Has attending a funeral ever made you think about your final wishes? Do you wonder how your family will celebrate your life after you’re gone? Pre-arranging a funeral can take a lot of the stress out of a time when families need to focus on things like healing and grief.

Nobody wants to think about death. Do you have arrangements in place to help relieve your loved ones of that burden?

If you want to learn more about the single most important reason to pre-plan a funeral, then listen to this episode of Forever in their Hearts, where host Erik Reynolds talks with Valerie Martell, Director of Operations for Martin Brothers Funeral Services.

When pre-planning your funeral, it’s important to get your questions answered sooner than later. This interview offers a chance to take the guesswork out planning this essential life event.

Why Do I Need to Pre-Plan my Funeral?

Valerie kicks things off by sharing the single most important reason to pre-plan a funeral, and how it helps your family in the event that tragedy should strike.

Then Valerie reveals some other popular reasons and benefits of contacting a funeral chapel to plan your arrangements.

Regardless of your age, health, race, gender, or any other statistic, the advice Valerie shares applies to everyone.

When Should I Pre-Arranging My Funeral?

Next Valerie discusses when is the best time in a person’s life to pre-arrange a memorial or funeral service. She also answers questions like:

- Who do I need to tell that I pre-arranged my funeral or memorial service?
- Is it okay for me to wait until I’m in my golden years to pre-plan a funeral?
- When do I have to pay for a funeral or memorial that I pre-arrange?

Now ask yourself these two questions: Do I want to make sure my final wishes are carried out? Do I want to relieve my family of the burden of making hard choices about my memorial or funeral service?

If you answered “yes” to either or both of these questions, then you have a reason to pre-plan a funeral.

What Happens If I Change My Mind?

Then Valerie explains what happens once funeral pre-plans are locked in place and what measures are taken to safeguard the payment for the arrangements.

Valerie segues into an overview of the steps necessary to ensure both your original pre-arrangements for a memorial or funeral service and any changes you might make after the initial plans are in place.

Valerie also describes what happens if you move to a different residence after pre-planning funeral arrangements, even if it is somewhere outside the Greater Vancouver area.

The episode concludes with Valerie sharing some of her final thoughts about the single most important reason to pre-plan a funeral.

Have You Made the Decision to Pre-Arrange?

Are you ready to contact the funeral chapel for funeral pre-planning? Do you have questions for Martin Brothers before you decide? After the podcast, if you have any questions or comments, share them below so we can discuss them with you.

Martin Brothers Funeral Services has more than 100 years of experience in providing thoughtful, dedicated services to families dealing with loss. If you are ready to take care of funeral pre-arrangements, have additional questions about their services, or are dealing with a loss, please contact them at their Vancouver office.

Martin Brothers Funeral Services

Vancouver: Funeral Services Centre
3398 Dunbar Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6S 2C1

Telephone Number: 778.330.7799
Toll Free Number: 1.800.382.2901
Fax Number: 778.330.7633

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