2017

Three Reasons To Choose An Outdoor Columbarium For Your Loved One's Cremated Remains

If your loved one has been cremated and you’re thinking of the different ways to deal with the urn of cremated remains, you might be considering placing them in a columbarium. This structure, which is common at lots of cemeteries, is filled with small enclosures known as niches. The urn is placed inside the niche, and you can have the outer cover of the niche engraved with your loved one’s name and any other relevant information, much as you might with a headstone.…

Think About A Dusk Burial Service For These Unique Circumstances

Although there’s no “right” way to approach managing a funeral and burial for a recently deceased loved one, you’ll often find that a conventional approach is to organize a funeral for early in the afternoon, and then travel to the cemetery for the burial soon afterward. Sometimes, everyone in attendance at the funeral will be invited to attend the burial; in other cases, it will be only for family members. While an afternoon burial service might work, you can also consider having one at dusk.…

Planning a Veteran Grandparent's Funeral? What Should You Know?

If you’ve been tasked with the solemn job of planning a beloved grandparent’s funeral, you may find yourself overwhelmed at the options before you and hoping to pull off a service that provides closure to loved ones while fulfilling what your grandparent would have wanted. However, many military veterans may be fairly circumspect about both their military service and their final wishes, putting you in a bind when it becomes time to plan a funeral that respects their wants while also paying homage to their proud history of military service.…

Pros And Cons Of Having A Private Funeral Service For A Family Member

One of the funeral-related decisions that you’ll need to make soon after the death of a loved one is the form that you want the funeral to take. While there are many specifics that you’ll need to think about and discuss with your family members, one decision is whether to have a private funeral or an open funeral. The latter is advertised widely and anyone is welcome to attend, while the former is closed to everyone who isn’t invited, and may not be advertised at all.…

Attending The Funeral Of Someone You Have Not Seen In Years

You tell yourself that you have all the time in the world to catch up … until suddenly you don’t. When someone you were once close to — but have not seen in a long time — passes away, it can be tough to know how to proceed. Surely, you should attend the funeral, but there are a few tips you’ll want to follow to make the experience easier on yourself and on others involved.…

How Should You Prepare An Eulogy For A Loved One?

Eulogizing a loved one is one of the more difficult aspects of saying goodbye. During a time of tremendous grief and stress, you are now expected to speak about what he or she meant to you and others. Although you have the right to write and deliver the eulogy you want, there are some tips that could help you pay tribute in the best manner possible. Do Not Minimize the Loss…

Three Tips For Planning A Child's Funeral

When a child passes on, you as their parent are forced to handle one of the harshest cards life can deal you. In all of your grief, the idea of having to plan a funeral can be overwhelming. But planning a funeral for your child is a part of the grieving process, and working your way through this endeavor is an important first step towards accepting what has happened and, in time, moving forward.…

Four Ways To Decorate Your Loved One's Headstone

As you visit your loved one’s gravesite, you may want to lay flowers or place decorations near the headstone as a way to observe holidays or anniversaries. There are many ways you can decorate the headstone and surrounding area. Use this guide to help you find decorating ideas for your loved one’s grave: Floral Saddles Placing flowers on top of the headstone can be a beautiful way to remember your loved one, and it can also ensure that the cemetery maintenance crew won’t have to remove your flowers when they trim the grass.…

How To Plan Your Own Funeral

There are several good things about planning your own funeral. One of them is that you’ll be planning exactly what you desire for the services. The other aspect that is positive about planning your own service is that your loved ones will be freed of that burden. Here are some ideas that might help you. Talk To The Right People - Communication is one of the important parts of planning your funeral.…

Cremation Topics To Think About When You Preplan Your Funeral

If you’re preplanning your funeral arrangements in an effort to save your surviving family members the challenge of making key decisions during an emotionally difficult time, there are several things to think about. A big choice that you’ll need to make is whether you want to be buried or cremated. If you opt for the latter, you’ll want to give some thought to how your family should proceed once it receives your cremated remains.…