Guide to Buying a Casket: What You Need to Know
JUNE 30, 2021Buying a casket is a significant yet challenging task. Emotions are high and judgment can be cloudy, so it’s important to make sure you’re making a sound decision. Your loved...
How to Prepare for a Parent’s End-Of-Life Care
JUNE 30, 2021How to Prepare for a Parent’s End-Of-Life Care Preparing for the death of a parent is never easy. Grieving can be an intense process with many ups and downs. If your...
FEMA Covid Funeral Reimbursements
FEBRUARY 11, 2021FEMA announced that they would be reimbursing families of people who died of Covid from January 1 to December 31, 2020 up to $9,000 toward a funeral bill. You may...
Reasons to Preplan a Funeral
JANUARY 26, 2021Preplanning a funeral is something everyone should consider. Families often suffer the burden of an unexpected loss leading to financial stress, tension and a time crunch for the perfect service....
How to Prepare Children for a Funeral
JANUARY 21, 2021Deciding whether a young child should attend a funeral can be a difficult decision. Death is upsetting to deal with at any age, and parents and caregivers naturally want to...
Dealing with Grief During the Holidays
FEBRUARY 6, 2020While there are other critical dates and times that affect grieving people, the holiday season is the biggest stimulus to provoke memories and feelings about important people in our lives...
Grief and Children
FEBRUARY 6, 2020“Mommy, when is Grandma coming back?” Explaining Death to Children Somewhere in our later childhood, we develop an understanding of death. We begin to realize that it’s not like in...
How to Write an Obituary
FEBRUARY 4, 2020When a loved one has passed away, writing an obituary that honors their life can seem overwhelming. Don’t worry – your obituary will honor their life simply by the act...
How to Write a Eulogy
FEBRUARY 4, 20201. Interview family and friends Don’t feel that the complete weight of remembering your loved one is on your shoulders. Instead, ask family members or friends to share their stories...
Children and Funerals
FEBRUARY 4, 2020These lessons have been adapted from the book What About The Kids: Understanding Their Needs in Funeral Planning and Services. To order a copy of the book, contact The Dougy Center,...
Funeral Etiquette
FEBRUARY 4, 2020Proper funeral etiquette and the accepted customs of dress and behavior in a funeral have changed over time, but courtesy never goes out of style. As the premier Bronx funeral...
Death Certificates
FEBRUARY 4, 2020Death In New York City If the person died within the City of New York (Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, or Staten Island) the death certificate would need to be...
