Eternal Rest Funeral Home
Director John Taylor
Our Beliefs
At Eternal Rest Funeral Home we treat every person with dignity in death that we all deserve. Whether you are making your final arrangements or you are making arrangements for a loved one, we will provide you with many options to personalize your arrangements while keeping in mind your economic considerations. We offer both burial and cremation services, religious and cultural services, and try to accommodate any request to make each service personal and respectful.
Respect and Dignity to All
Pre-Planning Your Own Funeral
"By planning your service in advance you can design and specify the exact type of service you'd like, so that your friends and family celebrate as you wish" (Everplans, 2014). At Eternal Rest we provide:
- Burial or cremation
- Visitation, funeral services and graveside services
- Reception area for friends and family
- Religious and cultural services
- Musical preference options
- Large selection of caskets and urns
- Embalming and cosmetic preparations
Everplans, 2014. Checklist: Pre-Planning Your Funeral or Memorial Service. Retrieved from www.everplans.com/articles/checklist-pre-planning-your-funeral-or-memorial-service
Planning Your Loved One's Funeral
"When a loved one dies suddenly without any prearranged burial plans, it can be a traumatic, stressful and confusing ordeal" (Ray, L., Jan. 27, 2015). At Eternal Rest, we will strive to make this process as easy for you as possible. We understand that dealing with your loved one's death is difficult enough. We will try to accommodate any reasonable request for personalization of services.
Some of the services we offer:
- Arrange transport of your loved one to the funeral home
- File all necessary burial permits
- Burial or cremation
- Visitation, funeral services, graveside services
- Reception area
- Religious and cultural services
- Musical arrangement options
- Transportation for family and pall bearers to graveside
- Embalming and cosmetic preparations
- Large selection of caskets or urns
- Provide and file obituary to requested newspapers
- Easels and pedestals to display flowers and pictures
- A variety of products such as guest books, thank you notes, and other items to make the service personalized
Cultural and Religious Considerations
At Eternal Rest we try to accommodate most religious and cultural traditions and ceremonies. We also have an extensive contact list for local leaders of varied faiths who are available to lead services, if needed. Any religious and/or cultural practices must adhere to the state and local laws. All cultures and faiths are welcomed and respected at Eternal Rest.
Economic Factors
We offer a variety of payment options for you or your loved one's final expenses. We offer a variety of products with a range of costs to fit into most budgets.
- Prepay for your own funeral- you can do this by prepaying all at once, or by paying in monthly installments.
- We offer payment plans for those planning a funeral for a loved one.
- We provide a list of local service providers who will give you a discount when choosing Eternal Rest.
- We can accept donations on your loved one's behalf to help to pay for the final expenses.
Suggested further reading on funeral preparation
- www.everplans.com-To assist you in planning your or your loved one's funeral
- www.dyingmatters.org - also assists in funeral planning as well as providing links to further resources
Email: EternalRest@yahoo.com
Website: eternalrest.com
Location: 123 Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Phone: 1234567890
Facebook: facebook.com/EternalRest
Twitter: @Eternal_Rest