Choosing A Funeral Casket For A Tradition Burial Service

The Funeral Casket and Its Lesser-Known Options

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 Posted in Articles, Blog, Caskets | No Condolences »

Funeral caskets are often one of the costlier items to include in a funeral. For this reason, there are funeral pre-planning contracts that allow you to pick the kind of casket you want and pay for that by installment so you to spread out the expense. Whether to purchase a casket or not is not even an issue to many because the traditional way of laying someone to rest has been ingrained into their culture and beliefs. Those who are open to exploring other alternatives, to save costs or otherwise, may be surprised at the options they now have.

If you have opted for a cremation in your funeral pre planning, for instance, you may only need to rent a casket for the viewing before you and the liner you are laid on will be cremated. A cardboard box or those caskets made from lighter woods like pine or wicker are your other options if you prefer to forgo the viewing altogether and will just have the funeral service held with your urn. Sturdier wood caskets will take longer to turn into ash and can get expensive so you have to consider these factors before picking them over those made from lighter materials.

Source:  http://thefamilyplot.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/new-trends-in-cremation-caskets/

Picking Funeral Songs

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 Posted in Articles, Blog, Funeral Services | No Condolences »

funeral songsIf there is such a thing as the lighter side of funeral planning, it has to be the picking of the songs to be played. Funeral songs will set the mood of the funeral and if you are to plan ahead, this is one of the ways you can show to the people you will leave behind how you want them to remember you when you are gone.

Your choice of songs will also tell a lot about who you are as a person, so you can start gathering those songs that could best describe you, your ideals, and the kind of life you are leading. Funeral songs can range from rap music, to jazz, to religious psalms, and everything in between.

Families that are unable to personally pick the songs due to the suddenness of the death or lack of time, they can turn to the director of funeral homes for assistance. They will be guided on the traditional songs that are usually played so they can tick that item off their list and focus instead on comforting each other and spending time with guests who take the time to console them in their grief.

Source:  http://www.blogster.com/grumpy/funeral-songs

Sending Your Loved Ones Remains Over Seas

Sunday, February 20th, 2011 Posted in Articles, Blog, Funeral Services | No Condolences »

My loved one needs to be returned home over seas, is this a service you can provide?

At Tranquility Funeral Services we offer a low cost and expedited over seas transportation of your loved one with compassion.

Funeral Flowers Dilemmas

Thursday, February 17th, 2011 Posted in Articles, Blog, Funeral Services | No Condolences »

funeral flowersPicking out funeral flowers to send out to a grieving family may sound easy but different blooms can evoke different feelings to people. Some of them may not even be appropriate to send to people at the time of their sadness. If you personally know the recipient or member of the family, you can better assess if a pastel colored flower will be appreciated. Whites and lavenders may be suitable but if you want to send an arrangement in the hopes of cheering up your friend, then maybe the lighter pink hues or muted yellows would be received well.

If you are on the fence as to the most suitable colors, you can call funeral homes for suggestions or contact the funeral director where the funeral is held. They will be able to give you suggestions on the family’s preferences in cases when you are unable to speak to them personally. If you want to play it safe, stay away from bold colored roses, lilies, and other overly cheerful blooms. Keeping the arrangement understated and simple will avoid any awkward situation like the family getting offended by interpreting your choices as a gesture of disrespect for the dead.

Source:  http://www.416-florist.com/flowerblog/sympathy-flowers/right-or-wrong-funeral-flowers.html

Writing a Eulogy for a Close Relative

Friday, February 11th, 2011 Posted in Articles, Blog, Funeral Services | No Condolences »

how to write a eulogyThe pain of losing a close relative will often leave even the best of writers at a loss on how to write a eulogy. Losing a grandparent whom you had spent many summers with or a special cousin who had been more of a sister or a best friend to you, can be a devastating experience so focusing on your memories of them can be both therapeutic for you and will provide a good material for the eulogy. You can share the times when you got to spend time with them and the way their kindness touched your life. The right words will just flow out if you let these incidents take over your grief.

You can also look at samples of funeral poems from the internet to inspire you to get started. Describing what made your relative’s traits and characteristics different from the other people you have known will also have you filling in those empty pages quickly. In thinking about their quirks that often made you smile while they were alive or that everyone can relate to, you will be honoring them as an individual and as a loved one. If you have shared confidential matters with your relative, it is best to leave this out of the eulogy as a respect to them.

Source:  http://www.heartfelteulogies.com/blog/funeral-poems/how-to-write-funeral-poetry-for-grandmother/

Proper Behavior at Funerals

Friday, February 4th, 2011 Posted in Articles, Blog, Funeral Services | No Condolences »

funeral services torontoHow you conduct yourself at funeral services depends largely on your degree of closeness with the one who passed or with the family left behind. As soon as you learn about the death, you can immediately pay the family a visit at their home, especially if you are close to them. If you are only a good friend of one of the family members, you can call them to extend your sympathy or wait until an obituary is posted for you to know if it is fine for you to go to the funeral. Some families may wish to keep the funeral private and would not expect you to visit. If you wish to attend, opt to wear black or any dark clothing to respect the family in their time of grief. Wait for ushers to guide you to your chair or choose a seat with considerable distance from the front and center. This will allow closer acquaintances enough room for themselves.

Be sensitive to the wishes of the family. If funeral flowers are allowed, you can address the floral arrangement to them with a short but sincere message. If you are in another state and would not be able to make it to the funeral, you can send a letter peppered with poems and quotes to express your sympathy and thoughts.

Source:  http://www.creative-funeral-ideas.com/funeral-etiquette.html

 
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