Arrangement Planning

Arrangement Planning

At the Accettone Funeral Home we are here to help you every step of the way, we cater to the many needs of everyone we serve. To help serve our families better we offer many different packages and services such as traditional funerals, memorial services, celebrations of life, and cremation options.

To help assist in the arrangement planning we welcome you to arrange a meeting with one of our directors. To do so, please fill out the contact form below, email, or call. We are here to help!

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Arrangement Planning Checklist

Arrangement Planning For Yourself
  • Identify the general budget you have for your funeral costs
  • Consider your preferences between burial or cremation, urn or casket, as well as grave marker and any desired inscriptions
  • Select your preferred officiant
  • Specify any desired floral arrangements or be sure to note if in lieu of flowers you would like donations to charitable causes
  • Decide on photos or videos and music for your service
  • Choose readings or poetry you wish to have recited at service
  • Prepare any speech or eulogy you'd like given
  • Arrange any food and beverages you would like to have served during service or after
Arrangement Planning For Someone Else
  • Identify the general budget you have for their funeral costs
  • Consider their disposition preference including: burial or cremation, urn or casket, as well as grave marker and any desired inscriptions
  • Organize your florist and identify floral arrangements for service
  • Choose photos, videos, music played or sung and any other memorabilia you wish to have displayed
  • Select the date and time of the service
  • Arrange your officiant and any pallbearers if required
  • Write obituary, communicating any preference of flowers or donations to charitable organizations, and timing for services, submit to chosen newspapers
  • Create and print memorial folders or programs for service
  • Obtain Death Certificate
  • Decide who will preform Eulogy
  • Arrange food and beverage to have served during service or after
If you would like one of our directors to contact you, please fill out the form below and we'll be in touch ASAP!