Funeral Planning
Guide & Checklist
Funeral Checklist
- Obtain death certificate;
- Decide on a casket or ash container;
- Decide on the venue of the funeral services;
- Decide on a photography for display;
- Obituary (If the family requires one to be placed);
- Number of days the family wants to have the funeral wake/ceremony;
- Address of the wake service or ceremony;
- Deceased’s clothing;
- Choose the preferred priest/minister to conduct the funeral;
- Select music or hymns;
- Select scripture or literature to be read (optional);
- Decide on the deceased’s personal belongings such as glasses, dentures etc to be placed in the coffin/casket;
- Decide on floral arrangements;
- Select a suitable funeral package
- Decide who will provide the eulogy for the wake.
“Death is the last chapter in time but the first chapter in eternity“
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