Lodge Brothers | Bring your Loved One into our Care
More often than not, life can be unpredictable. This is something that the Funeral Director at Lodge Brothers have come to witness time and time again. And when that time comes and its time to look for assistance, Lodge Brothers are always available to help provide sympathetic advice and support. This is why Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors near New Malden make themselves available at any time on any day, by phone or email and they see this as an essential part of their service delivery as this usually marks the beginning of a period of great change and sadness for most families who need to make that call.
At the point at which a person reaches out to Lodge Brothers, important steps need to be put in place to ensure that the things that need to be done when a person passes away, are laid in motion and are affected as smoothly and seamlessly as possible, under the circumstances. Available 365 days a week, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Lodge Brothers Funeral arrangers will assist with advising families as to their next steps. Decisions need to be made regarding how loved ones will arrive at the funeral home where if required, embalming will take place, caskets or urns will need to be chosen, people will need to be informed and a time-line of events will need to be set into motion. Your Lodge Brother funeral directors near Northolt has the resources to ensure that these aspects are taken care of.
In addition, there are legal aspects associated with the passing of a loved one, financial and logistical aspects will play a role in the final outcome. Funerals which have not been pre-planned or pre-paid may require more input from the funeral directors near Paddington who is responsible for providing the family with the most suitable options, based on the various factors. Usually, there is an individual who will step forward as spokesperson on behalf of the family in instances such as these and Lodge Brothers will proactively partner with the family to create a funeral which is fitting of the final goodbyes and to reflect the life of their loved one throughout the ceremony which is such a personal and important part of the funeral, for the well-being of those who are experiencing the loss of their beloved.
Lodge Brothers has the experience and capacity to provide a fitting funeral for any person, regardless of the age, religion, culture, belief, financial capacity and familial wishes, putting the needs of the family first. Tailor made services for humanist or civil celebrant ceremonies can be organised to oversee a non-religious ceremony or a committal without any form of remembrance can be assembled. Funerals other than burials or cremations can also be accommodated.
Paying for funeral is often an important consideration for the family to bear in mind. There are several different options to pay for your funeral with Lodge Brothers funeral directors and a full, itemised quote will be provided to all families prior to the proceedings, including options on how to make payment, should the funeral not be pre-paid.
Funeral pricing and planning
While Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors have been operational since 1780, it is fair to say that there have been some changes in the way that funerals are held since the 18th Century and so too has the nature of what is expected when there is a funeral. Lodge Brothers has existed through out many changes in requirements and are still able to meet the expectations of the loved ones and friends who attend a funeral. Often, the expectations of the family can be in conflict with those of the departed and so it is especially important for the wishes of the deceased to be honoured on the final day of their being.
Each person is unique in their lives and how they chose to live it and so too in death. Therefore, if there is something that you hold particularly dear or if you have strong feelings as to how you would like to be seen out, you are able to contact your Lodge Brother funeral directly in order to make the appropriate arrangements for your final event.
Lodge Brothers funeral directors near East Horsley have many facilities to assist you to have the perfect funeral as you would choose it to be. As families we so seldom have these conversations with our loved ones and advise them of how we would like our funeral to look like. A common question is whether to be buried or cremated and often there is an indication of which would be preferable for the departed. However, this is usually where the conversation stops, if it evens began at all. Understandably, there is a lot of fear and anxiety associated with funerals which hinders people from raising the topic. This is especially true when it comes to the death of a child or young adult. So often, more than not, those who are left behind in abject grief are required to make decisions that they simply would rather not face at their time of mourning.
No matter what your age why not look at your options for your funeral and decide for yourself how you would like to have your final send off. Lodge Brothers funeral directors near Clandon can assist you with funeral pricing and planning, as well as many related aspects of the day, from flower arrangements, floral tributes and donations in lieu of flowers, to masonry, memorial books and memory boxes. As it is your funeral, you will be able to contribute the ideas and aspects of the finer details of your funeral so that when it comes, none of your loved ones will be responsible for difficult decisions or unexpected financial costs. All of these details can be attended by you in consultation with your Lodge Brother funeral directors near Godalming.
There are many new and wonderful ideas for how to celebrate the end of life and as celebrating the life of your loved one is widely known to be a vital aspect associated with the bereavement process and formation of closure so commonly well needed at the time of departure, why not take the time to look at your options and decide for yourself.
Steps to help ease the hurt and grief of funerals
English philosopher and statesman, Francis Bacon said “It is natural to die as to be born”.
The reality is that death is the natural culmination of all of life and affects everyone either directly, or indirectly at stages through our lives when we are faced with the passing of others. The desolation that the loss of a friend or loved one causes is profound and facing one’s own mortality can be distressing as well. It is not only the passing of friends and loved ones which affects our lives but the passing of global and cultural icons, such as Queen Elizabeth II, whose passing touch the heart of millions of people across the world in September of 2022. At certain stages in history, the world has experienced death en mass, such as recently experienced because of the Covid-19 global pandemic which both shocked and stung many with the virus’s seemingly callous and unrelenting disregard for the very essence of humanity. No matter who we are, our time will come and when it does, it can ravish the lives of those left behind.
What can we do to mitigate the effects of our passing on others? There are practical steps which a person can take to make dealing with death easier, to a certain extent, for those left behind, easing the hurt and grief and allowing them the time to find the comfort they need to heal.
Here are three important, proactive actions you can take to ease the strain on others when your time comes:
- Plan your funeral which will give you the decision-making capacity to ensure all goes according to your wishes when the time comes. After all, you know yourself best and you know what will work for you and your family so taking things in hand will benefit all.
- Set up a meeting with funeral directors such as Funeral directors near West Horley, who are situated in several convenient locations across the UK for ease of access. Meetings can be done in person or alternatively online for ease of access. Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors near near Virginia Water are experts who oversee, plan and coordinate all phases of funeral services, including body preparation, visitations, ceremonies, burials or cremations, while delivering compassionate assistance and advice.
- Choose your funeral in advance by choosing your required services as offered by Lodge Brothers, which ensures that there will be no hidden extras and which are customisable with various add-on’s which you can decide on yourself. Lodge Brothers can price match an unattended (direct cremation) or attended standard specification funeral, against local Funeral Directors based off a written quote.
Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors provide compassionate and practical guidance to their clients and provide funeral services which are personalised and specific for each family as with the years of experience, they know that the funeral day is a most important day for emotional healing and closure. Families across the United Kingdom have trusted Lodge Brothers with the execution of their most loved family members and friends, trusting them implicitly to ensure that every tiny aspect of the event is professionally and carefully taken care of.
Lodge Brothers St. Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey Patient Affairs
As the world faces the unprecedented loss of life as the result of the COVID-19 Corona Virus, it brings it home that life can be fine one day and not the next. In the UK we are facing never before seen unexpected loss into the thousands as a result of this pandemic, and now is when we begin to understand just how fragile life truly is, especially for people with underlying health conditions.
When there is a death in the family there is not the possible amount of preparation a person can do which will lessen the effects that it has on the remaining members of the family, especially and most severely when the loss is unexpected and not anticipated. Studies have shown that depending on the nature of death, the ripple effects will be felt in different ways for different people, at different psychological levels for varying periods of time. Tragic loss can occur when least expected in the form of accidental deaths, suicide, late-stage miscarriage and stillbirth, and still more unthinkable scenarios involving children, young adults, and generally, physically healthy individuals which can leave any person wondering “why them” and “why now”. Most of us hope that when our time comes, we will be privileged enough to go peacefully in our sleep, but the reality is that this is not often simply not the case.
By the time a person is infected with the virus, it can still take 2 – 14 days for symptoms to manifest during which time a person may pass it on to countless and untold numbers of other people. As a community, the time has come to take all precautions and stick together while staying positive and sanitized. But when all else fails and someone in your family succumbs, there is support waiting just down the road from every hospital. Lodge Brothers are located as close as physically possible to the patient affairs Chertsey linked to the local hospital. The locality of Lodge Brothers to the epicenter of the even of passing is strategically done so as to ensure that there is as little stress placed on the family as logistically possible when everything else becomes suddenly so complicated, especially when death is unexpected. The death of an individual must be registered within 5 days which means that the family must prioritise this important aspect as soon as possible. Most of the time, funeral arrangements will begin at the same time and within the same timeframe.
Lodge Brothers are continuously improving our location coverage to ensure our availability wherever our clients need us. In our Lodge Brothers area, there are Patient Affairs Ealing as well as branches across London and South East, allowing us to help and support you as soon as possible.