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Headstones                                                minister and a celebrant is that a celebrant
                                                                 is  non-denominational.  Whatever  you
       Some       cemeteries        allow     upright            choose, some sort of service is expected
       headstones,  called  “monuments,”  to  be                 from family and friends of the deceased.
       used with ground burials. Headstones                      We  are  here  to  help  create  a  unique
       that are flat against the ground are called               and memorable service that people will
       “markers.” In some cemeteries, or sections                remember fondly for years to come.
       of cemeteries, only flat markers are used
       to preserve the natural appearance of the
       landscape.                                                When Death Occurs
                                                                 No matter if a death is sudden, or if it is
       Funeral Service Options                                   something that was a long time coming,
                                                                 the loss of a loved one makes us feel
       Family and friends getting together to                    emotional and overwhelmed. No amount
       honor a  loved  one’s  life is one  of  the               of preparation can fully prepare you for
       most important steps in the grieving and                  the loss of a loved one. When you are in
       healing process. You may opt to have a                    a heightened emotional state, even the
       traditional religious or military service, or,            most basic decisions can seem staggering.
       as more and more people are doing, you                    The following is a rough guideline of what
       can choose to have a non-traditional ‘life                needs to be done within the first 24 hours
       celebration’.                                             after death.


       Decisions need  to be made  about the                     When death occurs at home or a place
       location of the funeral, the choice of                    of business
       casket or urn and who the pallbearers                     If the person was not under hospice
       should be. Another decision to make is                    care,  the  police  will  have  to  be  notified
       who  will  be  officiating  the  service.  You            immediately. The police will be dispatched
       can choose to have a minister (or other                   to the home and place the call to the
       religious  leader)  or  a  celebrant  officiate           coroner/medical examiner. From there
       the service. The difference between a


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