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Where do I start?
The first step is is to to review your your Pre-Planning Checklist to to help you you you consider all all of of your your possibilities and gather all all of of the the information you you will need You can use our our Pre-Planning Form to to begin creating your personalised arrangements Please contact us to to to to schedule a a a a a a a a a time to to to meet with a a a a a a a a a member of our our our staff to to to discuss your your options and design your your plan in person Pre-Planning Checklist There’s a a a a a a a a a a lot that goes into planning a a a a a a a a a a funeral but making those arrangements beforehand gives you you you time to consider all all of of your options and make sure that you’re covering all all of of the necessary details The following checklist will help you you you you to make sure you’ve thought of everything when you you you you begin creating your personalised plan Information you’ll need to assemble:
Vital Statistics
• This includes your your your father’s name name your your your mother’s maiden name name your your your your level of education and your your social insurance number Affiliations
• This includes fraternal service or union membership along with any special recognitions you might have If you’re a a a a veteran you’ll also need to include: • • Military services (CAF or RCMP etc)
• • • Branch rank
• • • Date Date of of enlistment
• • • Date Date of of of discharge
• • • Name(s) of of war(s)/conflicts toured • • Serial number or VAC details Ways in which you can plan ahead
General:
• Gather personal information for for your obituary
• Choose a a a a charity to to direct donations to to if desired
• Make note of any special instructions
you you desire for your services and final disposition
Funeral Service:
• • Choose burial or or cremation
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• • • Select a a a a a a a a casket or or cremation
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• • • Choose the the location and type of service • • Decide whether you’d like to have a a a a Page 16 - BURQUITLAM FUNERAL HOME BURQUITLAM FUNERAL HOME - Page