A traumatic time needing expert professional support and guidance

THE death of a loved one is a most distressing experience for family members and at a traumatic time like this, the bereaved need expert professional support and guidance.

While a Funeral can be a very sad and emotional experience, nevertheless the Funeral Ceremony is something that you will remember all your life, so it is imperative to choose the arrangements most dear to your heart, while also keeping in mind the wishes of the departed.

Most people are happy to depend on their local Undertaken who they know they can trust to discreetly handle all the necessary funeral arrangements with compassion and caring support.

Your local Priest or Minister of course also plays a huge role in the planning of your loved one’s Funeral and can also provide wonderful emotional support during this distressing time. Talk to your Priest regarding your Musical choices, Readings, Prayers of the Faithful, and choose the people who will bring up the Offertory Gifts. Modern day Undertakers provide a comprehensive range of services : • Liaison with Medical Personnel • Funeral Arrangements • Choosing a Coffin • Advice on Grants • Advice on Cremation /Burial • Limousine Services • Obituary Notice • Floral Tributes • Music • Book of Condolence or Online Book of • Condolence • Catering • Headstones Liaision with Medical Personnel

Your Undertaker will liaise with Medical Personnel on your behalf.

Funeral arrangements should not be made until the body is released or the Coroner has indicated when release will occur.

Where a death occurs in a house or a nursing home, funeral directors should not remove the body to a funeral parlour without establishing that a Medical Certificate of the Cause of Death is available. This may necessitate speaking directly to the doctor or the Coroner’s office as appropriate. Death should have been pronounced by a registered medical practitioner, e.g., the family doctor, a hospital doctor etc. The Funeral Arrangements

Your Undertaker will discuss in detail all the necessary arrangements which will have to be made, such as if you would like to dedicate an evening to the Rosary and if this is to be for family only, or open to the general public. You will choose a time for the Removal and also for the Mass or Service. In addition, you will decide with