Week 8-Post Funeral Follow up

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Post Funeral Follow-up

• Delivery of Certified Copies of Death Certificates

  • These will typically arrive after the funeral

  • Funeral Directors and Family Service Counselors will deliver the certified copies and check in with the family to see if they have any additional needs.
    

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Post Funeral Follow-up

• Finalize memorial merchandise (marker, urn, keepsakes, etc.)

  • Personalized items will sometimes take a bit longer than the actual service.

  • Funeral Directors and Family Service Counselors can sometimes meet with the family weeks or months after the funeral or purchase to deliver merchandise.

Post Funeral Follow-up

• Return of cremated remains, if applicable

  • In the case of cremation, the final disposition can be delayed

    • Sometimes the funeral director will meet with the family to release the cremated remains for home placement,

    • Sometimes Cemetery placement is at a later date.
      

Post Funeral Follow-up

Presidential letter

Post Funeral Follow-up

• Grief counseling referral services

• Assistance will filing Social Security

• Assistance with insurance policies

• Also, many families may decide to purchase prearrangements after the loss of a loved one