and
memorial book
• Brainstorm any additional ways you
would like to personalize the services or pay tribute to your accomplishments, hobbies, personality and life story
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