Wednesday, January 13, 2010

A Grieving Family Can Derive Great Support From A Good Funeral Director

By Abby Esteban

Funeral directors act as a pillar of strength when families are distraught with grief after the demise of a family member or a near and dear one. They take care of the intricacies of all the preparations that need to be made, leaving the grieving members to deal with their overwrought emotions without having to worry about the details of the service.

The funeral director needs to take responsibility for many tasks in the funeral procedures beginning with transporting the body from the morgue or the residence of the departed to the burial site. Formalities and all the documentation involved like getting a death certificate, approvals for holding the funeral, organ donation process if any, and much more will need to be overseen by the funeral director.

An efficient funeral director also acts as a single contact point for all services necessary for the funeral like managing vendors of flowers, music, food etc. He is the one responsible to publish obituary and funeral notices in newspapers and get in touch with family members, friends and well-wishers of the departed to attend the funeral service.

After discussions with the family, the funeral director decides on a suitable date, venue and time for both the memorial service and the burial of the body. The visitation ceremony in which the family members of the departed are consoled by relatives and friends is also organised by him to a large extent. Only when the grave is sealed does the funeral director's task really end on the funeral day.

In order to manage these functions towards successful conducting of the funeral service, the funeral director should have essential traits of compassion and a service oriented attitude. You must hence make sure that the funeral director you wish to employ has proper licenses and enough experience. He must be known to perform his job sincerely rather than as an external party, which might charge you a lot and not offer the right type of services. - 2364

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