Plan for the Inevitable
Pre-planning your funeral is a thoughtful and responsible decision. It allows you to make important end-of-life choices in a calm and rational atmosphere, ensuring that your wishes are honored while relieving your loved ones of emotional and financial burdens.
Start the online planning process today or meet with one of our pre-planning advisors for guidance. It just makes sense.
Plan Ahead and Take Control
Make sure that your wishes are known to give you and your loved ones peace of mind.
Experience the Fairhaven Difference
Pre-planning is easy. There are no health questionnaires or physical exams required. Anyone can create a pre-plan, and once it’s recorded, it’s securely stored in our office for future reference.
Benefits of Planning
Emotional Benefits:
Planning today gives you control of your final arrangements and relieves your family from making difficult choices during a time of grief. It also ensures that your final wishes are carried out as you intend.
Financial Benefits:
Planning ahead enables you to make financial arrangements to cover your funeral costs, while not placing a financial burden on loved ones. Even if you are leaving behind sufficient money, you can help protect against inflation by locking in prices with pre-funding options.
Family Benefits:
Taking care of your funeral arrangements is a thoughtful and caring thing to do for your family. It is comforting to know that you have done all you can do to ease their burden.
Pre-Planning Checklist
- Create a contact list of individuals who should be notified in case of an emergency.
- Draft an obituary or make notes about key details you’d like included.
- Decide where you’d like the obituary and memorial information to appear.
Choose your preferred burial or cremation arrangements:
Cemetery lot location
Casket or urn selection
Vault or sectional crypt
Type of service (religious, military, non-denominational, or fraternal)
Preferred funeral home
Music, flowers, scripture, or readings for the service
Pallbearers and speakers for the ceremony
Charities for memorial donations
- Provide your executor with a copy of your Will.
Ensure your representative has access to financial and legal details, such as:
Retirement plans, insurance policies, and investments
Bank accounts and safe deposit boxes
Property deeds and legal contracts
- Designate a power of attorney for legal and healthcare decisions.
- Arrange for the cancellation of services like utilities, phone, and subscriptions.
- Make arrangements for your pets’ future care.
- Pay for cemetery and memorialization services.
- Pay for any funeral expenses, including clergy, florist, and transportation.
Does pre-planning require pre-payment? The answer is simple: No.
You can document your wishes now and leave payment for later, or you can choose to pre-fund your plan to secure today’s prices and protect your loved ones from financial burdens.
When you pre-fund, your money is placed in a state-approved trust or a top-rated insurance company. Once your plan is paid in full, the price is guaranteed—your loved ones won’t have to pay more, no matter how prices change in the future.
Additionally, our plans are transferable to any funeral home in the United States, giving you flexibility no matter where life takes you.
Ready to get started?
Frequently Asked Questions
No, pre-planning is simple and can be done in a few steps. Our advisors are here to help guide you through the process.
Yes, your pre-planning arrangements can be updated at any time to reflect changes in your wishes or circumstances.
Your pre-plan is transferable to any funeral home in the United States, so your arrangements remain in place no matter where you live.
Pre-payment is optional. You can still record your preferences now and let your family handle expenses when the time comes. However, pre-funding locks in today’s prices, protecting your loved ones from future costs.
Request a personal appointment with a Fairhaven Memorial Chapel pre-planning advisor. Contact us today to begin the process by calling (973) 777-6011.
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