Funeral Preplanning

HAVEN™ Funeral Home offers a pre-planning service that can be the answer to many questions surrounding funeral services. Our own mortality is never an easy subject to talk about, let alone accept as reality, but it is a fact that we all have to face. If you have children, a husband, or a wife, it is very important that you take the responsibility to put things in order in case of a premature death, or a death at a ripe old age from natural causes.

There will always be arrangements that need to be made, people to alert, and legal matters to deal with. Pre-planning your funeral and prepaying for it have many benefits for both you and your survivors.

If you have any questions regarding the pre-planning of a funeral, don’t hesitate to contact one of our compassionate and experienced funeral directors.


Money Matters

  • No one wants to think about financial matters when we are mourning a loved one, but there are several issues around funerals and burials that translate into benefits for preplanning.
  • When you preplan and prepay for a funeral, you lock in current prices, therefore you avoid rising costs in the future.

Avoid Probate Court Issues

  • All wills in New York state go through probate court, and that means your money or your estate that could be used to pay for your funeral will be in limbo for weeks or possibly even months.
  • If you don’t have a will, estate distribution could take even longer.
  • When you prepay for your funeral, your family will not have to struggle to come up with the money to pay for services, instead they can focus on prayer and mourning.
  • Having your funeral paid for in advance limits your estate, and therefore the estate taxes your beneficiaries will have to pay.

Your Preferences Will Be Honored

  • When you preplan your funeral, you will be the one choosing the type of service, the hymns, the denomination of the clergy, and other very personal choices.
  • You can plan it down to the detail if you wish, even down to the guest list.
  • Do you want a ceremony that honors the traditions of your ancestors?
  • You will decide what will be done with your body, including if and where you will be buried.
  • If you want to return to your homeland for your eternal repose, that can be decided by you.

Relieve Your Family of the Burden

  • Your family and community will be mourning the loss of you, and will be so relieved to know that you thought of them by taking care of all the details for them.
  • The financial burden of a funeral is also a final gift you can give your family.

Have Your Paperwork in Order

  • Having your funeral paid for in advance limits your estate, and therefore the estate taxes your beneficiaries will have to pay.
  • The best thing to do is to have a local legal professional have your will, a copy of funeral preplanning and other important paperwork so that matters can be handled quickly and efficiently.
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