What Does A Funeral Director Actually Do?

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The loss of a loved one is stressful and bewildering. Sadness and deep feelings of loss are most commonly recognised as characteristics of grief but in the initial stages it can be feelings of stress and being overwhelmed that are most obvious. The best funeral directors in Sydney will handle many of the details on your behalf, and provide much needed knowledge and support throughout the process. A family owned funeral home may offer more personalised and niche services than larger, franchised services.

If the deceased is located somewhere other than at home, that facility will need to be informed of your choice of funeral director. Once the paperwork is provided a funeral director should liaise directly on your behalf and have the deceased taken into their care. It is worth noting that if the deceased is in hospital it can take up to 72 hours for the paperwork to arrive.

Your funeral director will ask you to provide additional information for the official death certificate. It is possible to source most ,if not all, of the information from the deceased’s birth and or marriage certificates. If the deceased ...
... was the recipient of a pension you can provide your funeral director with the type of pension and the pension number and notify Centrelink on your behalf.

A funeral director should discuss where and when you would like the service to take place and to check the location’s availability. Once that is done you can begin to make arrangements for the funeral service. They should give you the option of affordable funeral services. Everything from the type of service and the choice of a minister or celebrant, to whether you would like a coffin or casket and the types of flowers and choice of music will be discussed. A good funeral director should be able to help you with all of those details and provide an accurate quote.

If you don’t know a celebrant or have trouble with any aspect of the funeral arrangements, your funeral director can make recommendations for personalised funeral services and provide services like advising and sourcing music at no extra charge. Other services like printing and visual material can be organised on your behalf. A good funeral director should do everything they can possibly do to relieve the stress and burden of arranging a funeral.

Funeral Directors post funeral notices in publications appropriate to the location of the church or crematorium, on your behalf. Once you have decided where and when the funeral will take place, you should go ahead and inform your friends and relatives.

There should not be much for you to consider on the day of the funeral. Your funeral director should provide a complimentary memorial book to collect names and signatures. Then you have the option of sending out thank you cards after the funeral.

Southern Cross Funeral Directors (https://www.southerncrossfunerals.com/) are dedicated to supporting you at this very difficult time. Please don’t hesitate to call our staff if we can be of assistance.