What Does a Funeral Director Do?

Michael Bernardo • June 22, 2020

If you’re interested in getting in touch with a funeral director to plan a cremation or a funeral, it pays to choose the right funeral home and to be mindful of how the funeral director can help. But do you know hat a funeral home can do for you? You’ll see that they’ll be there to help you in many ways whether you want to plan a funeral service or cremation service in Aspen, CO.

So that you know what to expect, here are some of the roles and duties of a funeral director.

Pick Up Body

After you realize that a loved one has died, you will need to call a funeral home. You’ll get the chance to speak to the funeral director, who will set up a time to pick up the deceased and transport them to the funeral home. You can count on the funeral director to help out in this regard day or night. As well, they will give you a ballpark time frame for their arrival.

Notification

You can also count on the funeral director to make the appropriate notifications. This includes notifying the authorities as well as notifying family of the deceased.

Death Certificates

The funeral director will also help you obtain death certificates. This is important because the body disposition cannot be done without a death certificate in hand. As well, the funeral director will also provide certified copies of death certificates for insurance and benefit processing purposes.

Obituary

You can count on the funeral director to assist you in preparing and submitting an obituary to newspapers of your choice. Many funeral homes also have a section on their websites where obituaries can be placed.

Body Preparations

Depending on whether you go with a funeral or a cremation, the funeral director may bathe and embalm the deceased body at your request. They will also help in other ways such as dressing the body, applying makeup, or fixing the hair.

Advice

You’ll also get help with selecting the body disposition, and you will get the assistance you need in choosing an urn, a casket, a burial vault, a cemetery plot, and anything else you need.

Police Escort

A funeral director will help plan the police escort and transportation to the funeral and/or cemetery for you and your family.

Aftercare

The help you get from the funeral director won’t end after the body disposition is over. The funeral director will also provide aftercare and to offer grief assistance as needed.

If you’re looking to plan cremation services in Aspen, CO, get in touch with us at Brown’s Cremation & Funeral Service. You can reach us by phone, in person, or online at https://www.brownscremationservice.com. Feel free to do your planning online at our website if you’d prefer to do so over booking an in-office planning consultation. We’re personally available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer your questions and to meet your needs. And our professional staff members are ready to help you plan a funeral, cremation, or memorial.

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