What might you need to do following the arrangements meeting?

October 13, 2019

The arrangements meeting will be the starting place for all decisions that will need to be made.

Your funeral director will help you create a list of tasks that you will need to complete after the arrangements meeting and prior to the funeral that may include:


Visit the cemetery where the interment will take place to sign paperwork or purchase a plot


Visit a florist


Meet with clergy


Arrange for reception and/or catering if you have not already done so


Choose musical selections for the service if desired


Assemble a video presentation if desired:

If it is going to be played in our facilities please have it to us at least 24 hours prior to the service on a DVD or USB flash drive. Please note that we are unable to play PowerPoint files. Preferred file formats are MP4 or M4V. Park Memorial offers a tribute packages that includes a memorial video and photo book.

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