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90Japanese Funeral Rites, a descriptive guide to
Death is a delicate subject in any culture or religion. What happens next is an often sought answer by many people. The Japanese have a strong tradition for taking care of the recently deceased and much of it involves Shinto and Buddhist roots. While not every area follows the same pattern I have attempted to outline the basics of a Japanese style funeral and what happens afterwards. Only some of this I have experienced myself when a family member's grand-father died (I have attended a Japanese
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76Planning a Meaningful Funeral
No matter the amount of money spent on funeral prearrangements or the time spent on writing an obituary in advance, you can never be prepared for the loss of a loved one. You might have all of your ducks in a...
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70Green Burial Tips -How to burn human dead bodies in nature’s way
Which is the most harmful pollutant for nature? If we think, we will get many answers. Carbon dioxide, plastic, computer parts, Mercury…like that lots of pollutants. The reason for all the wastes reaching...
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80A Mortician's Guide to Making Your Own Memorial Folders for Funerals
Working as a mortician, I see first hand just how special memorial folders can be to the friends and family of the deceased. They certainly can be a lasting memento- drawing on the memories of a lost loved...
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65Funeral Obituary
The obituary is probably the most important document used during the funeral or memorial process. The obituary usually serves as the official "death notice" and can be published in local newspapers to notify...
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67Would You Sit on Your Own Tombstone?
I've lived in small towns in Texas all my life. These are towns, that usually have more churches and cemeteries than they do everything else combined. I'm not sure how we fill either of them, but evidently,...
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694 Good Reasons to pre- plan for your funeral
Death is an uncomfortable subject for most of us. But it something we all will deal with sooner or later. The impact of an unexpected death can stress your family in many ways. Emotionally, Psychologically...
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72Planning A Funeral
Planning a funeral for a loved one is probably one of the hardest things anyone will ever have to do. There is a lot that needs to be thought about when thinking just isn't coming very easy. All you want...
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7210 Reasons for Going into Estate Planning
Nowadays, people are becoming more and more aware of estate planning. True, the rich and famous have known about (and have applied) this concept for a very long time. But even those who are not rich and who...
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74How to Write A Eulogy - A Mortician's Guide
Many people find delivering a eulogy at the funeral service of a loved one to be very rewarding and meaningful. Finding the courage and determination to present the eulogy is one thing, but the task of...
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