Why Pre-Plan?
Why Should I Plan Ahead?
Not everyone likes to plan ahead, but pre-planning your funeral arrangements not only gives you peace of mind about your final wishes being honored but alleviates some of the stress and burden your loved ones are going through as they experience the grief associated with the loss.
The staff of Horan & McConaty Funeral Service and Cremation is happy to assist you with your funeral pre-need by helping you make decisions about your funeral service in advance and guiding you in helping eliminate some of the unnecessary stress brought on by a loved one’s death.
If you have questions about the process or don’t know where to begin, you can request an appointment with one of our preplanning specialists. Or, if you’re ready to get started, you can begin filling out our online preplanning form.
After you’ve submitted your information, a member of our team will reach out to complete the process and make sure all your questions are answered.
Benefits of Preplanning
Planning Ahead Lets Your Wishes Be Known
The death of a loved one often brings about unwarranted stress and turmoil among families. One family member wants one thing, while another family member wants something different. By planning ahead, you help prevent those disagreements by letting your family know what your wishes are and how you want your funeral service to be carried out and your business handled.
Planning Ahead Offers Peace of Mind
Our staff guarantees we will carry out the arrangements you want, just as you directed. Once the plans have been arranged, you and your family can rest easy knowing at the time of death, those uncomfortable decisions have been made. In a time when a family should be able to easily grieve, preplanning allows for that to happen.
Planning Ahead Offers Flexible Funding Options
When you preplan your funeral arrangements, there are more options when it comes to funding the funeral. A preneed insurance policy, life insurance policy or other payment options can all be arranged before the time of death. At the time of death, services must be paid in full, so having options ahead of time can also reduce other stress related to losing someone.
Planning Ahead Relieves The Burden From Family
Following the death of a loved one, there are more than 150 decisions that have to be made within the first day or two following the death. Those stressful decisions on top of the stress of grieving a loss can be eliminated by arranging your final wishes ahead of time. If those decisions are made, your loved ones aren’t left wondering what you would have wanted and how they should proceed with funeral plans. With those decisions out of the way, your loved one can begin the healing process sooner.
What If I’m Not Sure What Kind of Service I Want?
Funeral preplanning can feel overwhelming. You don’t have to know the answer to every question right away. We will help guide you through your options and answer any questions you might have. We understand that this might be a difficult process, and we are here to support you through this time. Having served the Denver area for generations, we are highly experienced and attuned to all kinds of personal matters—religious, financial, family dynamics, and more. We are here to offer our knowledge and experience to guide you.
To help get you started, we invite you to set up a free appointment with one of our funeral directors to go over our Final Wishes Organizer.
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