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Do You Know What To Do When Someone Dies?

April 27, 2020 • Teri Vila-Caballero

Death isn’t something you enjoy thinking about. In fact, you avoid the thought process entirely. If you’ve never been faced with being in charge of services with funeral homes in Coral Gables, FL after someone passes away, you may not even really know what to do next. Here are a few things you will want to know so you can get through the process with as much ease as possible.

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Secure The Death Certificate

One of the first things you will need to do when a loved one passes away is secure the death certificate. Without that, you can’t proceed with any final service process and there are many other things you will need it for. If you aren’t sure how to get it, the funeral home can help. They can also advise you as to how many copies you should get so you have enough for a variety of processes.

Find Funeral Home Help

If you have the death certificate, you can turn it over immediately to the funeral home and cremation provider you choose. Otherwise, they can help you secure it as well. But you will want to make finding funeral help a priority for your loved one’s sake. You need to find professionals to transport them from the place of their death to the funeral home facility and care for them while you figure out what you need to do next. Once your loved one is in good hands, you can have peace of mind over the process moving forward.

Decide On Services

After your loved one is being cared for in a dignified manner, you can figure out what you want to do for their final services. Any funeral home is going to have packages and options for you to consider. This is helpful if you don’t already know what you want to do. Even if you have an inkling which direction to go—funeral or cremation—you will want to look through what they offer and see what package suits your family the best. Choosing a package helps with the basic outline. You can always customize things as much as you want after that.

Get Into The Details

There are going to be plenty of things to organize around the services. You might want to create a picture board or set up a reception somewhere. The details are what makes the services personalized and special. But don’t feel like you have to do everything alone. Contact family members or friends or let people who contact you take pieces and help as much as they can. That can relieve you from a lot of burdens.

It’s never easy to deal with a family death, but when you’re in charge, you need funeral homes in Coral Gables, FL to help you with the processes so you don’t leave anything important out. Contact Ferdinand Funeral Homes & Crematory when you are ready to move forward or if you just have questions about what you need to do.

Teri Vila-Caballero

Teri Vila-Caballero

Teri Vila-Caballero is the Pre Need Director at Ferdinand Funeral Homes & Crematory. She joined the team in 2012 to fulfill her calling to serve our community.

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