When it comes to the sad time of dealing with the death of a loved one, it is hard to make the right decisions. If one knows ahead of time what are the wishes of the decedent, or if there are family traditions like always using the same funeral home, at least the first steps are a little easier. When you find yourself in the position of making arrangements for a recently deceased person, you will find the staff at McCune Garden Chapel in Fairfield, CA a very kind, caring and understanding group who are available 24/7 to meet with your needs. You may not even know what your needs are, but they are able to walk you through it.
If you happen to know that the deceased wanted to be cremated, Cremations in Fairfield, CA can help you through all of the steps. There are several different levels for a cremation from which to chose. Most people probably would chose from the traditional cremation that includes a memorial ceremony. The family can decide to have the deceased prepared for a viewing, cleaned, dressed, hair fixed, and in a casket. Calling hours can be included the day of the funeral service, or a previous day, depending on the needs of the family.
There is second level of cremation from Cremations in Fairfield, CA. This type of service would include the funeral home taking care of all necessary paper work. They would arrange for the cremation and have the cremains placed in an urn of the family’s choice, A memorial service would be arranged either at the funeral home or a church with a signature book, and all assistance and music provided by the staff of the funeral home. The family member/s make the arrangements, and the funeral staff follow through with arrangements like the newspaper notice, contacting clergy, making cemetery arrangements, family car if needed, etc.
The basic cremation is handled by the funeral home, the same as the others. They do all necessary paperwork. If you want to make use of containers provided by the crematory, they are made of Fiberboard or an unfinished wood box. Loss of a loved one is a hard time. We do not like to think about it. Sometimes it is easier on the family if we do some pre-need planning, or sharing with family what your wishes are for when you pass.
