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December 22, 2016Choosing a Funeral Speaker When you are planning a funeral for a lost loved one, or when you are pre-planning your own funeral, there are dozens of decisions to be made. If it’s someone else’s funeral, you are likely making many of these decisions under duress, while grieving the death of a friend of family… View Article
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December 13, 2016Choosing a Final Resting Place Choosing your final resting place, where your body or your cremated remains will be buried or entombed, is a decision made in which we think we won’t see the benefits from. On the contrary, we’ll feel it in our hearts, knowing that we’ve already made a very difficult decision while… View Article
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December 7, 2016Perpetual Care The term “perpetual care” generally refers to the funds used for repair and general maintenance of cemetery grounds, which includes landscaping and lawn mowing during the growing season. These funds also help keep the roads and paths clear for visitors. Some states actually require “perpetual care,” which is also known as “permanent care”… View Article
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December 2, 2016There are plenty of decisions people must make when considering their own funeral or service for a loved one. Those decisions range from being buried in a casket or being cremated, and what type of funeral services they should get. Also, are they aware of the differences between above-ground burials and the traditional in-ground burial?… View Article
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November 29, 2016Why Plan Ahead? – The Benefits of Pre-Planning a Funeral There are many benefits to pre-planning funeral arrangements and expenses. None are more significant than the peace of mind you’ll receive from knowing that you’ve arranged all of your final wishes, that they have been documented in a contract, and that your family will not… View Article
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November 24, 2016Embalming While embalming isn’t required in every country, it happens to be something done as a benefit to loved ones, hoping to leave a good, final memory of their lost loved one. Many might be wondering, “What is embalming?” In short, the embalming process is a treatment that helps delay decomposition of the body of… View Article
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November 18, 2016Funeral Director Duties We’re going to touch on each of those duties to give you a better idea of what the profession is all about. Helping Families Cope With Loss Possibly the most important duty a funeral director has is to help an emotional family make good decisions about the funeral services and burial of… View Article
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November 16, 2016Jewish Funeral Traditions There are several different denominations within Judaism, and most of them have different views concerning Jewish funeral traditions. Most of those different sects within the faith happen to believe that holiness is attained through following all the commandments and laws laid out in the Torah. The Torah, which is the first five… View Article
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November 9, 2016Types of Funeral Services Planning what type of funeral service you should have is a relatively strange exercise because it’s like you’re planning a get-together in your honor that you know you won’t get to attend. However, leaving a well-detailed plan for your funeral service for your family will alleviating them of making difficult decisions… View Article
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October 25, 2016A military burial is one of the last moments the United States can honor one of its service members or veterans. But there’s often a lot of confusion surrounding just what will the military pay for, as far as a veteran’s funeral and burial. At The Gardens of Boca Raton Cemetery & Funeral Services, we’ve… View Article
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October 24, 2016Funeral Home vs. Funerals at Home When a loved one dies, we’re often forced to make a flurry of decisions at the worst possible time to make decisions. From dealing with their estate, to deciding on a burial plot and casket, to deciding how we want the funeral to happen. Some people consider having a… View Article
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October 18, 2016Funeral Etiquette Tips No one ever wants to stand out as rude or improper, especially at such a serious occasion as a funeral or memorial service in a funeral parlor. But many times, whether it is because of the uneasiness of the situation, the emotionality of everything, or just the fact we have not been… View Article
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