We realize that at this time it may be very difficult to focus. We have put together a checklist of information that you will need to gather, so we can assist you in a timely and professional manner. Some of this information will be asked of you when you make the first call to the funeral home so our staff can assist you properly from the start. Even our service will ask you some basic questions as well.
Basic questions asked of you:
Name of Deceased
Where the deceased is located (Hospital, Hospice, Home, or Nursing facility)
Phone number or address where the deceased is located.
Legal address of deceased
Date of Birth, and Place of Birth
Social Security Number
Occupation of the Deceased
Father’s name, Mother’s name and Maiden Name
Education level
Marital statues
If married Wife’s name and maiden name
Informant’s name (person giving information), address, and relationship to deceased
Burial plot information (Cemetery Deeds, telephone numbers of contact persons, Burial Society information)
Information to be given to the Rabbi:
Hebrew name of the deceased
Hebrew names of the deceased parents
Information to bring with you to the funeral home:
Veterans Discharge papers
Clothing if it is going to be needed (Shrouds are the traditional way of burial)
Cemetery deeds and plot information as well a cemetery maps showing locations (if you have this)
Obituary information:
We encourage ours families to write the obituary for the deceased because the obituary will be more personable, and contain the information that you want in it. If you would rather the funeral home write the obit for the deceased, we gladly will do so.
Information needed for the obit:
Any memberships or involvement in Service clubs, Synagogues, Fire Depts., etc……..
Survivors of the deceased, children, grand/great children, brother, sisters, etc….
Any family statements that you wish to have included in the obituary.
If you wish, an organization which donations in memory of deceased can be made.
The location of Shiva, if you want to mention this in the obit.
