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of Our Visitation Rooms
Our
mission is to offer the finest selection of service
available to families; whether it be simple or elaborate,
burial or cremation, services.
We feel that the death of a family member or close
friend has always been a significant time in all our
lives. We feel a great responsibility when entrusted
with the needs of the families we serve. The funeral
is a summary of one's life and should express their
individuality. Our goal is to ensure that your family
and the loved one you bring to us is cared for with
the utmost dignity and respect.
Why Funerals Are Important
Alternative
Services
Merchandise
Cremation
Eaton
Funeral Homes recognizes that our community is comprised
of diverse preferences of religion,
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Funeral Homes encourages families to bring
favorite things to the visitation, which
gives others a chance to share and remember.
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philosophies
and beliefs. You will find our firm is responsive
to your needs and wishes. By offering a wide range
of services, each family has the ability to create
a meaningful and appropriate way to remember their
loved one.
When
a death occurs, there are certain criteria, mandated
by law, which must be recognized and requirements
fulfilled as a routine matter. Beyond this, the
coordination of services and disposition choices
are determined by the family. We will assist you
and offer any guidance you may require.
The following are services our Funeral Directors
will assist you with:
- The
transfer of the deceased from the place of death
to the funeral home
- Professional
care of the deceased, which may include sanitary
washing, embalming, dressing, hairdressing, cosmetology,
and casketing
- An
arrangement conference with the family to plan specific
details for the funeral
- Locating
the deceased's doctor to sign a death certificate;
then filing this certificate at the local health
department; obtaining the requested amount of certified
death certificates for the family
- Obtaining
all necessary permits and authorizations, as required.
- Preparing
an obituary to be placed in any newspapers requested
by the family
- Contacting
local cemeteries or crematory, as required
- Care
and arrangement of floral pieces, and delivery to
the family's residence after the funeral
- Arranging
for Pallbearers and motor equipment, including limousines,
as required
- Ordering
special floral pieces at the family's request
- Arranging
for Cash Advances for cemetery expenses, clergy
honorariums, music, funeral escorts, and custom
acknowledgments
- Contacting
Fraternal or Military organizations to take part
in the ceremony
- Arranging
for a personalized remembrance package, consisting
of a guest register book, memorial folders, acknowledgments
- Assist
with Social Security and Veteran benefits
- Filing
of life insurance claims
Alternative
Services
If
a family chooses not to have a service with burial
or entombment, we offer cremation options, immediate
burial plans, and anatomical donation.
For
more information on Cremation Services Click
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Why
Funerals Are Important
- Initiates
the grieving process
- Acknowledges
the importance of a life that has been lived
- Can
be personalized to allow mourners to remember and
honor their loved one in ways that are special and
meaningful
- Serves
as a central gathering place for family and friends
to give emotional and physical support to one another
- Provides
closure for the bereaved
- Confirms
the reality and finality of the death
- Encourages
mourners to face the pain of their loss and express
their thoughts and feelings
- Helps
survivors to better cope with their grief and assist
in enabling them to move on with their lives
- Provides
a context for expression of religious and other
beliefs
- Grief
shared is grief diminished--and grief denied is
grief delayed
Merchandise Selection Room |
Merchandise
Eaton
Funeral Homes offers a variety of merchandise for
your selection. Merchandise may be viewed at our funeral
home or we can bring photographs to your home.
Consult
your Funeral Director regarding ways to help make
the funeral you are arranging more meaningful.
If
you have further questions, please free to contact
us.
Phone:
Needham 781-444-0201, Newton 617-244-2034
or
E-mail
Us
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