How to manage a funeral effectively
Funerals allow us to say a final goodbye to the people we love, in order to express and acknowledge the loss. One needs to make sure that the funeral is performed in an appropriate manner to respect the body of the deceased while taking care of his/her religious beliefs and values. However, funerals bring grief and sudden deaths with no pre planned funeral arrangements make it even harder to manage. Following are few of the suggested options to make the process easy:
1. Get help from a funeral director
A funeral director is responsible for managing and overseeing every aspect of the activities required by the deceased one along with his/her family and friends. All the paperwork required for documentation of the deceased and registering the person as dead is handled by the funeral directors. Moreover, if the family/ friends decide to embalm the body, funeral directors are the ones to be contacted. Moreover, if you are planning to have pre-funeral arrangements, funeral directors offer consultation and quick plans for the funeral arranging process in advance. This will save you time, cost and effort, which might be hard otherwise in the case of a sudden death with no arrangements.
2. Get in contact with the bereavement services officer
Another option to be considered In case of a sudden death is to speak to the bereavement services officer who is responsible for the management and provision of the burial services, cemeteries, cremation etc., along with providing the necessary support and giving out the related advice. Bereavement services officers also liaison with the funeral directors in managing the cemetery services.
3. Look for the appropriate place for your loved one to be buried
Arranging a public cemetery also accommodates for a graveside ceremony having chapels on ground responsible for arranging and hosting all sorts of religious ceremony requirements. However, a private burial setup is another option that requires you to comply with relevant laws regarding burial and land.
4. Look for the preferences the deceased might have left regarding his/her own funeral and honor them
Another most important aspect to consider while arranging funerals is ensuring that the funeral honors the deceased. For this purpose, it is important to look for the writings the deceased might have left or preferences sought before dying e.g., burial or a cemetery. To respect the dead, the funeral needs to be conducted in a way the deceased preferred for himself/herself if legally known. Otherwise, the decision falls to the next of kin who might contact the funeral director or the bereavement officer for the arrangements. Moreover, Honor the deceased by arranging memorials in the form of headstones, memorial vases, memorial trees etc. the memorial services are also provided by the bereavement and other funeral service providers.
Having a pre-planned funeral makes it a lot easier for the family to manage the event both, emotionally and financially avoiding any unneeded stress. Contacting funeral service providers makes the process a lot easier.
