Why People Choose to Plan Ahead

Whatever their reason may be, pre-planning seems to have become a logical choice of many. Society understands that they will have to deal with a funeral at some point in their life. Having knowledge makes better informed decisions when needed.

Your family and friends are the most important people in your life, but it will be up to them to decide what to do for you if you have not given any clear instructions. Flowers, music, readings and other simple decisions may create feelings of animosity and disunity as they have their own opinions. Pre-planning eliminates the guesswork and lets your loved ones have peace as they focus on their own healing and remembrance.

Not all families are prepared for the unexpected. Pre-planning prevents them from having to make funeral decisions and financial commitments while under emotional duress. A pre-planned funeral will share the selfless love and generosity you have for those you will leave behind. According to our resident estate planner, having a funeral pre-arrangements file opened with the Funeral Home of your choice is simply an important part of good estate planning processes. Without it, an estate plan is incomplete.

Peace of mind that comes with knowing that you will say goodbye in a way that genuinely reflects you and your life. By pre-arranging your final wishes you ensure that your family will be guaranteed to have the service you would have wanted on that important day. Your decisions can help your family and friends in their healing process with a service that truly reflects your unique personality.

In summary, we recommend and encourage you to invest an hour of your time with a Class 1 licensed, non-commissioned funeral director or a licenced funeral pre-planner to open a documented pre-arrangement file so that your most important funeral decisions are recorded. At that time, you may or may not decide that you want to enter into an optional contract to begin to fund your plan. Your family and executors will thank you.

No one is eager to reach the day of their death, but taking control of that inevitable time and organizing your final wishes is simply the right thing to do for yourself and for your family. Your family will thank you for helping them with this emotional burden.

Planning the Funeral/Cremation Details in advance

From the casket and urn you choose to the music you’d want, we can help you detail and describe every element of your funeral according to your wishes. We can assist you in recording your preferences clearly and efficiently. Should you wish, you can also ask us to retain a copy of your records in our files, for safekeeping.

Option II:

Pre-financing the Funeral/Cremation

Like any savings plan, funeral pre-financing can help you plan more effectively and thoroughly. It can also give your loved ones an added measure of security. We offer a wide range of pre-financing plans including setting up insurance funding or arranging payment installments to help you make the choices that are right for you. However you structure your plan, the funds you invest are insured and protected by law, and the price guaranteed. Ask us for details. For personal, private assistance with your funeral pre-planning arrangements, please call us or email us. Our experienced preplanning staff will guide you through the many choices that make a funeral or celebration of life meaningful, dignified, and above all, personal.

ANY PREARRANGEMENT OR PREPAID FUNERAL IS TRANSFERABLE OR MAY BE CANCELLED

Option III 

TRAVEL PLAN OPTIONS- Many families travel around the world on holidays, to visit family or even to work. The travel plan is a reasonable onetime payment insurance policy that ensures that you would be taken care of in the place of death and brought home safely when the death occurs over 100 kms from home. If the death occurs at home, there is no refund. Please contact us for further details.

DISPOSITION OPTIONS

We at Torrance Funeral Home work closely with our local cemeteries and crematoriums. Families need to go to the cemetery to choose the property they wish to use. The funeral home will then organize the burial date. Burial or cremation are the two forms of disposition. The cemetery of your choice will show you the options and areas within the cemetery that you can choose from. Families may take cremated remains home or scatter on private property (with permission from owner) or Crown land. Scattering on Public property is not legal.