Steps Involved In The Funeral And Final Disposition Planning Process

By: Myles O'Riordan
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

It takes time and effort to plan a funeral, and it's not always clear what to do first. You may be feeling a lot of pressure and despair if you recently lost a family member. You may have no idea how to go about the funeral and final disposition planning process.

Whatever the case may be, you should still make sure that every step of the funeral and disposition process is well-planned. It's best to contact a reputable and experienced local funeral home like us at Wagg Funeral Home. Our dedication to the funeral service's guiding principles is evident in the thoughtful way we treat the families we assist across the region. All religions, cultures, and backgrounds have unique funeral customs, and we honor them all.

Funeral And Final Disposition Planning Process

Below are specifics regarding the process you need to follow:

  • Notifying immediate family and friends of the passing is a necessary first step.
  • Inform your loved one's coworkers at their office as well.
  • Create a list of questions for the funeral home to help you prepare for your meeting.
  • Remember to account for any service customization requirements you may have.
  • Check to see if the package you're interested in is within your budget.
  • Make sure the funeral is planned according to the deceased's cultural and religious preferences.
  • You can have a ceremony following the service or go straight to the crematorium. Mourners can pay their respects to the deceased while surrounded by family and friends at a committal service.
  • In the case of a burial, the casket will be buried. If cremation is chosen, the ashes are returned to you in an urn, which you can either keep or place in a burial urn vault.

Final Disposition Options

These alternatives are available for final disposal:

Burial

Families who choose burial typically have a funeral service at a church or other suitable location and then transport the body and mourners to the gravesite. It is possible to hold both the funeral service and the cremation at the same place, such as a church cemetery. A cemetery funeral service is a convenient way to combine the memorial with the burial. The last thing that can be done is to bury the body.

Cremation

However, many people are unaware that funeral services are still available after cremation. The body can be cremated after a funeral or an open casket viewing. Cremation is not the same as final disposition. Cremation is when the body is disintegrated by high temperatures, resulting in only skeletons.

In order to give the family time to decide what to do with the ashes, the body is typically placed in a temporary jar or urn. Families can return the cremains of a deceased loved one to the earth through a scattering ceremony, or they can keep the cremains in an urn.

You can rely on our funeral homes to assist you in deciding how to honor the life of a deceased loved one. This article provides more information about the choices you can make regarding your loved one's ashes and the factors to consider when making those choices.

When deciding where to bury a loved one, there are many paths to take and factors to weigh. Find a trustworthy funeral home that will be there for you every step of the way and answer your questions so that you feel at ease with your loved one's final disposition.

Since death is unpredictable, it can be challenging to organize and prepare for a funeral. But if you go into it prepared, you'll find that it goes much more smoothly.

Sophisticated Funeral Services

The Wagg Funeral Home team works all days of the week, and we are here to help you with details about our services and make the right choices. Whether you need to organize a funeral now or want to preplan one, we can guide you in the right direction.

For additional information, please call us at 905-985-2171, or you can send us a message through this Online Form. We are committed to providing the best-customized funeral services to our clients, and we also look forward to your feedback, so feel free to email us.

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