transfer of the body
to
the funeral home from the place of death
(including coordinating details when
the death occurs away from
home)
embalming and body
preparation
casketing and presenting the body if
there is to be a viewing, visitation and/or
funeral or memorial
service
coordinating vital statistics and
obituary information with
family
contacting local and out of
town newspapersand coordinating obituary and service
information
contacting local and out of
town radio
stations and
coordinating obituary and service
information
entering obituary and service
information on the Roland Funeral Service
website
entering obituary and service
information on the Roland Funeral Service dictaphone
service
obtaining the death certificate from
the doctor or medical examiner, completing vital
statistics information and filing
with the county recorder's
office
obtaining certified copies of the
death certificate
obtaining other legal authorizations
for final disposition
reviewing preplanning
and prefunding plans with the
family
planning
and personalizing the funeral/memorial
service with the family
ordering
of caskets,
urns, monuments, monument final
date additions
and/or keepsakes
creating and
ordering personalized casket head panels and/or
vault appliques
ordering vault and graveside tent set
up
scheduling of visitations and
services; perhaps a reception
afterward
coordinating plans
with church, chapel, or
synagogue, clergy and/or
other celebrant
officiates
coordinating plans with caterers or
others providing food
services
preparing and cleaning of the
funeral home for visitations, services and/or
luncheons
preparing and
cleaning of service
vehicles
coordinating plans
with cemeteryin the
event of a casket or urn
burial
preparation of a picture memorial DVD
if desired by the family
coordinating flower
deliveries and receiving/displaying
flower arrangements and
memorabilia
photographing flower
arrangements, editing photos and placing them in a
family register book with
donors' names
register books personalized with
family information
personalized memory record/funeral
service program created and
printed
transfer and presentation of the
deceased, flowers and other memorabilia
when service is held away
from the funeral
home
conducting visitations and services
with professionally licensed
personnel
funeral service video DVD or
audio created when desired by the
family
preparation of register book
photographs of service
events
occasionally, in very cold weather,
setting kerosene heaters near the tent and
providing lap blankets at the graveside tent to take
the chill off
notifying Social
Security
applying for Veteran's benefits
(flags and bronze plaques)
assistance with life insurance
claims
encouraging, providing and
assisting in grief support
