Alternative
Services
Additional Services
Merchandise
Mahoney
Funeral Home recognizes that our community is comprised of
diverse preferences of religion,
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Mahoney
Funeral Home encourages families to bring favorite
things to the visitation, which gives others a chance
to share and remember. |
philosophies
and beliefs. You will find our firm is responsive to your needs
and wishes. By offering a wide range of services, each family
has the ability to create a meaningful and appropriate way to
remember their loved one.
When
a death occurs, there are certain criteria, mandated by law,
which must be recognized and requirements fulfilled as a routine
matter. Beyond this, the coordination of services and disposition
choices are determined by the family. We will assist you and
offer any guidance you may require.
The
following are services our Funeral Directors will assist you
with:
- The
transfer of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral
home
- Professional
care of the deceased, which may include sanitary washing,
embalming, dressing, hairdressing, cosmetology, and casketing
- An
arrangement conference with the family to plan specific details
for the funeral
- Locating
the deceased's doctor to sign a death certificate; then filing
this certificate at the local health department; obtaining
the requested amount of certified death certificates for the
family
- Obtaining
all necessary permits and authorizations, as required.
- Preparing
an obituary to be placed in any newspapers requested by the
family
- Contacting
local cemeteries or crematory, as required
- Care
and arrangement of floral pieces, and delivery to the family's
residence after the funeral
- Arranging
for Pallbearers and motor equipment, including limousines,
as required
- Ordering
special floral pieces at the family's request
- Arranging
for Cash Advances for cemetery expenses, clergy honorariums,
music, funeral escorts, and custom acknowledgments
- Contacting
Fraternal or Military
organizations to take part in the ceremony
- Arranging
for a personalized remembrance package, consisting of a guest
register book, memorial folders, acknowledgments
- Assist
with Social Security and Veteran benefits
- Filing
of life insurance claims
Alternative
Services
If
a family chooses not to have a service with burial or entombment,
we offer cremation options, immediate burial plans, and anatomical
donation.
Why
Funerals Are Important
- Initiates
the grieving process
- Acknowledges
the importance of a life that has been lived
- Can
be personalized to allow mourners to remember and honor their
loved one in ways that are special and meaningful
- Serves
as a central gathering place for family and friends to give
emotional and physical support to one another
- Provides
closure for the bereaved
- Confirms
the reality and finality of the death
- Encourages
mourners to face the pain of their loss and express their
thoughts and feelings
- Helps
survivors to better cope with their grief and assist in enabling
them to move on with their lives
- Provides
a context for expression of religious and other beliefs
- Grief
shared is grief diminished--and grief denied is grief delayed
Additional
Services
Our
funeral home offers cremation options, advance planning, and
grief recovery programs.
We
also provide local churches and civic organizations availability
to our Speakers Bureau--in which we can discuss a wide array
of topics related to anything from Advance Funeral Planning
to Veteran & Social Security Benefits to Living Wills.
Merchandise
Mahoney
Funeral Home offers a variety of merchandise for your selection.
Merchandise may be viewed at our funeral home or one of our
Advanced Planning Professionals can bring photographs to your
home.
Consult
your Funeral Director or Advance Planning Professional regarding
ways to help make the funeral you are arranging more meaningful.
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