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How preplanning your funeral can relieve your loved ones while protecting your wishes

Everden Rust Funeral Services offers a wide variety of end-of-life planning options to suit the needs and preferences of you and your family
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While considering your own mortality may not top your list of things you'd like to spend your time doing, doing so can certainly offer a number of benefits. Death is a certainty in everyone's life, and taking time to prepare for it is an investment well worth pursuing. 

Planning for the eventuality of life's end can help you gain perspective on how you want to be living.

It can also ensure you're able to create a lasting legacy. In addition, preplanning your funeral can relieve your loved ones during their time of loss and grieving. Keep reading to discover the advantages of having a say in your end-of-life planning.

Reasons to preplan your funeral

There are a number of advantages to preplanning your own end-of-life services. 

Losing a loved one is stressful. Your family will surely appreciate knowing all the details are in place when it's time to say goodbye. You'll save them stress and can even prevent potential family conflicts.

With prepaid funeral options, you can also spare your loved ones the financial strain and discomfort of sitting down with a funeral home representative and reviewing your choices and their respective costs as it will be up to your executor to make the final decisions. If you prepay, your wishes will already be set out in a funeral services contract, binding on your executor as mandated in section 6 of the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act.

Plus, taking care of the arrangements yourself will prepare everyone for your wishes and ensure your directives are carried out. For instance, if you know you want to pursue cremation in Kelowna due to its lower cost and sustainability, preplanning lets you broach the subject with your family now to ensure your wishes are followed through later.

Adding personal details

When you plan ahead, you can take on many of the details yourself in order to create an end-of-life celebration reflective of your personality, wishes and legacy. 

Did you know it's even possible to write your own obituary?

Writing your own obituary puts you in charge of your story, ensuring the most important parts of your life and the people who matter are included. You'll have the peace of mind of knowing your story will be told with accuracy and sensitivity among Penticton obituaries.

Funeral planning assistance

Preplanning your funeral and end-of-life wishes is a proactive step you can take to ensure you receive the final disposition you desire while saving your loved ones from heartache.

You'll have peace of mind knowing your cremation in Kelowna is undertaken according to your specified wishes and ensure your legacy will be placed among Kelowna obituaries as you've written it.

Give yourself and your loved ones the gift of assurance and contact Everden Rust Funeral Services to begin the process of preplanning your funeral.