It is traditional to have services for a person who passed away within a few days of their death, but if you go ahead with funeral homes in Laconia, NH for someone in your family, that doesn’t have to be the case. With traditional funerals, there are timelines pressing issues and you have to have everything over and done within a certain length of time. With cremation, the cremation process can take place a day or two after death and after that, there are no timeline pressures. You can have the memorial service whenever you please.

Many people who choose cremation services appreciate this aspect of the flexibility. If the death was sudden and not expected, you may not be ready to move forward with a memorial. Perhaps you need some time to deal with your emotions before you are able to plan something. Maybe your family is spread out and in order for everyone to gather, they need extra time to travel. Whatever the reason, putting off the services can be very helpful.

While some people may feel they need to honor their loved one right away, cremation doesn’t limit that. You can always do something small on your own, even completely alone, to honor a loved one after their death. Then you can have a larger memorial service or ash scattering once your family is able to come to your side and you are able to plan something truly special.

There are a lot of variables with funeral services and you can do whatever you please. A lot of people like to set up memory boards and tables, but those can be very hard to throw together at the last minute. Putting memorial service off even a week or two can help you gather what you need to make these memory areas truly special and honoring to your loved one. There might be a lot of family members that want to contribute pictures or maybe you want to put a slide show together with special music. Those things take time and when you move the memorial service back a bit, you can give it the time it deserves.

Just are there are no right or wrong choices between funeral home in Laconia, NH and cremation services, there are no right or wrong timeframes to have memorials after the funeral is complete. Part of the freedom of cremation is the flexibility you get in those services afterward. For whatever reason, if you want to put the services off a few days, a week, a month, or even longer, you certainly can. When you are in the planning process, or need advice for unique things to include, contact the professionals at Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services for ideas. We want you to be able to honor your loved one in whatever way you see fit, whenever you are ready to do so. Call us at (603) 524-4300.