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| Me (about 19 months), my dad, my mom, and my brother (about a month old) |
My mom's death is the first that I've been intimately involved with. I had no idea how much there is to do immediately following the death of someone. Paula (my sister) and I tried to work on our mom's obituary (which we eventually handed over to Paula's son) and the memorial service for her, while our dad and brother handled decisions with the funeral home. We planned a slide show as part of the memorial service. I took some digital photos of old photographs to add to the slides and this is one of them.
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I *highly* recommend preplanning when possible. While my stepmother was dying, Daddy did some initial questioning and found that if we planned with the funeral home while she was still alive (hard as that was), they'd give him the preplanning discount. Not only is it cheaper AND you get what you want, it is so much easier on everyone afterward.
Mommy and Daddy HAD done a lot of preplanning. She had all her info for the obituary written down... dob, colleges, etc. We just had to put them in obituary form. And the funeral home is one our family has dealt with for several generations. They were great. No problem with the handmade casket. She also had hymns picked out for her memorial and graveside services... not specific to each, but just hymns she wanted and loved.
P.S. And you're right. It does help a lot! I can't imagine starting with no preplanning at all!
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