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 [...]
The Blur Between Life and Death
With typical marketing hyperbole, Mikel Jollett’s article, “The Miracle of Ice,” about a new surgical technique involving induced hypothermia, is summed, presumably by the editor, with “the only catch: it kills you before it saves you.”This could be applied to most of the things in our lives that nearly ‘kill’ us; the slings and arrows [...]
Cover your Family with Funeral Plans
Funerals plans are an essential part of your portfolio. They are deemed an essential part of your portfolio simply becuase they can cover you and/or your family in the unfortunately case of death. Together with a good hospital plan, funeral plans make up a complete personal insurance portfolio.
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 [...]
Preplanning For A Less Stressful Funeral – Advice From A Licensed Funeral Director
As a funeral director for nearly three decades I have assisted thousands of families in planning funerals for loved ones during their time of need. I have also assisted countless families through the years in preplanning funeral services. It has been my experience that those families who preplanned seemed far less stressed when a death [...]
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 [...]
