Questions to Consider when Making Funeral Arrangements

Do you want burial or cremation?
Where do you want to hold the service – in a church, funeral home, crematorium, hotel or at home?
Do you want to have a one-or two-day funeral? i.e. a removal on the day of the funeral or on the evening before.
Where will the deceased repose – at home, in a hospital/hospice mortuary or in a funeral home?
When do you want to have the funeral?
What clothes will the deceased wear when reposing?
Will you need transport on the day of the funeral – i.e. a limousine for the family?
Will you publish a death notice in a national newspaper, on local radio or RIP.ie? Who will be mentioned in this notice?
Do you require music for the funeral service?
Are you going to use Mass/service booklets?
Do you want a photograph for placing on the coffin?
Do you want to pass the house enroute to the church or cemetery?
Will the family carry the coffin at the funeral?
Do you need to arrange lunch for family and friends after the funeral?