Funeral Documents Support

Park Memorial recently added Aftercare Specialist Sarah Kucharski to our team of funeral professionals. Her role is to make the aftercare process of completing forms and applications, and closing a loved one’s estate a little easier; she walks beside each of our families to assist with these tasks after the funeral. She comes to us with almost 20 years of experience as a Licensed Preneed and Aftercare Specialist. Park Memorial is a full-service funeral home, therefore Sarah’s care is included in our professional services to each family that we care for.

One of the additional supports and benefits that Park Memorial includes in our services to all bereaved families is the use of an online platform called Cadence that we partnered with recently to help families with the aftercare process.

There are a lot of things that we don't think about as survivors: we think about the bank account or life insurance, but we don't always think about things like canceling tenant insurance on a rental property, or returning a handicap placard if there was one in use. By asking some preliminary questions about your loved one, Cadence creates a ‘road map’ of sorts with the items/tasks to be dealt with, along with suggested timing that your family must attend to over the next year. It gives you the breakdown of what's to be done in months one, two and three, and towards the calendar year-end which is typically used the following year when trying to wrap up the estate and complete final taxes.

Notifications and cancellations requirements.

These will be provided to you with our compliments in whatever quantity you need. Some investments and business funds and accounts require an Official Statement of Death from the province where the death occurred. Your funeral director or Aftercare Specialist will help you fill out the required paperwork, and our team will submit this to the registry on your behalf.

We will also pick it up from the registry and notify you when it is ready for pick up at our office, usually within 3-5 business days. The cost associated with this service is presently $65 per certificate and will be added to your account

During Arrangements:

During your funeral arrangements appointment, your funeral director will fill out the following forms and have you sign them:

• CPP (if the deceased was already receiving this benefit, this will serve as CANCELLATION. If not, it will serve as NOTIFICATION)

• Old Age Security (if the deceased was already receiving this benefit, this will serve as CANCELLATION. If not, it will serve as NOTIFICATION)

• CRA (this is notification only, CRA may contact you by mail or phone following this notification to obtain further information).

Other benefits, forms, & accounts to that our Aftercare Specialist will use Cadence to help you notify / apply for / close (if applicable):

• CPP Death Benefit
• CPP Survivor’s Benefit
• Bank accounts
• Credit Cards (We can help ensure that you do not lose any loyalty points or rewards during this process. Call us before cancelling.)
• Notify lawyer(s)
• Life insurance and other insurers 
• Other pensions (work, private)
• Passport(s)
• WCB
• Veteran Affairs
• Driver’s license
• Blue Cross
• Doctor’s office
• Dentist’s office
• Costco
• Firearms permit
• AMA
• Disabled Parking Permit
• Loyalty programs (grocery, other)
• Student loans
• Other loans (Auto, etc)
• Home insurance
• Car insurance
• Land titles
• Home security
• Cable / Internet / Cellphone providers
• Utilities
• Property taxes
• Prescriptions / Pharmacies
• Social clubs and social media
• Vacation time shares
  

You take your role of being your

mom’s executor seriously.

But you still need time to grieve.

Cut through the confusion using Park Memorial’s cutting-edge online after-funeral care partner tool, Cadence.

It’s an online tool for organizing your estate information as the program provides step-by-step guidance for organizing your affairs so that every asset, every account, and other important information is documented, up-to-date, and organized.