Otago Daily Times

Gillions Funeral Services

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WHEN you choose the Gillions Funeral Services team to help you with preplannin­g your final farewell, it means you are choosing experience, commitment, and profession­alism and those things really count.

It also means that they can look after all the arrangemen­ts so that your family can focus on spending precious time together in the days before the funeral. What do Gillions actually do? They organise the transfer and mortuary care, meet your family as often as needed, offer viewing if required, arrange all the medical documentat­ion and cremation or burial arrangemen­ts, the casket selection, contact a celebrant and musician if required, design and print service sheets, scan and digitise photos, arrange music and photo tributes, live streaming and recording, organise catering, flowers, newspaper notices, the structure of the service, registerin­g the death, bereavemen­t support, manage genealogy inquiries, and organise monumental work.

They also arrange payment of all these components so that when the funeral account is finalised it is only one invoice rather than many.

And because Gillions is a member of the Funeral Directors’ Associatio­n of New Zealand Funeral Trust, they can help you prepay for your funeral as well.

That means peace of mind for you because the trust is secure, the funds are available soon after the funeral, any funds left over go back to the estate and up to $10,000 is exempt from asset testing for residentia­l care.

The other good news is that the trust is now fees free!

 ??  ?? Elizabeth Goodyear and Keith Gillions of Gillions Funeral Services, who offer tailored support for grieving families.
Elizabeth Goodyear and Keith Gillions of Gillions Funeral Services, who offer tailored support for grieving families.

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