Questions to Ask When You Consider Hospice Care
DECEMBER 10, 2024Hospice care is designed to ensure that your loved one’s last days are spent in a comforting, caring and supportive environment. It can also guide your family in navigating this...
The Importance of Burial Vaults
JUNE 21, 2024Making end-of-life arrangements for loved ones can be beneficial. Preplanning funeral and burial arrangements gives the family peace of mind that everything will be taken care of when the time comes. In...
International Remains Transport
JUNE 14, 2024The death of a loved one is always a heartbreaking and overwhelming experience, even more so if they passed away in another country. The complexity of international remains transport can...
Popular Funeral Songs to Honor a Loved One
MAY 30, 2024Music is one of humankind’s most powerful forms of expression. Songs accompany the most significant moments of our lives, especially when we come together to recognize shared emotions, identities or...
How To Cope After the Loss of a Spouse?
APRIL 16, 2024The passing of your spouse is a life-changing event. It’s a painful experience that can leave you with different emotions. You may feel overwhelmed, disorientated or alone. Some may feel...
Understanding the Difference Between a Will and Trust
APRIL 5, 2024Wills and trusts are two vital tools for estate planning, ensuring your belongings reach the right people and your wishes are carried out when your time comes. A carefully curated...
What Do I Do With the Belongings of a Deceased Loved One?
MARCH 4, 2024Losing a loved one can be heartbreaking, and sorting through their belongings only adds to the grief. While there’s no roadmap on how to deal with a family member’s possessions,...
A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Funeral Flowers
FEBRUARY 27, 2024Whether you’re planning an intimate memorial service or an elaborate funeral, flowers can help honor a deceased loved one. Some scholars believe flowers have been part of burial ceremonies for...
Things to Consider When Choosing a Cemetery
NOVEMBER 16, 2023Choosing a cemetery for your loved one or helping them choose a cemetery for themselves is perhaps one of the most emotional and personal decisions you’ll ever make. We hope...
A Helpful Guide to Writing the Perfect Obituary for a Loved One
NOVEMBER 16, 2023When you lose a loved one, you have to juggle processing your grief while making funeral or memorial arrangements. It can be overwhelming, and simple tasks like writing an obituary...
What to Look for When Choosing a Funeral Home
NOVEMBER 16, 2023When a loved one passes, countless things require your attention. You need to notify family members, write a loving obituary and select flowers for the service, all while processing your...
Reasons to Keep Your Beneficiaries Up to Date
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023Having outdated beneficiary designations can create challenges regarding who should inherit your assets. It’s always best to plan your estate so all the documents match. Property owners must adjust the...
Avoid Funeral Home Scams
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023Scammers will stop at nothing to get what they want — and that includes exploiting a family’s grief. For example, scammers posing as funeral directors harassed mourning families for money in 2023....
Guide to Planning a Direct Cremation
MAY 18, 2023Direct cremation is becoming an increasingly common option for people looking for a simple, cost-effective way of laying their loved ones to rest. Services can also be more flexible as...
Popular Funeral Alternatives
MAY 15, 2023Whether planning your own services or trying to determine the best way to celebrate the life of a loved one, know that you don’t have to have a funeral or...
Military Funeral Etiquette Guide
MAY 11, 2023Military funerals are steeped in tradition and honor the service and sacrifice of those who have served their country. Like civilian funerals, they can be a solemn and emotional experience....
What Type of Funeral Service Should I Have?
APRIL 10, 2023There are many types of funeral services beyond traditional arrangements. Each one varies in style, tribute and process to match the person’s religious or cultural beliefs. Determining the right kind...
How Much Does It Cost to Be Buried in a Cemetery
DECEMBER 20, 2022When a loved one passes, our minds may immediately go to planning the funeral. Unfortunately, funerals do not always cover cemetery fees — cemeteries provide their own services to lay...
What to Do When Someone Dies at Home
NOVEMBER 30, 2022The passing of a family member or close friend often comes as a surprise. While providing support and companionship during a loved one’s life can allow them to pass peacefully,...
How Long After Death Is the Funeral Held?
NOVEMBER 22, 2022With the passing of a beloved friend or family member, you may wonder when to plan a beautiful service that is timely to their death. Giving enough notice to close...
What Happens During the Embalming Process
NOVEMBER 22, 2022Embalming — a tradition that began in ancient Egypt — is a practice people use to prepare the bodies of the deceased as part of funeral arrangements. The procedure helps...
How Much Does Cremation Cost?
NOVEMBER 22, 2022Many people choose cremation due to its low cost and flexibility. However, before choosing this funeral option, it’s essential to understand how much cremation costs and whether it’s the best...
Who Removes The Deceased From the Home?
AUGUST 29, 2022When someone passes away at their home or another private residence — whether expected or unexpected — you must take a few steps to start the body removal process and...
What to Say at a Funeral
MAY 1, 2022Finding the right words to say to someone who has experienced a loss can be difficult. Navigating grief is a complex topic, and we can often find ourselves hesitant to...
Catholic Funeral Planning Checklist
APRIL 1, 2022Planning your loved one’s funeral can be an overwhelming task, and if they follow Catholic religious traditions, you may need to follow certain procedures to plan the funeral. Fortunately, when...
How to Plan Your Funeral in Advance
MARCH 1, 2022Planning your own funeral service may seem a little unconventional, and the thought of it likely doesn’t excite you. However, planning your funeral in advance can save generous amounts of...
What Happens if You Can’t Afford Funeral Costs?
JANUARY 26, 2022While funerals and memorial services are essential to help families and loved ones achieve a sense of closure, what happens if you can’t afford the funeral you want for your...
Who Is Responsible for Funeral Costs?
JANUARY 26, 2022When a loved one passes, one of the many practical questions that arises is who will pay for the funeral. While there aren’t any laws that specifically state who should...
Can You Pay for a Funeral in Installments?
JANUARY 26, 2022When someone we love passes, one of the next steps is finding the funds for a funeral service to honor their memory and celebrate their life. However, if you’re not...
What Is the First Thing You Do When Someone Dies?
JANUARY 25, 2022Experiencing the death of a parent or beloved family member is one of life’s most difficult and challenging times. There’s no manual on how to manage the loss of a...
Funeral Preplanning FAQs
JANUARY 25, 2022Funerals help you pay tribute to your loved ones who have passed. However, attempting to plan a ceremony soon after a death can be stressful. Fortunately, funeral preplanning helps you...
Guide to Buying a Casket: What You Need to Know
JUNE 30, 2021Buying a casket is a significant yet challenging task. Emotions are high and judgment can be cloudy, so it’s important to make sure you’re making a sound decision. Your loved...
How to Prepare for a Parent’s End-Of-Life Care
JUNE 30, 2021How to Prepare for a Parent’s End-Of-Life Care Preparing for the death of a parent is never easy. Grieving can be an intense process with many ups and downs. If your...
FEMA Covid Funeral Reimbursements
FEBRUARY 11, 2021FEMA announced that they would be reimbursing families of people who died of Covid from January 1 to December 31, 2020 up to $9,000 toward a funeral bill. You may...
Reasons to Preplan a Funeral
JANUARY 26, 2021Preplanning a funeral is something everyone should consider. Families often suffer the burden of an unexpected loss leading to financial stress, tension and a time crunch for the perfect service....
How to Prepare Children for a Funeral
JANUARY 21, 2021Deciding whether a young child should attend a funeral can be a difficult decision. Death is upsetting to deal with at any age, and parents and caregivers naturally want to...
Dealing with Grief During the Holidays
FEBRUARY 6, 2020While there are other critical dates and times that affect grieving people, the holiday season is the biggest stimulus to provoke memories and feelings about important people in our lives...
Grief and Children
FEBRUARY 6, 2020“Mommy, when is Grandma coming back?” Explaining Death to Children Somewhere in our later childhood, we develop an understanding of death. We begin to realize that it’s not like in...
How to Write an Obituary
FEBRUARY 4, 2020When a loved one has passed away, writing an obituary that honors their life can seem overwhelming. Don’t worry – your obituary will honor their life simply by the act...
How to Write a Eulogy
FEBRUARY 4, 20201. Interview family and friends Don’t feel that the complete weight of remembering your loved one is on your shoulders. Instead, ask family members or friends to share their stories...
Children and Funerals
FEBRUARY 4, 2020These lessons have been adapted from the book What About The Kids: Understanding Their Needs in Funeral Planning and Services. To order a copy of the book, contact The Dougy Center,...
Funeral Etiquette
FEBRUARY 4, 2020Proper funeral etiquette and the accepted customs of dress and behavior in a funeral have changed over time, but courtesy never goes out of style. As the premier Bronx funeral...
Death Certificates
FEBRUARY 4, 2020Death Certificates in New York City Death certificates need to be ordered directly from the New York City Department of Health if the person died within the City of New...
