Pre Planning a Funeral Checklist

Planning ahead is the best way to protect your loved ones as best you can financially and emotionally. When death occurs, your family will have the comfort of knowing that the plan is already in place allowing them to grieve without added stress.

They can spend time with one another without the burden of making funeral arrangements and funding the funeral at such a difficult time.

To help you gather the necessary information, we’ve compiled a checklist with most items that you’ll need to address. Having this information at hand when making plans with a funeral director will not only help the funeral director understand your wishes, it will help you make clearer decisions in the planning process.

 

Things to consider;

  • Where would you like the funeral to be held? A church, chapel, a yacht club, a sports club?
  • Will the service be open to the public? Or would you prefer a private service, with only close family and friends in attendance?
  • Would you prefer a burial or cremation? If buried, do you have a plot already, or will you acquire one? If cremated, what would you like done with the ashes?
  • Will the service be religious? If yes, what religion? Do you have contacts within the parish that you would like to call on when the time comes?
  • What music would you like played at your funeral?
  • Have you any favourite scriptures, poems or quotes you would like read out?
  • How would you like the family to be involved, would you like them to be pallbearers?
  • What clothing would like to be buried or cremated in? Do you have a watch or jewellery that you would like to be wearing?
  • Do you have any special instructions for the wake whether it be the attendees or dress code?
  • What would you like on your headstone?

 

The team at Remembrance Ladies can assist with pre planning your funeral.

For any funeral assistance, call us on 0415 938 300 or contact us by email.