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First, Graumlich Funeral Home expresses our deepest sympathy for the loss of your loved one and understand how difficult this is. Please know we are here for you and your family during this difficult time.
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You will be asked whether you’d prefer a service with a burial or cremation as the final disposition.
Based upon your choice of services, you will have many options available to you for selecting a casket or an urn.
We will schedule a time and date for the services, decide on the location of the burial or final resting place for your loved one.
We recommend that you bring a draft obituary with you, offering the following information about your loved one. This helps to make it less taxing on you during the consultation while making decisions and giving information needed for planning your loved one's service
-Preceded in death by
-Survived by
-Graduated from
-Where they were retired from or where they were currently working
-Memberships to church, club, etc.
-If they were a veteran - please bring their DD214 form to plan for military honors service
-Things that were meaningful to your loved one
-hobbies and recreations
Andrea & Leigh will help pull all the information together to write up the obituary
If your loved one died in the following situations:
Due to an accident,
Died at home (not under hospice or doctors care)
A death that was not of natural cause, a coroner or the county medical examiner will be signing the death certificate
Information needed from the family to bring in for consultation for the death certificate.
Legal name of the deceased
Current address where they were residing
Date of Birth
City & State of Birth (if not US citizen, the country of birth)
Father's name & Mother's name including maiden name
Social Security Number
Highest Level of Education
Certified copies of the death certificate can also be purchased at the time of arrangements.
When we, the funeral home, have received the sign death certificate from the doctor or coroner, we will send the death certificate to the board of health to be recorded
We will then order the certified death certificates on your behalf processed through the Board of Health in the county where the death occurred.
These certified copies are important when gaining access to bank accounts and safety deposit boxes, claiming for benefits due to the family (like the Veteran’s benefits or insurance claims), and transferring or selling ownership of properties.
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