Gillette Memorial Chapel

About

Every day families are faced with the challenging ordeal of organizing a loved one’s final arrangements. Learn how preplanning can ease the pain and enable healing.

Story

The road of life is filled with important milestones – major events and achievements that help to define who we are and what’s important to us. Events such as graduation, marriage, childbirth, and retirement are universal moments that bring families together to celebrate those significant accomplishments that required careful planning and financial commitment.

But what about funerals? Where do they fit on the list of life’s milestones?

Many people are hesitant to include funerals when discussing other important life moments because talking openly and honestly about death may be considered taboo. As a result too many well-intentioned friends and family die unprepared, leaving their loved ones with a painful emotional and economic burden.

The average family has to answer over 150 detailed questions within 48 hours of losing a loved one. Most must make these decisions with a heavy heart and very little time to think about details and prices. With average funeral costs approaching $10,000 – and rising – families can be left in a difficult predicament if caught unprepared. Like the rest of life’s major milestones, funerals require detailed, deliberate logistical and financial planning.