A Message from the Chaplain
Our Hope for You
Hope as You Begin to Heal
What to Expect
Helping Your Children
Common Reactions of Adults
Factors Affecting Your Responses
Basic Needs of the Bereaved
How a Counselor Can Help
Tasks of Grief
Support Groups
Resources
Library Resources
First Steps After Death
Funeral Checklist
About Us
E-mail:
Joe.Davis@sdcounty.ca.gov
 
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WHEN PLANNING A FUNERAL, TRY NOT TO DO EVERYTHING YOURSELF. CALL ON A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND TO HELP YOU MAKE THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS.
NOTIFY
Doctor
Coroner
Clergy
Funeral home
They will help coordinate arrangements with cemetery or memorial park.
They will prepare the Social Security Form and see that the number is retired.
They will assist in determining the number of death certificates you will need and will order them.
Relatives and friends
Pallbearers
Insurance Agents
Banks
Unions and Fraternal Organizations
SELECT
Funeral service
Cemetery property
Casket/Urn
Vault or outer container
Clothing
Flowers
Music
Folder handout
Transportation
Time and place for visitation
Time and place for funeral
PROVIDE
Vital statistics about the deceased:
Birth date and place
Father's name
Mother's name
Social Security Number
Veteran's Discharge or Claim Number
Education
Marital status
Survivors
OBITUARY INFORMATION
(The funeral home will normally write the article and submit it to the newspaper)
Age
Place of birth
Cause of death
Occupation
College Degrees
Memberships held
Military service
Outstanding work
List of survivors in immediate family
Give time and place of services
Charities for memorial contributions
Addresses of all people who must be notified
Arrangements for out-of-town visitors
IN ADDITION
You will want to...
Find someone to help answer sympathetic phone calls, cards and letters, as well as greet friends and relatives when they call.
Decide appropriate memorial to which gifts may be made (i.e. church, hospice, etc.)
Prepare a list of distant persons to be notified by letter or printed notice and decide which to send.
Locate the will and notify his/her lawyer and executor.
Check carefully all life and casualty insurance and death benefits including social security, credit union, fraternal and military.
Check promptly on all debts and installment payments, including credit cards. Some carry insurance clauses that cancel balances upon death.
Notify utility companies, the landlord, and tell the post office where to send mail (if deceased was living alone). |
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