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Funeral Options
Pre-need Planning and Arrangements
At the time of death, surviving family members can easily become overwhelmed with all the details of funeral planning. The grieving family usually has only a few days to make the necessary arrangements to memorialize the deceased. Some of these decisions can be made before the time of need. When the obituary is complied, a casket is selected and the type of visitation and funeral are determined in advance, the family can be more confident that their final choices for the funeral are appropriate for the desires of the deceased. Therefore, it is recommended to plan the funeral before the time of need. The staff at Zacherl Funeral Home is prepared to help you make those very important decisions.
Funding Provisions
In most cases the estate of the deceased or the next of kin are charged with the expenses of a funeral. In some situations it makes sense to set aside money for funeral expenses in a funeral trust or in burial insurance. Our funeral directors are able to offer you financial options and help you determine the best way you need to provide for your funeral and protect your financial resources.
Creating your own Obituary
An obituary is a public listing of pertinent information about the life and death of an individual. It is an instrument to inform the public that someone has died and that family and friends will gather to grieve and memorialize the deceased. While each obituary is personal and unique, there are certain elements that the public looks for when reading each of these. The following is usually included in every obituary.
- First, Middle and Last Name and address
- Place and date of death
- Place and date of birth
- Parents’ names with Mother’s maiden name
- Place and Type of Education
- If married, place and date of marriage
- Occupations, Organizations, Military Service, Church membership, etc.
- Special Aspects of you Life
- Surviving members of the family
- Family preceding in death
- Place and Type of Funeral Services, Officiant
- Time and Place of Visitation
- Place of Burial/Entombment or Cremation
- Memorials toward which others may contribute
- Social Security Number for Private Records
Visitation
People live in community and few of us are completely isolated from others. The time of visitation is an opportunity for family, friends and community to gather and support one another with words of sympathy and kindness. Not only is this a good thing for the grieving family, but also for those who come to visit, for they too grieve in their own way. In that wonderful meeting healing begins to take root and grow. Even if it is for only a short period of time, we feel the time of visitation (wake) is a very important time for many.
Viewing the Deceased
The features of a person we love become a life long symbol of all that they are to us. Even though the deceased has lost physical life, the body remains a sign of many living memories. It is an act of respect and honor to view the deceased and take time to remember all that s/he was to us in life. Just as we place pictures of our loved ones in frames around our homes, when the deceased is placed in the frame of a casket and shown in a place of honor, we give them respect and provide ourselves with an opportunity to accept our loss. While the law does not require embalming, it is required by the funeral home for any visitation.
Burial
The placing of the deceased in the ground has been a tradition of many cultures for centuries. A hundred years ago it may have been allowed on personal property, today it is usually only allowed in cemeteries. Some families have burial plots purchased for use by family members for a number of generations. Others purchase what they need at the time of need. While law does not require it, most cemeteries do require a burial vault for in ground disposition. The vault protects the casket and the ground around it from caving in from the weight of the ground or heavy equipment.
Entombment
Many cemeteries in addition to burial arrangements have mausoleums for entombment. These structures are made of concrete and stone and are above ground. The casket is placed directly into each crypt (space) and then the crypt is sealed. Companion or adjoining spaces are available in a variety of ways in each cemetery so that families can be entombed together.
Cremation
Cremation is the complete incineration of the deceased. When there is a visitation before cremation, caskets with removable interiors are usually rented. These interior units provide the alternative container necessary for the actual cremation. When the cremated remains (cremains) are prepared, they are placed in a temporary urn for the family. The disposition of these cremains is varied, including in ground burial and entombment in a mausoleum space called a niche.
General Price List
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Our Casket Showroom offers many styles and designs to choose from.
The visitation chapel offers peaceful surroundings for grieving family and friends to gather in remembrance.
A variety of vaults protect the casket.
Different Cremation Urns are Available
The Cremation Ark is used to give greater ceremony and dignity for cremation ashes during Memorial Services and for the following procession to the cemetery or mausoleum. |
