How Funeral Homes Provide Relief

The role of funeral homes in Dayton, Ohio is to carry most of the burden of taking care of your loved one after they have died and making sure that all the details of the funeral are expertly handled from start to finish.

When your loved one dies, you are immediately overwhelmed with many emotions and many things that need to be done. In fact, on top of the emotional onslaught of loss and grief, there are over 400 decisions that need to be made for your loved one’s funeral. The burden is heavy and it is impossible to carry out by yourself.

That’s where funeral homes come in. They will do the heavy lifting for you and take care of the impossible so that you and your family can focus on the things that are most important while you start the process of saying a final goodbye to your loved one.

One way that funeral homes provide relief is that they transport your loved one from their place of death (hospital, assisted living or nursing facility, or home) to the funeral home. Usually, someone else contacts the funeral home to arrange for them to pick your loved one up, so you don’t even have to that.

When the staff from the funeral home arrive, they know you are in shock and you are upset, so they will show great care and respect for removing your loved one’s body. They will give you time to spend with your loved one if you wish, and they will discreetly take your loved one’s body to their vehicle.

Additionally, the funeral home staff will provide the relief of setting up the meeting for funeral arrangements while they are there so that you don’t have to call the funeral home and set up an appointment yourself.

Another way that the funeral home will provide you relief is that it will provide the best care for your loved one. You can trust that your loved one will be treated with dignity and respect throughout every step of the funeral process.

Your loved one is as much like family to the funeral home as you are, and they will make sure that each family member entrusted to their care gets the absolute best treatment.

Another form of relief that the funeral home provides is in the area of funeral arrangements. Your funeral director has the knowledge and experience to provide expert guidance and advice to you as you lay out your vision of what you want for your loved one’s funeral.

Once the funeral arrangements have been made, the funeral home will take care of all the details. There are a lot of details in both funeral services and in burials in cemeteries. You will not have to worry about a single thing because the funeral home will seamlessly take care of everything.

If you decide that you want special things included in your loved one’s funeral service – such a military funeral honors for military veterans – the funeral home will take the burden of coordinating those customizations for you, which means you have the relief from worrying about how to make them happen.

Another way that the funeral home will provide relief for you is by taking care of all the funeral paperwork. There is a lot of paperwork for funerals, including obtaining permits and getting death certificates. You won’t even be aware of most of the paperwork except for signing authorizations and getting your loved one’s death certificates.

For more information about funeral planning at funeral homes in Dayton, Ohio, our caring and knowledgeable staff at Glickler Funeral Home & Cremation Service is here to assist you.