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cremated remains will be returned in a of the globe. Retirement communities
temporary plastic container. have sprung up across the country and
our families are drifting further and further
When Death Occurs apart. But, the situation is manageable. We
can arrange for your loved one to return
home. From as near as Florida, to as far
No matter if a death is sudden, or if it is away as Italy. We have the experience to
expected, the loss of a loved one makes make sure that your loved one is returned
us feel emotional and overwhelmed. No home – wherever it may be.
amount of preparation can fully prepare you
for the loss of a loved one. When you are Bringing Your Loved One Home
in a heightened emotional state, even the We have partnered with a network of
most basic decisions can seem staggering. Family Owned – Independent Funeral
The following is a rough guideline of what Homes throughout the United States. Our
needs to be done within the first 24 hours affiliations insure that your loved one is
after death. removed from a residence, nursing home
or hospital expediently, and in a dignified
When death occurs at home manner. We can coordinate with the local
If the person was not under hospice care, the agencies to complete the paperwork and
police will have to be notified immediately. secure transportation back to New York.
The police will be dispatched to the home Our directors personally attend to the
and they will contact the coroner/medical transfer at local airports, and transport
examiner. The coroner/ medical examiner your loved one back to the Brueggemann
must release the body before a funeral Funeral Home for services, and burial. We
home can do anything. If the person was suggest that if someone should pass away,
under hospice care, contact the hospice away from home that you contact us first.
representative if they were not present and Our first contact with an area funeral home
they will notify family members what the ensures that you don’t incur any additional
proper procedures are to follow. charges from them.
When a death occurs at a hospital/nursing Repatriating your loved one
home/hospice facility There is no place like home and we know
The staff of a care facility such as a hospital that the bonds of family aren’t broken in
or a nursing home will notify you and the death. Many people want nothing more
necessary authorities immediately after a than to be laid to rest with family in their
death has occurred. If a funeral home has native town, or country. We can handle all
been provided to the hospital or nursing arrangements to see your loved one arrives
home, they will be notified at the time of home, safely. We are experienced in the
death. If you are present at the hospital time, and channels needed to repatriate
when the funeral director arrives, they may an individual after death. We will handle
ask a few questions about the deceased’s all local documentation and certification
wishes and set up a time to come into of records, coordinate with the United
the funeral home to make arrangements. States Department of State and your home
However, if you are not present a funeral country’s Consular offices as well as your
director will contact you by telephone to Licensed Funeral Director or undertaker
discuss these arrangements. back home; then arrange for transportation
and handling with our preferred broker or
your chosen airline.
Passing, away from home
We are becoming more and more a mobile
society. Careers take many of us to all corners
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