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"Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names" - proverb

We built our foundations on integrity, excellence and customer service. Our customer service recognizing warm and genuine commitment, to the families who have just experienced the loss of a loved one.

Arranging a funeral is an emotional and daunting task and the last loving thing you can do for for the one who has died. We have tried to provide as much information to help make the journey a little easier. There are necessary choices to consider when making the funeral arrangements and there is some sound advice for after the funeral. In this website you will find out how to write a eulogy, find suitable funeral poems or memorial verse, learn how to write a death notice with our examples. What happens if somebody dies at home? explains the processes and Coronial matters take you through the steps if a coronial inquiry is involved in the case of a sudden death. All pages have a next link at the bottom of the page and will take you through the site in sequence. If you live in the country area take a look at the local cremation service available.

Samples and examples
SEARCH FUNERAL NOTICES

Ann Bailey

FUNERAL NOTICE: Placed in the West Australian May 2008. The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Mrs Ann Bailey of Inglewood will be held at the Pinnaroo Crematorium Chapel, Whitfords Ave, Padbury, Tuesday afternoon 20thMay at 1:00 PM.
No flowers by request. Donations in lieu to the Cancer Foundation would be appreciated. Envelopes available on the day.
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If you need some examples for writing a paper notice we have some. The record search feature will help you locate grave numbers within the wheatbelt area and funeral notices are posted up for the convenience of remote residents without daily access to a newspaper. The value of a viewing is discussed here and an article on how to write a Eulogy, with kind permission from the Author Garry Schaeffer whose book can be bought from here. Receive An Electronic Book quickly via e-mail from his website. See why you should make a will. Take a look at the Links page where links to Celebrants, Government services and support groups can be found. Ideas for service pamphlets and Making the funeral arrangement are found on the download page and are in pdf form. This is handy to save to disk and have a local copy.

Funeral poems and verse
Want some ideas for funeral poems and memorial verse? We have around 70 verses. Search the database of poems which is being updated regularly. A selection has been chosen on the poems page for easy access. After the funeral will help you workout what needs to be attended to and a checklist helps with what has to be done and what documents you may need. The sitemap has the pages grouped by category which you might find helpful and it is recommended you take a look. You can always search the entire site from here. World prayers are inspirational and multicultural, try their prayer wheel , it gives a random prayer each time. Hover the mouse over the centre.

Helpful Booklets
For those people who have gone through a sudden death in the family this Information Pack for those Bereaved by Suicide or Other Sudden Death may be useful for here in Western Australia. CentreLink's Booklet is a comprehensive
booklet for help when somebody dies. These booklets are pdf files which may take a moment to load. We have a database and spreadsheets of burial details that this company has recorded which also has a few pioneer records. This database is by no means complete as yet, but we are working on it.

Online Sympathy Cards
Sympathy cards with our compliments are available online

Order Floral from the floral catalogue
Floral Orders make your order from the form and after verification an invoice will be posted out.

Articles of interest
Seven Easy Steps to Writing a Eulogy
Both writing and delivering a eulogy are emotional, but at the same time a step towards healing. It's never easy to put into words what someone's life meant to you and to summarize their life in just a few minutes. ......more
Grief and how to deal with it
Pradeep K Chadha is a psychiatrist who specialises in helping patients with meditation and imagery using little or no medication (exellent article). ..more
Funural Fee Structure
Explanation of the fee structure for funeral expenses ......more
Reading Poems at a funeral
Article on why it is a good idea to include poems....more

Link of Interest
Memorial Site"The Remembrance Place" is an Australian owned and operated Online Memorial Service dedicated to preserving your special memories by creating a place on the internet in honour of those who have died. Features: easy to use memorials, a Remembrance Book for visitors to sign, and the option of password protecting your memorial. This a is a FREE service but not associated with this company.

Resource for ebook - Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep: over 250 sympathy poems, quotations and readings for funerals, memorial services and inner peace

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