The Multiple Roles of the Funeral Director

funeral services brantfordIt used to be that the funeral director would embalm the body and oversee the funeral services for those families or deceased that are not members of any church. Nowadays, a funeral director is a schooled professional who manages the funeral home and is involved with the planning of the funeral and most, if not all, of the aspects relating to putting your loved one to rest. Read more

The Funeral Casket and Its Lesser-Known Options

Funeral caskets are often one of the costlier items to include in a funeral. For this reason, there are funeral pre-planning contracts that allow you to pick the kind of casket you want and pay for that by installment so you to spread out the expense. Read more

Picking Funeral Songs

funeral songsIf there is such a thing as the lighter side of funeral planning, it has to be the picking of the songs to be played. Funeral songs will set the mood of the funeral and if you are to plan ahead, this is one of the ways you can show to the people you will leave behind how you want them to remember you when you are gone. Read more

Sending Your Loved Ones Remains Over Seas

My loved one needs to be returned home over seas, is this a service you can provide?

At Tranquility Funeral Services we offer a low cost and expedited over seas transportation of your loved one with compassion.

Funeral Flowers Dilemmas

funeral flowersPicking out funeral flowers to send out to a grieving family may sound easy but different blooms can evoke different feelings to people. Some of them may not even be appropriate to send to people at the time of their sadness. Read more

Writing a Eulogy for a Close Relative

how to write a eulogyThe pain of losing a close relative will often leave even the best of writers at a loss on how to write a eulogy. Losing a grandparent whom you had spent many summers with or a special cousin who had been more of a sister or a best friend to you, can be a devastating experience so focusing on your memories of them can be both therapeutic for you and will provide a good material for the eulogy. Read more

Proper Behavior at Funerals

funeral services torontoHow you conduct yourself at funeral services depends largely on your degree of closeness with the one who passed or with the family left behind. As soon as you learn about the death, you can immediately pay the family a visit at their home, especially if you are close to them. Read more

Shopping for Funeral Caskets

Funeral planningCASKET can throw even the most organized person into a frenzy. There are simply too many things to decide on at the same time. Deaths are often unexpected so along with the grief of your loss, you will have to make do with what you can eke out from your savings to spend for the funeral. Read more

Funeral Planning Overview

funeral servicesAt one time or another, one would inevitably get involved in the funeral planning of a loved one, whether it means going through it from start to finish or just helping out in some parts of it. Read more

Pre-planning for Funeral

The many ways on how to plan a funeral can be overwhelming to anyone. Throw in grief, shock, and sadness into the equation and you will have a picture of what your loved ones will go through at the time of your passing. Read more