Designing Your Funeral
Designing Your Funeral
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Gruetzmacher Funeral Home & Cremation Services wants you to know that when planning a funeral, you should reflect on two things - the first has to do with how you wish to honor and celebrate a life, and the second has to do with how you wish to care for the physical remains.
Honoring a Life
Bringing family and friends together at a time of loss is natural, and a socially-expected practice. Not only that, a funeral or memorial service, whether in a traditional or contemporary setting, is the first step in healing.
There are many ways to honor the life of your loved one. In fact, your choices are limited only by your imagination. That's where we come in - our experience, and our suggestions can help you create a memorable service. You can vary the place of celebration, and time of day it will be held. You can feature a selection of your loved one's favorite popular music from their past. Choose the perfect prayers and hymns. You can even arrange to release doves or balloons at the close of the service. The possibilities are endless.
You can have your service literally anywhere and any way you want. We can help you create the most suitable and memorable service to honor your loved one.
We're here to help you come to the decisions that will meet your needs now, and in the future. You'll need to live with these decisions for a long time; doing the right thing now can make all the difference in your peace-of-mind through the coming years. Contact us today to discuss your intentions.
Burial or Cremation?
Now that you've thought about a service which honors your loved one's life, your next consideration needs to be about burial or cremation. Commonly, people are clear on this point; but it can be a sticking point for some families, especially when the wishes of the deceased were never clearly stated. Please know we're able to help you come to the perfect decision.
Once the decision is made, the finer points come into focus. If you've chosen burial, then selection of the casket, vault, and cemetery of interment follows.
If cremation is the option of choice, then you'll want to make the decision as to whether the cremated remains will be buried on the cemetery grounds or placed in a mausoleum niche.
What's Next?
Now that we've presented the basics, it's time for you to reflect more on exactly what is appropriate for you and your family. Ready to speak with a professional funeral planner? Reach us at (920) 842-2151.
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