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How Can I Make Changes to My Funeral Plan?

The short answer is to call the funeral home and ask for an appointment with the advance planning specialist/funeral director. Let the funeral director know you have a plan on file that you would like to review. Changes can always be made....READ MORE

Pre-need

Where Should You Sit at a Funeral?

There’s a lot of etiquette to consider when you attend a funeral. It’s easy to find yourself wondering if you’re making the right choices. One place where etiquette comes into play at a funeral is where you should sit. What’s the right place to sit if you’re family? What about a friend? Let’s walk through what seating...READ MORE

Funerals

What Happens at a Committal Ceremony?

When we think of a funeral, what we often picture is considered to be a traditional funeral. But funerals can take many different shapes and forms. They may consist of various services with numerous guests gathered, or they may just be one brief and private ceremony for family to attend. When you’re planning a funeral,...READ MORE

Funerals

Grieving When You Can’t Attend the Funeral

Funerals serve many different purposes. For one thing, they offer a way to honor the person who passed. For another, they bring a community together to provide support for that person’s closest loved ones. But funerals are often beneficial not only to the direct family and friends but to everyone who attends. Funerals...READ MORE

Grief

Why Have a Funeral Service

When a loved one passes, one of the first questions that often gets asked is when the funeral will be held. It’s assumed that a funeral will be the way in which family and friends say a final farewell, but do you have to have a funeral? While no law makes it so that you have to hold a funeral in a loved one’s honor, yo...READ MORE

Funeral Service
6 Common Cremation Myths Debunked

Even though cremation has continued to grow in popularity throughout the United States, many myths still exist around this service....

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3 Pre-Need Funeral Planning Benefits You Should Understand

It is natural for most people to avoid talking about mortality, let alone plan for it. You may think planning your own funeral is difficult, but it is actually more difficult and heartbreaking for ...

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5 Reasons to Hold a Burial Service

If you're arranging a funeral for a loved one, you have several decisions to make regarding the services to honor the deceased. While non-traditional memorial services are becoming more frequent,

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4 Pieces of Essential Paperwork You'll Need Before & After a Loved One's Cremation

Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences most people will ever go through, requiring family members to navigate a complex bureaucratic process while struggling to cope with their..

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3 Tips for Pre-Planning Funeral Arrangements

Many people avoid pre-planning funeral arrangements because they think it’s too hard to talk about. While discussing memorial servi...

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3 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Funeral Home

When a loved one passes away, it’s up to close friends and family members to plan the funeral. Many people don’t know where to start when choosing

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Cincinnati Funeral Home Shares Guidelines for the Bereaved During a Funeral

The funeral process carries a deep tradition to help the bereaved. It’s organized to provide support, sympathy, and closure as you.

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3 Proper Ways to Inform Loved Ones of the Funeral Arrangements

Dealing with the death of a loved one is not easy, especially when you have to make funeral arrangements and inform the friend...

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5 Ways to Add a Personal Touch When Arranging a Funeral

When arranging a funeral, people often look to tradition to help make decisions on how to plan the event. But while many funeral tr..

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Choosing Cremation? Here's Why You Should Still Have a Memorial Service

After a loved one passes, those left behind are tasked with planning and executing either a funeral or cremation. While cremating is..

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