My Grandma just died and we are getting her cremated. But we don't know where to start to plan a funeral/memorial service. What do you do? Should I start calling up funeral homes check availablitiy and prices or what?
2007-11-29 10:20:08 · 4 answers · asked by Sarah A 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
if you have a family funeral home that your family always used by all means call them first. who attended your grandfather? you can always call the church who do they recommend depending on what part of the country you live in the prices can flucuate dramatically. anyway the funeral director can suggest several different ways to have the service for grandma. i've seen alot of people downloading photos onto a laptop and then letting it loop during the whole visitation with nice music backround. what ever you choose to do i'm sure it will be done with love. if you do that you can't go wrong. my condolences on the loss of your grandma.
2007-11-29 10:38:54 · answer #1 · answered by gidget 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that you've made cremation arrangements, you could start talking with the funeral home handling the cremation (if it is in close proximity to where you're having the memorial service).
Otherwise, start calling or looking in the phone book. It is a competitive industry and there are price leaders, luxury places, and depending on the state, there are places that are affiliated with certain cemeteries/crematories/etc. Settle on a place that you're comfortable with. As far as the memorial service, with a cremation, you can have that just about anywhere because there is no need to transport a casket. Family can transport cremated remains (if you're comfortable with that; some aren't) and therefore you could have a memorial service just about anywhere that suited you or your family. However, most people choose to have them in traditional places, funeral home, church, etc.
2007-11-29 10:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry about your Grandmother's passing, yes, let your fingers do the walking. Call funeral homes near to the location you would like the services. Just call them and say, " Our Grandmother just died can you please give us information,availability, and prices on how we should handle the cremation."
2007-11-29 11:39:15 · answer #3 · answered by mj 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes- contact several funeral homes for details.
Have the family members get together and see what everyone wants to do.
Sorry about your grandmother.
2007-11-29 10:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by Fred F 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋