create a funeral plan
Start the process of arranging services for a funeral home, cremation, and memorials. Provide peace of mind to loved ones and share your final wishes.
where to start
When you first begin the process of designing a funeral, the decisions you'll face might seem overwhelming at first. We're here to help you tackle the choices one by one and make the journey one of love, healing, and life celebration. The process can be broken down into two stages: decisions regarding the service and how you'd like to honor your loved one's life, and decisions regarding how you'd like to care for your loved one's physical remains.
DESIGNING A SERVICE
Whether it's formal or informal, traditional or offbeat, a funeral provides an opportunity for family and friends to gather and support one another in taking the first steps of their healing journey. A service can take place in any setting - at your home, outdoors, or at our facilities, for example - and can incorporate music, poetry, or art in the celebration of a life well-lived. There are endless possibilities for what the service can be, and we're honored to go above and beyond in our duty to meet your personalized and specific requests.
Our staff is experienced in understanding and graciously accommodating the needs of all beliefs, faiths, lifestyles, and relationships. We're here to answer your questions and guide you through the decisions you'll need to make, and will encourage you to take your time to figure out the most meaningful and fitting way to honor your loved one and incorporate the elements that you and your family find meaningful.
CARING FOR A LOVED ONE'S PHYSICAL REMAINS
Once you've chosen how you'd like to celebrate your loved one's life journey, the next decision you'll face is about how you'd like to care for their physical remains. This can be a difficult or emotional choice for you and your family, and we'll provide you with the information you need as we help you to consider your options and make the decision that is right for your loved one and for your family. Once you've chosen between burial and cremation, there are a few additional decisions you'll face:
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For a burial, you'll need to select a casket and a cemetery, and choose between a ground burial and entombment in a mausoleum.
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For cremation, you'll need to select an urn and choose whether to bury, entomb, or scatter the cremated remains, as well as where you'd like to do so.
No matter which path you decide to take, we'll be there to support you and assist you in exploring your options and making an informed decision that feels right for you and your loved one.
COLLECT ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS AND CRITICAL INFORMATION
An area that will provide a significant amount or relief for family and loved ones is documentation of your financial, legal, and personal documents. We recommend downloading our free guide to Pre-Planning which contains an exhaustive list of nearly every type of document or information that may be necessary to share with family after you have passed. Click here to get your copy of the Pre-Planning Guide.
need more information?
Do you know if you (or a loved on) prefers traditional burial or cremation? Are you feeling overwhelmed with all of the choices and want to know more? Are you curious about alternatives and costs and would like to compare? We have two free resources available that we hope can provide all of the information and answers you are looking for.
"Choosing Cremation" explains the different options, comparative costs, memorial selection, and potential benefits of cremation.
"Pre-Planning Guide" is a 46 page illustrated overview of all of the considerations involved with planning a funeral, traditional burial, cremation, memorials, as well as cemetery options and a large section created for adding essential information for your family.
Click the images below to get your free ebook download:
personalize
Even the smallest touch can make a big difference in personalizing your funeral services. There's no right or wrong when it comes to celebrating your loved one and honoring their life, accomplishments, and individuality.
HONOR WHAT MADE THEM UNIQUE
Personalization isn't just about honoring your loved one's individuality. It also allows family and friends to feel connected to the services and the life being honored. A memorable and meaningful service can be an important part of the healing process for those who are coping with a loss. We work closely with you to get to know your loved one's life story and brainstorm ways to represent your bond and pay tribute to their unique journey.
LIFE TRIBUTE VIDEOS
Are you looking for a beautiful way to share the memory of your loved one? We can create a one-of-a-kind video tribute by combining family photographs with cinematic introductions, the music of your choice, and professional effects in order to share your loved one's special life journey during their service. Life Tribute Videos also provide your family and friends with a meaningful keepsake long after the ceremony is over.
TRIBUTE WALL
Our Tribute Wall is a permanent virtual tribute you can return to whenever you'd like to revisit memories and reconnect with messages of support and love from family and friends. Guests can leave text comments, videos or audio message to share condolences and offer words of support, and when words aren't enough, there's an option to leave meaningful symbols. The Celebration Wall also allows guests to view obituary and service information and order sympathy flowers directly from the site.
PERSONALIZED PRINTING
From the register book and memorial folders, to prayer cards and thank-you notes, our high-quality stationery sets are available in over 500 themes designed to honor your loved one's hobbies, style, and unique life path. Let us help you explore the options and choose the perfect design to create treasured keepsakes for you and your guests. It is just one extra way to personalize the service and add extra touches specific to your loved one.
DIGITAL GUESTBOOK
Tribute eGuest is the simplest way to record guests’ names and addresses. The weighted stylus replicates the traditional feel of pen on paper, ensuring that guests of all ages and backgrounds will feel right at home using it. The Tribute eGuest application records clean and legible entries that can be utilized after services for custom thank you cards, mailing labels, and an unforgettable Shutterfly-quality keepsake book.
memorialize
No matter how you choose to care for your loved one’s physical remains, we pride ourselves on our ability to help you select from a variety of peaceful and picturesque settings for their final resting place. Whether you prefer the calm serenity of a natural park or the stately grandeur of a mausoleum, our experts are here to understand your needs and concerns, answer your questions, and provide you with all of your options and the information you need to make an informed decision about your loved one’s final resting place.
A LASTING TRIBUTE
The grieving process doesn't end when the funeral does. Oftentimes, the services are just the first steps to healing and recovery. It can be hard for the bereaved to return to their regular routines so soon after the services are over, especially given the demands of the modern world and the limits that many employers place on allowed time for grieving.
Creating a lasting tribute can give family and friends a permanent place to visit when they need help feeling connected to the loved one who has passed. It serves as a focus for their memory, and provides a private space for reflection and peace. It can also serve as a location for family and friends to commemorate important occasions, and can help make it easier to cope on meaningful dates like birthdays or anniversaries. As the years pass, a permanent memorial can also become a link to the past for younger generations who may not have had the opportunity to meet the departed loved one during their lifetime.
CREMATION MEMORIAL OPTIONS
There are a variety of ways to care for your loved one’s cremated remains, whether you decide to keep them within your home, spread them in a cherished location, or inter them in a garden, statue, or other memorial property.
Ground burial of cremated remains in a traditional plot is no problem. An urn or other container is placed within a protective 'vault', which is then placed in the ground instead of a casket.
There are a wide selection of elegant and beautiful urns you can choose from, and can also provide you with local options for the entombment of your cremation urn. Cremation niches are available within many local mausoleums, as well as in area cremation gardens and inurnment plots.
UNIQUE OPTIONS FOR CREMATION & BURIAL
Below are a few of the most commonly selected memorials for cremation and traditional body burial. For specific needs or requests, PNW Cremation and Funeral can help answer your questions and provide options and services based on your preference for cemeteries in the Inland Northwest.
Clicking on the images below will take you to Fairmount Memorial Association's website, which provides more photos and examples of all the memorial and interment options.
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