There are many important reasons to consider what kind of funeral or memorial service you would wish to have, and how you would like to be remembered.
Preplanning:
- Provides peace of mind to you and your family
- Makes estate planning easier
- Facilitates Medicaid matters
- Protects against inflation and future cost increases
- Relieves your family of being faced with complex decisions at a difficult time
- Provides you with the ability to choose exactly the services that are right for you
- Offers several financing options that make payment easy and convenient
What is Pre-Planning?
Pre-Planning is the process of arranging for our funeral needs in advance. There are several advantages to Pre-Planning:
Pre-Planning enables you to sit down with the funeral director to consider alternatives, make decisions and ensure that your wishes are fulfilled. Death is a difficult subject to discuss, however doing so in advance of need permits you to make thoughtful decisions without grief or stress.
Pre-Planning minimizes the financial burden that survivors must assume. When you select your options, merchandise and services that you prefer, you also have the opportunity to pre-pay for your arrangements at today's prices.
Pre-Planning your funeral arrangements allows you the comfort of knowing with certainty that your wishes and financial obligations are well in hand. You minimize the possibility of disagreement among family members and eliminate unplanned financial obligations for your loved ones.
Finally, Pre-Planning provides you and your family with peace of mind. Everything is taken care of according to your wishes. Pre-Planning is a gift that you give to your loved ones.
Being members of the New York State Funeral Directors Association allows us to also be participants in The PrePlan which is a fund created for prearranged, prepaid funeral accounts of the families we serve.
We have found this to be invaluable as it allows families to discuss and plan ahead for their loved one without the emotional stress that is frequently present at the time that death occurs. This plan allows for the individualization of each person’s wishes and eases the burden for their family later on.
In January 2006, the PrePlan Trust Fund surpassed $400,000,000 with 535 funeral homes/ members of the NYS Funeral Directors Association currently using the plan.
To prearrange a funeral, it only takes a phone call to set up an appointment with Ted. At the time you meet with him questions and thoughts are welcomed.
Your funeral arrangements can put together that day and if you so desire a fund opened in your name. Please visit our Online Pre-Planning Form to get an idea about the types of information you might wish to gather in preparation.