Drogheda Independent

Let the experts guide you through a very difficult time

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A FUNERAL home is in the business of organising one of the most critical days of a person’s lifetime. You may not be ready to die but when it happens, neither is your household ready for the grief that follows.

Funeral Directors instantly become counsellor­s, floral arrangers, caterers, funeral price accountant­s, will advisers, eulogy writers, death announceme­nt writers and grief counsellor­s.

Put yourself in their competent hands now and let them guide you to do what you need to do every single step of the way and your family’s grieving period will be considerab­ly less complicate­d and less painful.

Arranging a funeral starts by knowing the way to approach the funeral. Arrange your funeral now to save your loved ones during their time of grief and to potentiall­y save them money at probate.

You will need to locate a funeral home. Check out the funeral homes within your area and speak to them if you can. Do they offer the services you feel your household might be most comfortabl­e with?

What can they do to plan a funeral within your budget? When you discover a funeral director that you know will carry your requests out he or she will review things like the charges and fees that work within your family needs for arranging your funeral.

Detailed outline of all costs of your funeral and making arrangemen­ts upfront for payments and payment plans may be offered.

Included in the funeral programme costs of arrangemen­ts and price lists for coffins and urns etc. will all be disclosed and signed for.

Following that, detailed funeral arrangemen­ts and facts about the burial or cremation ensure the best possible funeral for your family.

Who you will want to deliver the eulogy, and how you can write a eulogy in advance may be discussed as well as whether you wish to have live music for just the funeral service or if you wish it during the viewing also. Talking about this openly may very well put the families’ minds at ease.

The funeral director will even share with you what music is most popular at funerals at this time. You may also ask about how to write a poem or where to locate a poem being used at your funeral, perhaps in the announceme­nt or on the memorial card.

You may discuss flowers being purchased for your funeral or a charitable donation you want mentioned.

Some funeral homes even offer the service of providing catering of food to the funeral location and/or arrangemen­t of the area.

It is here that you will also discuss what clothing will be worn at the burial. Having a family member present, preferably the executor will put your minds at ease.

All of us cherish and nurture each of our children and our families almost all our lives as if it truly is our spiritual motive. You could start to eliminate the particular stress regarding funeral planning in order to lessen the pain during their bereavemen­t process.

Preparing for the funeral while you are alive is less demanding compared to the unknown territory of when someone you love leaves you. Your funeral director will be there to help during the process.

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