Balancing all your options is sensible.
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Call and speak with a well-established cremation funeral provider.
Comfort | Compassion | Experience
Ask questions. Do you feel comfortable with whom you are speaking on the phone?
You need to feel well taken care of and informed or look elsewhere. Notice the quality of their website and review the staff page to get a clear understanding of who they are.
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Cremation with Confidence©
10-Step Guarantee
What procedures are in place to ensure that the identity of your loved one is always maintained? Ask what steps the cremation provider takes.
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Simple Direct Cremation
Don’t choose only the funeral home that’s in your vicinity. Make the best choice.
A cremation provider should include the following in their pricing and be a New York State-licensed and registered establishment:
- Complete arrangement assistance and supervision
- In-person or Online arrangements
- Removal of deceased from place of death
- Provide and complete all necessary required paperwork
- The basic cardboard cremation container
- Custodial care of the deceased and refrigeration (1 day)
- N.Y.C. Dept. of Health cremation permit fee
- Transport of the deceased to the crematory
- Cremation with Confidence Guarantee
- Cremation process expenses at a licensed Crematory
- A free online obituary on their website
- A crematory urn
- Advice as to how many certified copies of the death certificates you need.
- Follow-up calls to answer your questions and guide you through the process.