-
Cemetery lot locations and which space to open
- Memorial
type and inscription
- Casket
type
- Clothing
for deceased
- Vault
or sectional crypt
- Type
of service (religious, military, fraternal)
- Special
selection from scriptures
- Clergy
to officiate
- Which
funeral home
- Place
where service is to be held
- Time
of funeral service
- Decide
name of charitable organization(s) To which donations are suggested
in memory of deceased
- Providing
information for eulogy
- Select
pall-bearers
-
Flowers
-
Music
- Clothing
for you and children
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- Preparation
at home, including food for family and guests
-
Extra chairs
- Transportation
for family and guests, including planning funeral car list
- Checking
and signing necessary papers for burial permit
- Providing
vital statistics about deceased to newspaper
- Providing
addresses and telephone nos. for all interested people
- Answering
sympathetic phone calls, messages, wires and letters
- Meeting
and talking with funeral director, cemetery representative, clergy,
about details
- Greeting
friends and relatives who call
- Arranging
for meeting relatives who arrive from out of town
- Providing
lodging for out-of-town relatives
- Make
list of callers and floral tributes for mailing
- Arranging
for special wishes
- Order
death certificate
- Look
after minor children
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