Planning a funeral is a lot of work, and it often has to happen quickly and sometimes unexpectedly. Finding a funeral home that will provide funeral services and help you plan the service is often the best way to ensure you don't miss any details along the way.

Planning Services

When you are planning a memorial or funeral service for a loved one or friend that has passed, it is easy to become overwhelmed with the details and the timing of the service. A funeral home that arranges all the details for the service is often the best resource you will have. They will know who to talk to to get things done quickly. The funeral services that they provide may be a small memorial, or it could be a large service that includes a graveside service and interment.

Often the best way to get started is to sit down with the funeral director and go over the service options they offer and plan a service that will respect any final wishes of your loved one, and also for friends and family to say their goodbyes. The planning may include detailing what you want for a service, or it could involve letting the funeral home put the service together for you.

Graveside Services

When having a graveside service to inter your loved one in a grave or mausoleum, the funeral services planning needs to include moving the casket to the cemetery. The funeral home will organize this transition and set up the gravesite so that there is seating and shelter for attendees. 

The funeral home may also move all the flowers and decorative items like pictures of the deceased to the graveside. During the planning of the funeral service, the funeral director will need to make arrangements for the grave to be prepared or the mausoleum to be open at the time of the service at the cemetery. 

Cremation Services

If your loved one requested cremation after their passing, the funeral home will typically handle the cremation services for you. They will prepare the body, send it to the crematorium, and then receive the remains after the cremation is complete. 

Many funeral homes also offer funeral services or memorials after the deceased is cremated so you can still have a gathering for friends and family members to attend. The funeral home can place the remains in an urn for you, put the urn on display at the service, and then deliver it to you or another family member after the service. For more information, contact a company like Union Funeral Home-Lytwyn & Lytwyn.