Organising a funeral

It is the role of the Funeral Director to provide the facilities and the expertise to satisfy the needs and wishes of every family that employs the Funeral Director's services. To make arrangements that are entirely appropriate, a family would need to have a clear understanding of what they can reasonably expect from the Funeral Director.

However, it is a fact that this is not always the case as most deaths are not really expected and the family may never have had the need or the desire to consider such an event. Therefore, it is imperative that this should be discussed fully within the family and with the Funeral Director. Adequate time should be allowed to fully consider all the available options before making a decision. Families should put aside the notion that their requests may not be "normal", or may be seen as unusual.

The sole criterion is whether or not the arrangement is appropriate. If a requirement is appropriate to the deceased and the family and friends, then it should in no way be considered as "abnormal" or "unusual". 

What does need to be measured against appropriateness, however, is the impact on mourners or the community within the bounds of good taste, respect and public health.

By approaching arrangements with these ideas in mind, it should be a relatively simple matter to successfully arrange the appropriate disposal of the deceased, in other words...an appropriate funeral.