Planning a Burial Service for a Loved One

When someone you love passes away, choosing one of the cemeteries in Waukesha, WI for the final commitment is the first step. The choice of cemetery is important because it gives you an option for locating the burial service in the on-grounds chapel. If you are going to hold the service in a church, people will need to understand where to go for the service and where to go for the burial.

There are actually several choices for funeral, memorial or tribute services:

• Chapel services in the cemetery facility
• Church services in a location different from the cemetery
• Memorial service and graveside services
• Graveside services only

Often, people will choose to have a longer memorial service in a chapel or church and a graveside service that is fairly brief. This gives people who could not attend the memorial service a chance to pay their respects to the family and honor the deceased before burial.

If a cremation is chosen at the cemetery in Waukesha, WI, some families will only hold a memorial service in the cemetery chapel. There is often no service where the urn will be interred. On the other hand, some families will gather at the location where the urn will be interred to say a few prayers and to let mourners know the location where the urn will placed.

The Importance of Memorial Services

The memorial and burial services serve several purposes:

• Gives people a chance to express their love and appreciation for having known the deceased
• Provides closure to those who are grief stricken
• Offers one last chance to honor the loved one with dignity and grace
• Allows last good-byes
• Brings family and friends together so they can share memories and console each other

It's not unusual to walk into the chapel at one of the cemeteries in Waukesha, WI before the memorial service, and find people talking and sharing memories. Many times the people in attendance have not been able to get together in a long while, so the memorial service is like one last gift from the loved one to friends and family. That adds special poignancy to the gathering.

Elaborate or Simple

1) A tribute service can be as elaborate as you desire, but many people choose the simple chapel arrangement. Holding a simple memorial or tribute service at the cemetery often seems like the best way to honor a person. The casket or urn may or may not be placed at the front of the chapel or in front of the center aisle. Some people choose to have the casket moved to the gravesite so that the memorial service encourages people to celebrate the life of the loved one.

You can also choose to have a wake the night before the service, a memorial service in the chapel and a gravesite service. As you can see, there are unlimited options and it's up to the family to decide what will be best for the family and friends who will attend. If you choose to have the service at a church and then accompany the casket to the gravesite, the funeral home can assist with proper transportation.

During this sad time, the choice of cemeteries in Waukesha, WI is the first step. The cemetery staff can review all of the options in detail with you. It gives you comfort during a difficult time to know that professionals are there to help.