Check List for Memorials
- Name of deceased/nickname
- Name of contact person
- Name of next of kin
- Date of Service
- Location of Service
- Do you wish to have family and friends speak at the service? (Names and relationships)
- Do you wish to include music?
- Did the deceased have some favorite songs or music?
- Who will provide the music?
- CD/singers or musicians?
- Burial or Cremation? Location
- Will there be an internment of remains?
- Directions to the cemetery
- Will there be a reception following the service?
- Location & directions?
- Any other announcements you wish to make?
- Should we mention the manner of death?
- Are there any sensitive issues or potential problems of which I should be aware?
- Names of immediate family members
- Information about the deceased to be included in the eulogy or introduction
Gail McCabe, Humanist Officiant Ontario