What makes a good funeral director?

Posted by bf-admin | March 16, 2023
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What makes a good funeral director? Is it affordability, compassion, services, experience – or all of these things? The answer is yes, it is a combination of all these things, but above all, a good funeral director ensures your loved one is treated with utmost dignity regardless of the chosen service or budget.

We all need dignity when we pass, and a family’s loved one deserves nothing less. When it comes time to farewelling that special person, the circumstances and budget should never decide the level of dignity afforded to the deceased. Every life is unique and extra special to those close to them.

Funerals are essential to human culture; they honour and celebrate a person’s life. It is vital to ensure a dignified farewell. How the body is treated, how the service is conducted and providing a memorable experience for the mourners for all the right reasons all contribute to a dignified service.

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Providing dignity and exceptional service to all denominations

Professional and experienced funeral directors assist families in honouring their loved ones and provide comfort during a traumatic time.

Losing a loved one, whether expected or sudden, is painful, and the family must feel supported and cared for throughout the funeral planning process.

Family belief structures and financial circumstances are different, and good funeral directors are experienced in various religious denominational funerals and cater to multiple budgets without compromising standards.

They have the expertise to assist with repatriation, either into or out of the country, and offer various services, from traditional, cultural and non-religious, including cremation and burials.

Good funeral directors can orchestrate a funeral service that includes all the trimmings such as flowers, printed material and other special requests.

How to choose a good funeral director

When choosing a good funeral director, one of the most critical elements is communication and connection. At Blessed Funerals, we listen and ask the right questions. We want to know the family’s wishes.

We tailor funeral services that honour the loved one within the family’s budget. As an independent, family-owned funeral service with a highly experienced team, our exceptional reputation for compassion and care comforts many people. It means we are flexible, pay extra attention to the details and communicate with kindness and compassion at every step.

When choosing Blessed Funerals, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by our range of services, our creativity and organisational skills, our prepaid funeral plans, locations and most of all our experience in providing memorable, compassionate and dignified funerals.

We are open 7 days a week and can be contacted 24 hours a day. Let us take care of your loved one.

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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