LIFE STORY - BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
If you would like me to write a Life Story (Eulogy), the last part of our meeting will be spent talking through this type of information:
- I'll work through a family tree so parents, siblings, children and other important family members are documented. This also helps to map the timeline of their life.
- What was home life like for them as a child.
- Are there any stories from their youth.
- Schooling: where did they go? Were there any particular subjects that they enjoyed or excelled at.
- Any significant life partners (husband, wife, partner…)
- Where did they live (towns, etc.)
- Work / career / achievements / retirement.
- Interests / activities / hobbies.
- Musical / Literary tastes.
- TV / film / theatre.
- Where did they like to go on holiday/travel.
- What was a typical day in their life like.
- Any pets / animals.
Ceremony Types
Funerals
Ceremonies on the day
Ceremonies on the day
Held on the day of the cremation or burial with the ceremony held at the crematorium or graveside.
Ceremonies on the day
Ceremonies on the day
Ceremonies on the day
Some families prefer to have a ceremony away from the Crematorium or Burial Ground. These can be held anywhere and are much more of a full memorial but can have the coffin in place if wanted.
After this ceremony the coffin can be taken for either a direct cremation with no one in attendance or a much smaller, private ceremony at the crematorium or graveside.
Memorials
Ceremonies on the day
Ash Scattering\Burial
Memorials can be held on a later date with the ashes in place if wanted. These can be a longer and fuller ceremony and an opportunity to have a larger amount of people come together in a more personal space without time pressures. These can be held in any venue and followed by refreshments.
Ash Scattering\Burial
Ceremonies on the day
Ash Scattering\Burial
At a later date families may want a short ceremony when ashes are either scattered or buried. These are held at the final resting place of their loved one.