How a Funeral Director Helps You

Funeral directors oversee funerals at funeral homes in Geddes, NY, but there is much more that they provide to the bereaved families who walk through their doors. Your funeral director has the knowledge and experience to help you through every step of the funeral process. Here’s out.

First of all, your funeral director helps you as you meet for the first time to make funeral arrangement arrangements. They will ask what you want for your loved one’s funeral, and then they will give you the benefit of their experience to guide you through each part of what that will look like.

Your funeral director will also help you by coordinating all of the funeral arrangements. There are a lot of things that happen behind the scenes for both cremations and burials. There are permits to obtain and death certificates to complete.

There is also a lot of coordination that your funeral director does to make sure your funeral or memorial services happen exactly the way you want and to make sure that the final disposition proceeds smoothly.

Another way that your funeral director helps you when you have chosen burial for your loved one is by overseeing the embalming process. Embalming is much more than preserving your loved one’s body before burial. It also includes dressing them and grooming them, as well as laying them out in the casket.

If you want to customize your loved one’s funeral service, graveside service, or memorial service, your funeral director will help you get it all done. While you or another family member, for example, can make a tribute video to be played during your loved one’s service, your funeral director can also take care of this – with your input on the final version – to allow you to attend to the many other things you need to take care of after your loved one’s death.

Your funeral director has customized many services, so they can offer valuable insights into how to best achieve the customizations you want. If outside resources are needed (such as an honor guard to present military funeral honors), your funeral director will make all the arrangements.

Another way that your funeral director will help you is by handling all the setup at the whatever type of service you choose to have for your loved one. Whether you are doing a streaming service or an in-person service, your funeral director will ensure that everything is set up properly (including in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions).

If you plan to have a reception after your loved one’s service, your funeral director can provide as much or as little help as you want with the arrangements. This might include things like catering, memorial tables, and video setup.

If your loved one will be buried in a cemetery (whether in a casket or in an urn), the funeral will help by making all the necessary arrangements with the cemetery. The same is true if your loved one will be entombed or, in the case of cremation, housed in a columbarium. You don’t have to worry about any of these details because your funeral director will take care of them all.

Your funeral director understands the grieving process that follows the death of a loved one. They have experienced it personally, too (in fact, this is sometimes the reason why they became a funeral director). Therefore, a final way that your funeral director will help you is to direct you to grief resources if you and your family want them.

For more information about how funeral directors help at funeral homes in Geddes, NY, our compassionate and experienced team at Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home, Inc. is here to help you.