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I created my alternative funeral arrangements when I was 12
years old, I wanted my family and friends to memorialize me in a way that was a
reflection of my favorite pastime. It
was to be held at my favorite ice cream parlor, decorated with balloons and
giant picture of me and everyone was served bubble gum ice cream. My parents thought it was childhood imagination,
my friends thought my funeral planning was “cool”. As I
look back, it was far from the traditional service held at a funeral home with
a casket surrounded by flowers; day long wakes and church services with
register books and prayer cards.
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Funeral ideas blog speaks to you! Read more about funeral gift ideas, sympathy ideas, in memory decals , natural burials, make your own custom prayer cards and random musings from The Undertaker. The funeral for your loved one is an important day and you need the most up-to-date information. The Blog is here to encourage and inspire creative ideas for memorial services or funeral ceremonies. The sky’s the limit when it comes to alternative funeral services ! Share with your loved ones about your ideas, talk about them, and treasure your memories.
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At the funeral home the first words you may hear from the
funeral director is “we have your loved one here and we need to make
arrangements for the body”. One
purpose of the funeral is technical, to take care of the body or as I like to
say “the shell” of a loved one. There are options and procedures to know
about before making a decision regarding embalming, burial, cremation, and what
to do with the ashes. The person with the legal authority to make
arrangements in order are: Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare aka
DPOA, spouse, parents, and then children at least 18 years of age. It is
a good idea to discuss funeral plans with all family members and friends involved
with direct grief of the death.
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The profession of being a funeral director entails listening every day to strangers voicing their innermost thoughts and
feelings, revealing their most private side. After a death has occurred,
the funeral director is usually the first person to sit down with the members
of a grieving family. A funeral director witnesses people of all ages,
cultures and sensibilities breaking down emotionally. The role of the
funeral director traditionally has been to make death appear seamless,
invisible even, because death is a subject that traditionally has been
repressed.
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