Having to deal with the death of a loved one, family member or friend is never easy. The hardest part comes when you are responsible for planning the funeral of the deceased. There are several steps that have to be taken when planning a funeral which you may discover has no preplanned requests.
In the first instance you have to make contact with a funeral director. This should not be too difficult as you may have access to the internet or be recommended an establishment by someone. You will have to have the remains of the deceased collected and pay a visit to the mortuary to make the necessary arrangements. There is also the task of having to select the casket or urn, whichever was requested before death. Select burial or cremation information as well as visiting these sites and selecting burial clothing. You may find that you want to shop around abit as it were to get the best possible price on offer. On the other hand, time may not allow for this so you may have to settle with the very first that is presented to you. Obtaining the death certificate is yet another one of the many tasks of this unpleasant affair. If need be you may have to obtain a burial permit.
As a family member or close friend you are expected to plan the obituary or delegate someone to create or be responsible for doing the obituary. Announcing the death in newspaper columns is common practice and having someone write the death notice will have to be seen to. On the other hand, you may want to write the death notice yourself instead of having to select a relative or friend. Who the pall bearers will be will also have to be arranged as well as which hymns will be sung during the funeral and at the grave side.
Not many individuals prepare for death, but if you find that in this particular instance measures were put in place for claiming death insurance or life insurance and social security benefits you will have to contact the companies upon the death of the deceased to inform the relevant companies so they may go ahead and execute the paper work or payments where applicable. I should also mention that notifying the deceased's bank and closing existing accounts and recovering the safety deposit box is not to be overlooked. Doing the latter may not be your responsibility as the spouse of the deceased should be the one to see to this. If you happen to be the spouse you then need to carry on with making an appointment with the bank.
Finally, you quite likely will have to arrange a cash advance to pay the pastor or priest if this required, the flowers, obituary, the death announcement, family and guest books and any other incidentals you find may pop up. One needs to mention that in the event of a death there are two bills to be anticipated. One for the funeral home and one for the mortuary. This too may be dependent on where in the world you are located and what the requirements are. So you see there is much that has to go into planning one of lifes most unpleasant but inevitable events. - 15437
In the first instance you have to make contact with a funeral director. This should not be too difficult as you may have access to the internet or be recommended an establishment by someone. You will have to have the remains of the deceased collected and pay a visit to the mortuary to make the necessary arrangements. There is also the task of having to select the casket or urn, whichever was requested before death. Select burial or cremation information as well as visiting these sites and selecting burial clothing. You may find that you want to shop around abit as it were to get the best possible price on offer. On the other hand, time may not allow for this so you may have to settle with the very first that is presented to you. Obtaining the death certificate is yet another one of the many tasks of this unpleasant affair. If need be you may have to obtain a burial permit.
As a family member or close friend you are expected to plan the obituary or delegate someone to create or be responsible for doing the obituary. Announcing the death in newspaper columns is common practice and having someone write the death notice will have to be seen to. On the other hand, you may want to write the death notice yourself instead of having to select a relative or friend. Who the pall bearers will be will also have to be arranged as well as which hymns will be sung during the funeral and at the grave side.
Not many individuals prepare for death, but if you find that in this particular instance measures were put in place for claiming death insurance or life insurance and social security benefits you will have to contact the companies upon the death of the deceased to inform the relevant companies so they may go ahead and execute the paper work or payments where applicable. I should also mention that notifying the deceased's bank and closing existing accounts and recovering the safety deposit box is not to be overlooked. Doing the latter may not be your responsibility as the spouse of the deceased should be the one to see to this. If you happen to be the spouse you then need to carry on with making an appointment with the bank.
Finally, you quite likely will have to arrange a cash advance to pay the pastor or priest if this required, the flowers, obituary, the death announcement, family and guest books and any other incidentals you find may pop up. One needs to mention that in the event of a death there are two bills to be anticipated. One for the funeral home and one for the mortuary. This too may be dependent on where in the world you are located and what the requirements are. So you see there is much that has to go into planning one of lifes most unpleasant but inevitable events. - 15437
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