The arrangement conference is a decision making meeting. You should bring along family members or a close friend to help with opinions, and support you while you are making arrangements. ANY FAMILY MEMBER WHO WANTS TO should come to the funeral arrangements instead of second guessing your decisions. Especially ask those family and friends who have cared the most.
The arrangement conference usually takes two hours, and that two hours goes by very quickly. When the arrangements are over you will have in hand an exact copy of what will be sent to the newspaper for publishing as well as a complete itemized list of all the costs involved through the Funeral Home.
What infomation do we need for funeral arrangements ?
Please bring with you, the person who's funeral we are planning:
* Social Security Number
* The Clothes You want them to wear in the casket
( Ladies- an outfit with a high neck and long sleeves, slip or camisole, underpants and stockings or socks, optional bra and shoes.)
( Men- Long sleeve shirt, tie, sport or suit jacket, long pants, underpants, undershirt, socks optional belt and shoes. )
* Any notes made by the deceased regarding special requests for their funeral
* Photo (color or black and white) for preparation use and newspaper article, there can be other people in the photograph, as long as we can draw an imaginary line around that person we can electronically scan that person right out of the photo, size wise from the top of the persons head to the bottom of their shoulders should be one inch or larger. (obviously the person should not be eating drinking or smoking in the photo, hats may be rejected by the newspaper as well).
* If available cemetery plot paperwork
* If available Insurance policies you would like the funeral home to help process.
All of the below questions are about the person who's funeral we are planning.
CURRENT PERSONAL INFORMATION
1st Name Middle Initial Nick Name Maiden Name Last Name:
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Address: Number Street Apt# City orTown County State Zip Code
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How long at this address:
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Previous addresses or neighborhoods people would know you from:
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Telephone number (s)
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Sex: Male or Female_______________
Race ______________
Family origin or nationality______________________
Citizen of what country_______________________
Place Of Birth:______________________
Date of Birth:___________________
Father's full name: ______________________________________________________
Father's Birthplace:__________________
Mother's full birth name:_________________________________________________
Mother's Birthplace: ____________________
Highest Grade of Education and Schools attended:__________
What Schools and Degrees:___________________________________________________
Current Marital Status:
never married = married = widowed = divorced
Current or last spouse's name: first = middle initial = (Maiden Name) = last
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year married: _____________________________
Prefered times for calling hours: ______________________________
What church or place for funeral service ___________________________________
Cemetery Name and Town
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Cremated remains will be:
Buried in cemetery = scattered at sea = picked up by family.
Cremated remains will be picked up by this family member.
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Survivors:
(Please list the names of survivors, state their relationship to you,
their spouses names and the city in which they live, as their names
should be listed in the newspaper.)
relationship first middle initial last spouse name town
EXAMPLE
Daughter Mary E Smith and her husband Frank of Hudson, NH
Survivors list should include: Spouse, Sons, Daughters, Parents, Brothers, Sisters,
Grandchildren, (Great), Grandparents, Others Family who have passed away can be listed too. such as
Spouse, Children, Grandchildren, Brothers and Sisters.
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Work History - Many of us have had more than one job, only one of these occupations can be listed on the death certificate, however for the newspaper write up, you can list as many occupations as you want.
For instance: Engineer at Raytheon's Bedford Plant for most of his/her career and was a sales representive with ABC Company for ten years until retiring in 20??/19??
Occupation = Business = Industry = Company = Number of years = Year Retired
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Military Service ( if you have your discharge or a copy of your discharge we will need that to apply for a flag and any other Veteran's Benefits that may apply
For the newspaper obituary what is your service history
Service Branch = Date Enlisted = Rank at Discharge = Date Discharged
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Combat Action
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Your Other Funeral Preferences
Request this Clergy:
Type of Clothing:
Photo for the News Paper's Obituary
Musical Selections to be Played
Donations to any special charity or just let friends choose the charity of their choice.
OPTIONAL it is important someone in your family know the following, if you would rather we give this information to your survivors when the time comes, we can do that too.
Do you have a will? No = Yes (where is it)
Lawyer's Name:
Executor's Name:
Executor's Address:
Executor's Phone Number:
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Other ideas:
Is there anything we did not ask? Have you experienced any unpleasant things at funerals and you want to make sure they don't happen at your funeral. For instance Open or Closed casket, eulogy during your service, cemetery prayers inside the cemetery chapel or at the graveside. Memorial cards with or with out a picture. Please list any ideas you have.
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Who is planning this funeral (if you are planning this funeral for yourself, who would decide on scheduling, like when should the funeral take place ?)
Planner or decision makers
1st Name Middle Initial Nick Name Maiden Name Last Name:
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Planner or decision makers Address: Number Street Apt# Town County State Zip Code
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Planner or decision makers contact numbers if available.
Daytime telephone number, Nightime phone # Cell Phone #, E-Mail
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