Page 30 - Bruegemanns FH
P. 30
What happens to my pre-arranged that cremation has to be immediate and
funeral should I move away? that no one can see their loved one or say
A funeral that is pre-arranged is simply goodbye. Cremation is only what happens
your having met with a Licensed Funeral after a funeral, just like burial. Families that
Director to put your wishes for a funeral choose cremation can still benefit from
on paper. If you move away, or decide to having an open casket, visitation and a
use a different funeral home transferring funeral service. After the wake or service
your information to a new funeral home is instead of burial or entombment, the casket
as simple as sending an secure email with is brought for cremation and the cremains
your information and wishes. If your funeral placed in an urn to be brought home,
has been pre-funded, it is important to call buried or entombed at a later date.
us to ensure that the new funeral home
participates in a funeral trust program that What do I wear to a wake or funeral?
records irrevocable life trusts to protect It is important to dress reverently for
your money from the Medicaid look back. funeral services. We recommend at least
If they do not, we can work with them to dark slacks, shoes, and shirt for men. For
hold your account, and transfer the monies women, slacks and blouse or a knee-length
to your new funeral home after a death has skirt are appropriate. Try to avoid high or
occurred. thin heels, or shoes which can alter your
balance as often times cemetery grounds
Is embalming required by law? are uneven or have loose stone or soil. But
Except in certain special cases, embalming you don’t need to wear all black; funerals
is not required by law. Embalming may be don’t have to be morose. Wearing a shirt
necessary, however; if you select certain that is the deceased’s favorite color or a
funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with tie that embodies their favorite hobby is
a viewing. If you do not want embalming, a great and personal way to express your
you usually have the right to choose an affection for someone.
arrangement which does not require you to
pay for it, such as cremation or immediate Is a vault required at the cemetery?
burial. Some cemeteries do require vaults or a
rigid outer burial container, usually made
Do I need to buy a grave? of concrete, steel or fiber glass. Cemeteries
Unless you are a military veteran, or a have the option to require an outer burial
spouse of a military veteran who is or will container throughout the cemetery or
be interred at a National Cemetery, yes. sometimes only in some areas or sections.
The purchase of grave space is not handled The purpose of a vault is to keep the earth
as part of arrangements for a funeral. We from collapsing onto the casket and more
suggest you contact a cemetery in advance importantly to protect the casket and the
to select grave space, and arrange for its loved one within. While not all cemeteries
purchase. Purchasing a grave only allows the require a vault, very often families in our
interment rights to that space. The purchase area choose to use one for personal closure
price usually does not include charges and peace of mind.
for opening the grave for each interment.
Many cemeteries have installment plans How much does Social Security pay
available on earth graves and above ground towards my funeral expenses?
mausoleum crypts. The Social Security Administration may pay
a onetime, lump sum death benefit of $255
Can I still have visitation and a funeral to the surviving spouse provided that the
service if I want to be cremated? deceased and the spouse were married and
Of course. There is a common misconception recorded as living together at the time of
Page 30 - Brueggemann Funeral Home of East Northport, Inc.
