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Arranging Funeral Services
When planning a funeral, one of our directors
will meet with the family members at a convenient time and location.
Usually the arrangement conference is held at the funeral home but can
be done at your home or another suitable location. The arrangements
conference generally consists of two parts, the vital statistics and
information-gathering portion and the funeral planning and
personalization.
During the vital statistic and
information gathering part of the conference we obtain information that
is used to complete the death certificate and make other required
notification (such as to the social security administration) as well as
prepare newspaper notices. You can download the
funeral-planning worksheet
to
help organize this information. With all records kept by
Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd. are confidential except as directed by the
decedent's next of kin, as required by law or
as
necessary to complete the funeral planning process.
Next, we will discuss the funeral plans
and service options. Be assured, we should be able to fulfill your
requests, whether you are planning traditional funeral, or simpler and
more modern plans. We encourage tailoring the funeral plans to
commemorate the life of the deceased, making the funeral more meaningful
creating positive lasting memories. This can be done with
photo boards and albums, display items, music, and appropriate verse,
among other personalization options. Download
Personalization Book.
The funeral director, at your direction,
will coordinate your funeral plans. Among other things, we will arrange
transportation, schedule use of our facility, contact clergy, church,
musicians, newspapers, cemetery or crematory and others to carry out
your plans.
Preplanning Funeral Services
One of the more troubling things we see
when meeting with “at-need” families are decision makers that have no
idea about what type of funeral the deceased may have wanted. Not only
is it a time of great emotional stress, but adding the uncertainty over
whether you are making the right decision can be overwhelming.
Prearranging for yourself, or other
family members, allows you to make decisions at a convenient time
without the emotional burden of a loved one’s recent death. Ideas can
be clearly thought through and recorded. This guarantees that your
wishes will be fulfilled and known to your family. You will relieve
your loved one’s the uncertainty over whether they are “doing the right
thing.” More Americans than ever are preplanning their services for
these reasons.
To prearrange a funeral, simply call
(847) 253-0168 to schedule an appointment. As with arranging an at-need
service, we can meet at the funeral home or another location.
Downloading the
funeral-planning worksheet
will help you
organize some of the information for preplanning. We discuss your
desires in funeral services and remembrances and prepare a cost quote
for your selections. You will be given a copy of any and all
preplanning materials and a file will be kept on hand at the funeral
home. In the future, changes can be made over the telephone or by
stopping by the funeral home. Best of all, there is no charge for this
service.
Prepaying Funeral Services
By taking the added step of pre paying for your funeral, you can take
satisfaction in knowing you are relieving them of unnecessary financial
burdens that may occur at a financially difficult time in their lives.
We offer two approved funding options, Homesteaders Life Insurance and
the Illinois Funeral Directors Association Preneed Trust.
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