Support For Your Family

Death is sadly not only an emotionally shattering experience, when you do not have the right funeral plan if you have one at all, your family could be left financially shattered following your death. Following your death, your family and friends are going to be faced with innumerable expenses from undertakers, to caterers to florists.

Get a Funeral Plan Early

Funeral costs are increasing everyday and seem to be a lot more expensive than they were just a few years ago. Funerals can cost thousands of Rands and leave a bereaved family with no money to survive during a time of grief. When someone that is close to you dies unexpectedly you might be left [...]

Funeral Planning

At some point in one’s life, everyone is forced to be a part of funeral planning. Commonly this is a difficult situation. There are always questions which dwell in an individual’s minds when they are planning for someone’s funeral or planning cremations. These questions range from the necessity of organizing a memorial service to knowing [...]

Funeral Customs

One unavoidable part of life is death. At one time or another, in the course of our lives, it is just unavoidable that we will encounter with the death of a loved one. In these sad times comes the necessity of making funeral arrangements. Funerals usually vary in various countries, culture, and religion. In spite [...]

Burial Insurance – Advice From A Licensed Funeral Director

As a funeral director I’m often asked by the public, “do I need burial insurance?” My stock reply is the usual, “that depends.” I’m not trying to be insensitive or cute with my answer, but the truth is that it does depend on several factors in my opinion, but two most importantly.
I believe two of [...]

Finding Economic Ways For Funeral Planning

Cremation services have become more popular today because of the economics of it. A cremation service can run anywhere from half to ¾ the cost of a regular funeral, which includes the casket, burial, services and any additional things that are needed.

Funeral Planning: The Benefits of Pre-Planning

Funeral planning is a difficult process that many families are left to handle. Once an individual passes away, it is generally their family that handles the funeral arrangements. Funeral planning and arrangements can cause stress and financial strain on the members who are planning the services. Although it may be difficult, pre-planning your funeral is [...]

5 Cremation Concerns to Talk Over with Your Funeral Service Provider

These are a list of issues about cremation and cremation services that you might desire to talk about with your funeral director. Your funeral professional can offer the answers to these questions, in addition to any others you may have.* Crematoria in your area. Once you have decided on cremation as your choice and have [...]

Where Can a Funeral Casket Be Purchased?

When an individual passes away, they are generally buried in a casket. Funeral caskets can be purchased directly from the casket makers or from a funeral home. Typically individuals purchase a casket from a funeral home. Funeral homes, also commonly referred to as funeral parlors, are designed to help families cope and arrange a memorial [...]