Peace of Mind... Of all the ways one can express love, one of the most thoughtful involves funeral planning before the need arises. It's not an easy thing to talk about. But who wouldn't want to take the needed steps to spare those they love unnecessary hardship and complication?

Planning Your Funeral

Today many individuals and families are making the decision to pre-arrange their funerals. The advantages make sense.

Planning your own funeral:

• Enables you to make your wishes known
• Provides an opportunity for you to involve your family in making arrangements for your memorialization
• Relieves you and your loved ones of future financial responsibility

Making Your Selections

Generally, funeral plans consist of a two-step process: making the funeral arrangements and funding the cost of the pre-arranged funeral.

Funeral service selections fall into two categories: the services of a funeral professional and funeral merchandise.

Funeral services include:

• Professional services of funeral director and staff
• Transportation services
• Embalming and other preparation
• Facilities for visitation
• The funeral ceremony
• Funeral vehicles
• Other services and associated items including pastoral services, music, grave opening and closing

Funeral merchandise includes:

• Casket, urn or both
• An outer burial container - cemetery vault or other selection
• Other merchandise and associated items such as flowers, acknowledgement cards, and transfer containers

We can assist you in making informed choices when you prearrange your own or loved one's funeral. Included is information on the types of decisions you make today...before the need arises, for your peace of mind - and for those you love.

Recording Your Plan

To assist with your selections, you can discuss them with one of our funeral planning professionals. You'll receive a complete explanation of selections and prices.

Once you've made your decision, you tell us exactly what funeral service you wish. We'll help you put it in writing. Then there's no doubt about your expressed wishes.

Your loved ones won't need to ask:

• Did we do the right thing?
• Did we spend too much...too little?
• Is this what he or she wanted?
• Did we forget anything?

All that's eliminated because it's in writing.

When you pre-arrange a funeral, you want to arrange one which fits your and your family's needs today and into the future.

Our funeral directors and family service counselors are available to help you with any and all concerns or questions you might have.

Please contact us:

(509) 747-4029 - Pre-Arrangement Service Center
(509) 838-8900 - Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory

E-mail: information@heritagefunerals.com