Funeral Planning

 

Funeral Service Options

These days there is much more flexibility with the types of services available to you, where a funeral service can take place, and what you may choose to include in the content of the service.

While there are many things to think about and decide on, we are here to help you find the most suitable options and to co-ordinate these things on your behalf. We want to ensure that together we achieve an outcome that is perfect for you.

A type of funeral service can be:

• a church service followed by an attended burial or cremation,
• a graveside burial service,
• a service at an alternative venue followed by a cremation with or without family in attendance,
• a full attendance service cremation at the Crematorium,
• a direct cremation (Funeral Director attended with no family in attendance)
• a direct cremation (Funeral Director attended with no family in attendance), followed by a memorial service,
• a direct cremation (Funeral Director attended with no family in attendance) followed by a family attended ashes interment service,
• a repatriation: returning a loved one to their place of birth, state or country for burial or cremation.

A funeral venue can be:

• at the beach
• at home
• on the farm
• at a church
• at the crematorium
• at the funeral home oratory/chapel
• at the graveside
• at a place that was particularly special to your loved one.

Funeral Service Content – things to consider:

• who will conduct the Service?
• will religion play a part in the service, or not?
• will there be a eulogy, who will prepare it and who will deliver it?
• will you have people sharing special stories, or a poem, or readings?
• will you have music and/or a photographic DVD tribute?
• is there something special you want to include like a singer, or a musician/bagpiper performing?