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Why Is Planning a Funeral Important – Rookwood Cemetery Explains
Why Is Planning a Funeral Important – Rookwood Cemetery Explains
Organizing a funeral especially at the time of your loved one’s bereavement can be extremely stressful and really tough on you. With the already stressed out lives that we lead this is the hour of need when we can rely upon funeral directors.
Lidcombe,
NT,
Australia
(prbd.net)
25/06/2010
"Organizing a funeral especially at the time of your loved one’s bereavement can be extremely stressful and really tough on you. With the already stressed out lives that we lead this is the hour of need when we can rely upon funeral directors."
Rookwood Cemetery guarantees a total hassle free service of providing you with the finest most experienced funeral directors who take care of aspects like transporting the dead from the place of death to the mortuary, preparation and dressing up of the dead body, obtaining all the necessary certificates, placement of press notices in newspapers, linking you up with the clergy or funeral celebrant, organizing the crematorium, schedules with the church, floral arrangements, musicians and much more.
Natalie Gane of Rookwood Funeral Directors Association says, “Organizing a funeral can be a very traumatic experience. Not only does the loss of a loved one lead to enormous emotional pressures, but making quick and effective decisions about funeral arrangements can be a huge burden.”
Planning of a funeral is very crucial since it is something that you want others to remember your loved one by. So you tend to give it your best shot. Although arrangements can be made externally, if you are getting a service done by the in-house funeral directors of Rookwood Cemetery there could be nothing better.
While commenting on what the duties of a professional funeral director is, Natalie exclaimed, “Funeral Director can volunteer options but in the end it is the family's right to choose whatever arrangements they wish.”
An ideal funeral service cost when you hire yourselves a funeral director may include his fees, costs incurred out of his pocket in the form of disbursements and coffin costs.
In Australia, most of the deaths occur in hospitals or other intensive care facilities and in such circumstances the hospital authorities handle all the medical formalities before the Funeral director takes over. However, in some funeral planning processes like accidents or murders the involvement of police and the coroners can come into picture. Since regulations vary from state to state you are advised to get in touch with the respective directors before proceeding with the funeral.
The family has absolute rights on providing directions to the Funeral director with the supposed requirements of the deceased at the burial but these choices are limited in cases where Coronial investigations are involved especially in murder cases.
When it came to the question of cremation or burial, Natalie commented, “There may be some variation between states and territories within Australia, however, in most instances relevant Health Departments require the deceased to be placed in a coffin or casket for burial or cremation. In the case of cremation the coffin or casket must be combustible.”
About Rookwood Cemetery
Rookwood Cemetery has been operating since 1867, and is one of the largest cemeteries in the Southern Hemisphere. Rookwood’s longevity makes it a rich and valuable source of Australian history and culture, with great emphasis being placed on conserving the unique heritage of the site. With close to a million burials since the cemetery’s establishment, it is likely that many of us would have a relative whose resting place is within Rookwood’s gates.
For more information, visit http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au
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