Getting Started

Most people don’t realize the extent of items which must be addressed at the time of need. With our help, you can plan ahead by making these important decisions in advance. The following items are just a sampling of the points covered in our helpful literature.

Funeral:

• Place to hold the service
• Visitation services
• Transportation
• Obituary Notices - where, what and when
• Casket selection or Urn selection
• Final preparation
• Selection of Pallbearers
• Clothing
• Legacy Album & Lifestyle Vignettes
• Keepsake Prayer Cards
• Music
• Flowers, or contributions in lieu of flowers
• Favourite literature, poems, religious passages
• Type of payment arrangements
• and more

Cemetery:

• Which Cemetery
• Burial or Cremation
• Cemetery lot location
• Special religious services
• Memorial style and inscription
• Vault or sectional crypt
• Keepsakes for the crypt - vases, candles, pictures
• Tribute features - rock, bench, tree, other
• Cemetery services
• Special selection of readings
• Reception Centre services (where applicable)
• Catering
• Checking/signing necessary papers for burial permit
• Other special wishes
• Type of payment arrangements
• and more

The complete list of 87 Decisions, Choices and Things to Do™ is available, free. To find out how to get your copy, or for more information, please call:
Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes at 613-546-5454.