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Creating a Service

Creating a Service

Your Options for a Type of  Service

The following descriptions of service types are meant as a primer, not a comprehensive tool. The most familiar service types are:  funeral, memorial, or graveside..

  • Funeral Service is defined by the deceased’s body being present for the ceremony.
  • Graveside Service is held at the place of final disposition (cemetery, mausoleum).
  • Memorial Service is the most flexible because the deceased’s body is not present. This type of service offers the most significant options for venue and timing.

Peaceful Decision Advisors can help guide you to make the appropriate service selection for you and your family.


Venue Ideas for a Service

People who choose a funeral service, traditionally hold the service  in a church or a funeral home, others may have the service at a graveside or mausoleum chapel.

  • Those who choose a memorial service, the option on location is limitless. The idea of a celebration rather than a funeral is becoming more popular. A gathering of family and friends, formal or informal, is a contemporary way to pay tribute.

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Creating Your Service:  What to consider

  • Disposition
  • Type of service
  • Celebrant/Officiant
  • Eulogy
  • Readings, Bible verses, Poems, Letters
  • Music
  • Tributes
  • Reception

Contact a Peaceful Decisions Advisor to assist you in creating your personalized and unique service.

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