Funeral and Cremation services for your loved one
Life may throw unexpected things at you such as taking away your loved one from you and your family. We understand the grief you and your family will have to go through. You can rely on us for all kinds funeral and cremation services to pay respects to your dear one.
Have a traditional funeral for your close one
Fulfil the wish of your dear one with a traditional funeral ceremony. We'll arrange the services for you and your family to bid farewell to your loved one in a traditional way. You can also choose for a pre-planned funeral service (See below).
Choosing Cremation
If you want to bid farewell to your loved one by cremation, then we'll support you to complete the rites as you wished. You can depend on our compassionate services that we deliver as we have gained exceptional skills in planning and conducting funeral services.
Some people choose cremation for economical reasons, but many choose it for other reasons. Choosing cremation for yourself or your loved one, offers flexibility in memorial service planning and final disposition. The simplicity and dignity of cremation, environmental concerns, along with the many options available to you all add to its increasing popularity.
Some options available to you when choosing cremation include:
- Direct Cremation (without any services)
- A traditional funeral service and/or public or private viewing with the body present can precede the cremation. The cremation will then take place afterward. If chosen, burial of cremated remains can follow.
- Cremation with memorial service and/or graveside service
- Cremation with private service
Cremation also offers flexibility in choosing when and where to conduct a memorial service, whether it is in a church, at the funeral home, or another location with or without the cremated remains present. All this can be done right away after the death or it can be delayed to allow time for friends and family to congregate from distant locations to attend.
Cremated remains can also be buried right away, be kept by a family member or legal next of kin for burial at a later date, or they can be scattered at a certain location (state or local laws may restrict where the cremated remains may be scattered on public property).
Contact the Bartholomew Funeral Home for all your questions and options available to you when choosing cremation.
Pre-arrangement planning
When a loved one passes away, emotions from grieving can be stressful and the ensuing days that follow are often hectic for surviving family members. During this grieving process, it may sometimes feel overwhelming and emotionally draining because a variety of important decisions must be made in a timely manner. These decisions are often called “at-need arrangements” for the surviving family to handle if the deceased had not preplanned their funeral beforehand and expressed their final wishes.
Why Preplan? There are many different reasons for pre-arranging your funeral. Most often people choose to preplan their funeral to alleviate the burden on surviving family members and it gives families comfort in knowing that your final wishes reflect what you wanted. Often times speaking about death is difficult, but important decisions can be made by you and openly discussing these burial wishes with your family helps to eliminate the added stress and pressure of your surviving family to make quick decisions on your behalf at-need.
Your funeral director can be an invaluable resource to discuss and explain the different options available to you from the type of funeral and burial, or cremation service you would like, the differences in merchandise that may be selected, the costs associated with type of funeral you desire, and down to the very minute details required to put a plan in place. Pre-arranging your funeral will provide you and your family a peace of mind in knowing that your wishes are in order with the funeral home. Prefunding your funeral is an option as well and can be discussed with your funeral director.
