PrePlanning
Expert
Guidance...
Many
people ask about prearranging and prepaying funerals. Prearranging
a funeral is an excellent way to make sure that
the type of service you want
is permanently recorded and gives you an exact cost for that service.
This is an excellent way to make sure your family knows your wishes,
therefore relieving them of the burden of making hard decisions when the
time of need arises.
To prearrange a service, you come to the funeral home
and we help you plan the services down to the smallest detail.
When
you leave our office
you will have a "Statement Of Funeral Goods And Services"
worksheet showing you exactly what that service costs today. There is no
charge for this and you are under no obligation to our funeral
home.
If you choose, you may take
this one step further and prepay the services. By prepaying the
funeral you are locking in the price. This is done by us depositing
your money into the Illinois Funeral Directors Association Trust Fund.
The money will remain in that trust until death occurs and will then be
available to the funeral home once a certified copy of the death
certificate is presented.
It is important to understand that the
funeral home is never in control of your money. You should have
peace of mind knowing that in the unlikely event that something should
happen to the Friedrichs Funeral Home, your money will still be invested
in the Trust Fund and any funeral home you choose would be able to access
the funds upon a death.
"My relative is in
a nursing home, should I prepay their funeral?"
Yes, most everyone who goes
into a nursing home will eventually run short of funds. By using
their money to prepay their funeral you will not incur the costs
when death occurs. We will help you plan the service and explain the
in's and out's of the Illinois Department of Public Aid.
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Funeral Home
