Funeral Planning Checklist
A handy guide for funeral planning
Asian Funeral Home in Leeds has developed a handy checklist for anybody looking to arrange a funeral. This is suitable for all faiths, backgrounds and belief systems and offers you an easy way to ensure that you have covered the essential when it comes to planning a funeral for a loved one.
Download a pdf version of the Funeral Planning Checklist
Funeral Planning Checklist |
Contact those closest to the deceased including family, friends, work colleagues and neighbours |
Appoint a funeral director; choosing the right funeral director is important to suit your needs including location and faith requirements |
Fund the funeral; check on any insurance policies of the deceased, benefit entitlements, savings and family contributions |
Request a medical certificate stating cause of death (MCCD), a compulsory certificate needed on order to register a death and arrange a funeral |
Register the death; you can do this through your local registrar and collect the green form which your funeral director will need in order to arrange your funeral |
Transfer the care of the deceased to your funeral director who will arrange for the body to be collected and cared for in the chapel of rest |
Arrange the details of the funeral service with the help of your funeral director, deciding on details such as order of service, music, transport, flowers, photographs and the legal paperwork |
Appoint roles including pallbearer, someone to read eulogies, priest or gianiji etc. |
Let everyone know the details for the funeral; arrange the online funeral notice, inform people of dress code, locations, requirements for flowers or donations etc. |
Arrange security for the day, especially important if you are leaving your home empty for the service and have advised people of the date and time online |
Contact all relevant organisations of the death including government and financial organisations |
Seek support from a specialist grief counsellor – speak to Asian Funeral Home as we have dedicated counsellors for the Asian community |