Types of funeral services in Bondi

Posted by Joe Manno | April 28, 2022

Planning a funeral service for a loved one is a difficult task. It can be physically and emotionally overwhelming. The stress of doing everything right to honour their memory can make it even more difficult. There are many funeral services in Bondi and the greater Sydney area.

You need to find a reliable funeral service provider to guide you through the process and make it as stress-free as possible for the family.

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Types of funeral services

Knowing the types of funeral services available in your area helps to make the choice a little easier. When you understand the process, you can evaluate your best choice to honour your deceased loved one in the best way.

Blessed Funerals guides you through the process and may also help you make the choice when it comes to the type of funeral service. However, these are your options in Bondi.

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Traditional funeral services

A traditional or full-service funeral includes a ceremony followed by cremation or burial. These traditional services are a package for the ceremony and cremation or burial.

The ceremony is first held in a church or a chapel and then the cremation or burial is conducted at a pre-arranged location.

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Cremation services

A cremation service involves disposing of the deceased body by cremating it. It is the most common type of funeral service in Australia.

After the cremation service, you can collect the ashes of the deceased in an urn to store or scatter them in a place of your liking.

The cremation service can be held directly after the funeral ceremony, depending on your preference.

Many people opt for this service as the process is comparatively easier and cost-effective.

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Burial services

You can also opt for direct burial or committal without a funeral service. It is a cost-effective and good option if you want to include only the important people. In this, the body is directly buried without a viewing or a full service, in the presence of a limited number of family members. This means that you only need to pay for the burial and the transportation.

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Memorial services

A memorial service is a popular type of funeral service that is held to celebrate the life of the deceased.

It can be held before or after the cremation or burial but usually takes place after the funeral.

The family or the community hosts this service to publicly acknowledge the death of the person. It is a celebration where everyone can remember the person and the beautiful relationships they made in their life.

A memorial service is different to a funeral service as the deceased’s body is not present at the memorial service. This means that you can plan the memorial even a few days after the death.

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Graveside services

Usually, burial or cremation services include graveside services, but some people opt only for a graveside service. This is a good option when you’re looking to keep the service private. It is also a good option for certain spiritual and religious beliefs.

While many prefer traditional funeral services, some are now seeking greener and easier ways to say goodbye to their loved ones.

Get in touch with Blessed Funerals to learn more about funeral services in Bondi.

Meet Our Team

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.

Joe Manno

Joe is a highly experienced funeral director whose personalised approach and deep commitment to providing compassionate and trusted care set the standards for the Blessed Funerals team.

Tony Sprem

As a seasoned Funeral Director, Tony reliably provides outstanding care and meticulous organisation of beautifully orchestrated and compassionately delivered funeral services. 

Carmel Pisto

Carmel provides a delicate touch to the arrangement of your loved one’s funeral services. She has a thorough understanding of cultural customs delivers only the best for her clients.

David Ashton

David is a veteran of conducting beautiful, memorable and compassionate funeral services. For 50 years he has been the funeral conductor of choice for so many families in the Sydney area.

Peter Fasitsas

Peter is a gentleman of the utmost integrity. His personalised approach, combined with his family-oriented values, puts your family at ease, knowing you are in the best hands.

Our Funeral Services

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.

Cremation Services

Blessed Funerals cremation specialists host cremation services at your request, performed with utmost compassion and professionalism.

Burial Services

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.

Cultural Funerals

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.

Repatriation Services

If your deceased loved one needs to be repatriated interstate, overseas, or from overseas back to Australia, Blessed Funerals can handle every aspect.

Testimonials

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.

Milka Bogovic

Professional and easy to work with. They also conducted my nona’s funeral service, which was conducted beautifully.

John Dorian

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.

Nick Puljic

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