Information To Have On Hand When Calling Funeral Homes
There may come a time in your life when you have to deal with funeral homes in Roslyn, NY because a loved one has passed away or because you want to plan your own final services. There may be another time when a friend of yours or maybe your spouse or another family member has experienced a loss and you are trying to support them and be by their side. If that happens and your friend is too distraught to make the phone call, it may fall on you to call the funeral home to start arrangements. You want to get their loved one in good hands until they can figure out what to do. Here are a few details to have on hand when you make that call if they want you to do so for them.
Information On The Person Who Passed Away
One of the first things the funeral home will need is details on the person who passed on. Their name, address, birth date, death date, and some of those details are important to pass along right away. You may know most of that, if not all of that, information. Try to get those details from your friend before you make the call so you don’t have to bother them while you are on the phone.
Current Location
Where is the person who passed on located right now? Are they at a hospital? In a nursing home? Make sure you have the address of their location ready to go since the funeral home will need to know where you are in order to transport the person from that place to their own facilities.
Special Instructions
There might be certain things that your friend knows already about the services they want. If they already know they want cremation, you can tell the funeral home that and they can prepare the paperwork that needs to be put into place before the cremation takes place. Then, once your friend is ready, they can get everything in order and proceed. If they want a traditional funeral, on the other hand, the funeral home can start those procedures instead. If you don’t know or your friend has yet to decide, that’s okay, too. The funeral home will care for the person who passed on until they make all the important decisions.
If you need to contact funeral homes in Roslyn, NY for a friend who is in shock over a death, get a few details from them. Once you have Roslyn Heights Funeral Home on the phone after calling (516) 621-4545, it’s okay if you don’t have all of the details. We’ll get the information you do have and start the process. We can give you a list of other things to find out about and you can give us a call back when you know more. We’re here to support you whenever you’re ready. You can visit us as well at 75 Mineola Ave Roslyn Heights, NY 11577.
