Your Guide to Funeral Planning

TOUR TO FUNERAL PLANNING TYPES OF FUNERALS 1. TRADITIONAL FUNERAL Open or casket visitations Commemoration service held with open or closed casket Procession to burial location for final service 2. MEMORIAL SERVICE Commemorative ser vice Used when body is not pres ent Typical after crem ation and for post-burial services 3. COMBINATION SERVICES Mix of traditional funeral and memorial services Can combine open or closed casket visitations and no casket services Ex: Private family funeral followed by public memorial service 4. GRAVESIDE SERVICES Commemorative ser vices held at graves ide May also be held at cemetery chapel Open or closed casket visitation may precede LOCATION OPTIONS Place of religious worship 自 Funeral home Cemetery Private home SPECIAL RITES THESE ARE SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER SPECIAL RITES TO THEIR DECEASED MEMBERS: Military Veterans of Foreign Wars Knights of Columbus Free Masons American Legion Elks/Moose Lodge THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING A FUNERAL X Religious preferences/customs Cultural preferences/customs Cremation/burial preferences X Special tributes (Ex: Music, readings, tree planting) Infographic provided by: Chapel of the Chimes - A Lifemark Group Property CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES HAYWARD www.chapelofthechimeshayward.com Sources: http://www.funeralwise.com/learn/types#wheretohold http://www.splashingpumpkins.com/info-on-different-types-of- funeral-ceremonies.htm http://www.funeralservicesguide.com/Article-III-Types-of- Funerals-Services-and-Ceremonies-1.asp