Can save you money on funeral costs • Can shelter funds from Public Aid • Can choose the funeral home • Decide on the location of the funeral •
Avoids emotionally based decisions • Can choose the minister, priest or rabbi in advance • Pallbearers can be selected • Determine how younger
children will be involved • A personal message can be left for your family • Assures you of the Social Security death benefits to which you are entitled •
Ensures you receive the Veterans’ benefits you deserve • Enables you to pay with installments • Vital statistics can be recorded in advance to eliminate
searching later • No need to touch the assets of your estate for funeral expenses • You can determine if you need or want a vault • A person can be
designated for the eulogy • You are assured of a dignified service regardless of the financial condition at time of death • Your favorite music can be
noted • Spares your family the expense • Money is spent the way you want it • Interest earned can help offset inflation • Protects your personal insurance
money • Preserves insurance proceeds • Relieves the financial burden • Gives security of knowing the money is provided • The type and color of casket
can be selected • Determine which newspapers should run death notice • List what you would want in the newspaper including how your occupation
should be noted and which survivors should be listed • Specify if you want fraternal orders included in the service and how • Decide if you want your
personal jewelry to be buried with you or given to specific individuals • Decide if you want a graveside service • Have confidence the funeral director will
carry out the special nuances of the service which are important to you • Allows you to choose between earth burial, mausoleum or cremation • Save
money by selecting cemetery property in advance • Assures you of cemetery space within your family section • Suggest what items representing of the
life could be displayed on the memory table • Decide if eyeglasses will be worn or not • Friends and those close to you may be included and not feel
left out • Specify what you want done with cremated remains • Decide what will be done with family pets should they survive you • Decide what
additional arrangements would be made in the event of premature death • Spares your family the major decision of which cemetery is appropriate •
Choose the marker or monument in advance • Decide what the marker should say • Eliminates searching for necessary personal records and informa-
tion • Helps your family know who to contact and how to reach them • Keeps your family from guessing what you would have wanted • Allows family to
discuss final arrangements before illness occurs • Prevents disagreements between family members • Provides opportunity to make decisions together
as a family • Can collect information to cope with dying, grief, explaining death to children, funeral etiquette or important information to help you and
your family • Spares the family from difficult decisions at a difficult time • Frees the family to comfort one another when a death occurs, rather than
worry about details • Adds meaning to the service because they know you planned it • Gives you time to learn what options are available in funeral
service • Takes the responsibility away from your children • Your spouse and children will not worry “if they did the right thing” • Simplifies arrangements
if death occurs away from home • Shows your love • Prevents indecision in your family • You can decide between a cemetery and memorial park • You
can enjoy living and worry less about dying • A well-planned funeral adds meaning to life • A well-planned funeral brings comfort to family and friends •
Gives you peace of mind knowing you’ve taken care of everything Can save you money on funeral costs • Can shelter funds from Public Aid • Can
choose the funeral home • Decide on the location of the funeral • Avoids emotionally based decisions • Can choose the minister, priest or rabbi in
advance • Pallbearers can be selected • Determine how younger children will be involved • A personal message can be left for your family • Assures you
of the Social Security death benefits to which you are entitled • Ensures you receive the Veterans’ benefits you deserve • Enables you to pay with
installments • Vital statistics can be recorded in advance to eliminate searching later • No need to touch the assets of your estate for funeral expenses •
You can determine if you need or want a vault • A person can be designated for the eulogy • You are assured of a dignified service regardless of the
financial condition at time of death • Your favorite music can be noted • Spares your family the expense • Money is spent the way you want it • Interest
earned can help offset inflation • Protects your personal insurance money • Preserves insurance proceeds • Relieves the financial burden • Gives security
of knowing the money is provided • The type and color of casket can be selected • Determine which newspapers should run death notice • List what
you would want in the newspaper including how your occupation should be noted and which survivors should be listed • Specify if you want fraternal
orders included in the service and how • Decide if you want your personal jewelry to be buried with you or given to specific individuals • Decide if you
want a graveside service • Have confidence the funeral director will carry out the special nuances of the service which are important to you • Allows you
to choose between earth burial, mausoleum or cremation • Save money by selecting cemetery property in advance • Assures you of cemetery space
within your family section • Suggest what items representing of the life could be displayed on the memory table • Decide if eyeglasses will be worn or
not • Friends and those close to you may be included and not feel left out • Specify what you want done with cremated remains • Decide what will be
done with family pets should they survive you • Decide what additional arrangements would be made in the event of premature death • Spares your
family the major decision of which cemetery is appropriate • Choose the marker or monument in advance • Decide what the marker should say •
Eliminates searching for necessary personal records and information • Helps your family know who to contact and how to reach them • Keeps your
family from guessing what you would have wanted • Allows family to discuss final arrangements before illness occurs • Prevents disagreements be-
tween family members • Provides opportunity to make decisions together as a family • Can collect information to cope with dying, grief, explaining
death to children, funeral etiquette or important information to help you and your family • Spares the family from difficult decisions at a difficult time •
Frees the family to comfort one another when a death occurs, rather than worry about details • Adds meaning to the service because they know you
planned it • Gives you time to learn what options are available in funeral service • Takes the responsibility away from your children • Your spouse and
children will not worry “if they did the right thing” • Simplifies arrangements if death occurs away from home • Shows your love • Prevents indecision in
your family • You can decide between a cemetery and memorial park • You can enjoy living and worry less about dying • A well-planned funeral adds
meaning to life • A well-planned funeral brings comfort to family and friends • Gives you peace of mind knowing you’ve taken care of everything Can
save you money on funeral costs • Can shelter funds from Public Aid • Can choose the funeral home • Decide on the location of the funeral • Avoids
emotionally based decisions • Can choose the minister, priest or rabbi in advance • Pallbearers can be selected • Determine how younger children will
be involved • A personal message can be left for your family • Assures you of the Social Security death benefits to which you are entitled • Ensures you
receive the Veterans’ benefits you deserve • Enables you to pay with installments • Vital statistics can be recorded in advance to eliminate searching
later • No need to touch the assets of your estate for funeral expenses • You can determine if you need or want a vault • A person can be designated for
the eulogy • You are assured of a dignified service regardless of the financial condition at time of death • Your favorite music can be noted • Spares your
family the expense • Money is spent the way you want it • Interest earned can help offset inflation • Protects your personal insurance money • Preserves
insurance proceeds • Relieves the financial burden • Gives security of knowing the money is provided • The type and color of casket can be selected •
Determine which newspapers should run death notice • List what you would want in the newspaper including how your occupation should be noted
and which survivors should be listed • Specify if you want fraternal orders included in the service and how • Decide if you want your personal jewelry to
be buried with you or given to specific individuals • Decide if you want a graveside service • Have confidence the funeral director will carry out the
special nuances of the service which are important to you • Allows you to choose between earth burial, mausoleum or cremation • Save money by
selecting cemetery property in advance • Assures you of cemetery space within your family section • Suggest what items representing of the life could
be displayed on the memory table • Decide if eyeglasses will be worn or not • Friends and those close to you may be included and not feel left out •
Specify what you want done with cremated remains • Decide what will be done with family pets should they survive you • Decide what additional
arrangements would be made in the event of premature death • Spares your family the major decision of which cemetery is appropriate • Choose the
marker or monument in advance • Decide what the marker should say • Eliminates searching for necessary personal records and information • Helps
your family know who to contact and how to reach them • Keeps your family from guessing what you would have wanted • Allows family to discuss
final arrangements before illness occurs • Prevents disagreements between family members • Provides opportunity to make decisions together as a
family • Can collect information to cope with dying, grief, explaining death to children, funeral etiquette or important information to help you and your
family • Spares the family from difficult decisions at a difficult time • Frees the family to comfort one another when a death occurs, rather than worry
about details • Adds meaning to the service because they know you planned it • Gives you time to learn what options are available in funeral service •
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