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Funeral Questions

Can I suggest particular arrangements for a funeral? (Funeral Arrangements)

When I’m planning a funeral for someone and I want something done for example like buying white flo…

Should siblings of deceased get a thank you note? (Funeral Etiquette)

Is it appropriate to send thank you notes to the siblings of deceased who have sent flowers?

Spouse of ex attendance (Family Issues, Funeral Etiquette)

Is it appropriate for the ex-wife’s spouse to attend the services of her first husband?

Community Outreach (funeral industry)

Should funeral homes have an outreach program for their community?   If so, how would thi…

How do I include a previously passed away spouse in obituary (Funeral Etiquette, Obituaries/Eulogies)

My father has just passed away and I am charged with writing his obituary.  In his life time h…

I live in FL, but want to be buried in AR (Funeral Planning Issues)

Would like to know what steps my family has to do , and on a average what is the cost? And sense th…

Where I can pay early fees for a funeral service? (Funeral Planning Issues)

I would like to know if there is an institution where I can pay early fees for a funeral service th…

Funeral Thank You notes – Question on POV/How to refer to lost loved one (Funeral Etiquette)

I am writing funeral thank you notes on behalf of my mother, my sister and myself.  I am havin…

Funeral line up (Funeral Etiquette)

My husband child died does he escort the mother or should the oldest son escort his mother

Road Transport? (Funeral Planning Issues)

My mom plans to die at home here in Phoenix. She has a burial plot in Tucson just 120 miles away at…

Foreigner buried in Samoa (Funeral Customs)

We live in Samoa since 2009. We have a dual citizenship American and Samoan. Our son came to visit …

Sending our Son’s ashes with my Father-In-Law in his casket…. (Cremation Questions, Funeral Planning Issues)

Hello, My husband just recently lost his Dad and best friend in a tragic logging accident. Our Son …

Second rite burial confusion (Cemetery Questions)

My stepfather recently passed in CA and wished his ashes to be interred in his father’s buria…

Difference in how bodies are dressed (Funeral Customs)

I’m in the process of costuming a film where part of the action takes place in a funeral home…

My mother in law wants a second funeral service for my father in law who died 3 years ago (Family Issues)

My father-in-law died almost 3 years ago.  He requested specific music and prayers to be said …

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