Cremation Services
Blessed Funerals cremation specialists host cremation services at your request, performed with utmost compassion and professionalism.
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Planning a funeral is one of the formalities that can be overwhelming when a loved one has passed. With the added pressure of the funeral being the last opportunity to celebrate your loved one’s life, for most people, it may be the first time they have experienced organising a funeral. It is a highly personal experience that requires a gentle touch. Our experienced and compassionate funeral directors will guide and assist you with planning a funeral step by step.
In the majority of situations, a person’s passing is expected. It will take place at their home, a hospital, a nursing home or an aged care facility.
When the passing happens at home, you must call a doctor to verify that the person has passed and to issue a death certificate. A palliative care team can issue a temporary certificate when a doctor is unavailable.
Once this has been completed, we will bring your loved one into our care at Blessed Funerals. When the passing occurs in a hospital, a family member must contact Blessed Funerals.
We will coordinate with the hospital to bring your loved one safely and compassionately to our funeral home.
When your loved one is residing in a nursing home or aged facility, most facilities require the family to nominate the funeral director when the loved one is admitted. The facility staff will contact Blessed Funerals once the family has been notified and the doctor has issued the death certificate. Blessed Funerals will coordinate the retrieval of the person with the facility and take the necessary care to bring the deceased person into our care.
When a death is unexpected, there will be much confusion and emotional turmoil. An ambulance should be called in the first instance. The police will need to attend to prepare a report for the coroner to establish a cause of death.
Blessed Funerals can register the death with the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages on your behalf.
Blessed Funerals can begin making the necessary funeral arrangements; however, the body cannot be returned until the coroner has completed the investigation and a death certificate has been issued. It is essential to contact us as soon as you are able and allow us to support you through the trauma.
Whilst conducting a funeral is not a legal requirement in Australia, most people in our diverse and cosmopolitan society elect to hold some form of memorial or service for their loved one. Everyone is unique and there are no specific rules for how a memorial or service should take place. However, there a number of considerations that Blessed Funerals will assist you with when planning a funeral service.
Once you have planned the service and set a date, the team at Blessed Funerals will handle all the necessary arrangements. This includes booking the venue(s), organising the invitations and printing of memorial books, the flowers and music and all other requirements you need.
Taking this burden off your shoulders is why we are here to help. This enables you time to grieve while taking care of other important things that need attention after a person has passed away.
Having a wake is a personal decision and not a formal obligation. In some cultures a wake is not permitted for various reasons. A wake is generally an opportunity for guests to mingle and reflect on the deceased in their own way and share stories. A wake can be an excellent way to celebrate the person’s life with those closest to them.
Normally, a wake will be held at a different venue or location and involves food and drinks in a less formal setting.
Consideration should be made to the age of guests, to ensure that you have adequate seating and other provisions available. Blessed Funerals can assist you in deciding whether to have a wake and, if so, help you decide on a suitable location and time appropriate to the funeral service.
It can feel all-consuming; however, there is a list of non-urgent things that will require attention and these can be done before or after the memorial service.
You will need to notify government agencies, banks and financial institutions, insurance providers, medical and health services, home services, utility companies, any sports clubs, charities and any social media and online service providers.
Government agencies
Banks and financial institutions
Insurance
Medical and health services
Sports clubs and charities
Social media and online accounts
Utility companies
Whether the passing of a person is expected on unexpected, it is a time of high emotion and great sadness. There are several excellent support services available and our team can help direct you to the most suitable for your circumstances, if required.
When it comes to planning a funeral having an experienced, professional and compassionate funeral director is one thing that can alleviate much of the burden.
We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you have lost a loved one, contact our team, and we will be with you from start to finish.
Get in touch with our friendly team to discuss your needs.
Blessed Funerals is an Australian family owned and operated funeral service that is wholly independent. Our team members are committed funeral directors with decades of experience servicing the people of Baulkham Hills, Brookvale, Five Dock, Sydney, Wollongong and Central Coast.
Blessed Funerals offers religious, non-religious and culturally sensitive funeral services at each of our four locations. Our services are personalised to reflect the individual’s life with a focus on attention to detail, dignity and compassion.
Blessed Funerals cremation specialists host cremation services at your request, performed with utmost compassion and professionalism.
Our conduct burial services at your chosen venue or at the burial plot, for a large gathering or just close loved ones. We tailor our burial services to suit your needs.
We are experienced in delivering varying cultural funeral customs. Our team has the expertise to host a cultural funeral that reflects your loved one’s heritage.
If your deceased loved one needs to be repatriated interstate, overseas, or from overseas back to Australia, Blessed Funerals can handle every aspect.
Tony and the team at Blessed Funerals were professional, friendly and knowledgeable in what was needed to make this very sad occasion stress free. Nothing was too hard and their one-stop service provision of flowers, memorial cards, coffin, cemetery and church requirements meant we could organise every aspect from the comfort of our home. We would highly recommend Tony, Joe and their wonderful support team.
Professional and easy to work with. They also conducted my nona’s funeral service, which was conducted beautifully.
Tony answered our call came to my parents’ house as promised. He sat down with my family and had a checklist of what needed to be done and he guided my family through this difficult time. Tony was available within seconds and never left our sides until the end of the service. My family and I cannot thank Tony and his team enough for the way in which he and his staff handled a very tragic and difficult time for us.
Call us anytime of night or day, or book a consultation – we’re here to hold your hand.
Baulkham Hills
50/5 Inglewood Pl
Baulkham Hills NSW 2155
Brookvale
Suite 1/557 Pittwater Rd
Brookvale NSW 2100
Five Dock
7 Ramsey Rd
Five Dock NSW 2046
Wollongong
5 Bellevue Rd
Figtree NSW 2525
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