Traditional Services
Traditional Services
At Dakin Funeral Home you make the choice that best fits your family’s needs.
Our traditional services includes visitation where family and friends come to pay their respect and share memories with the family of the deceased and the funeral service at either the funeral home, church, graveside or any place the family chooses.
A traditional service can include such things as basic service of the funeral director and staff, embalming, other preparation of the body, facilities and staff for viewing, equipment and staff for services, transfer of remains to the funeral home, hearse and service utility vehicle. Other service that our funeral home does for the family is securing and obtaining certified copies of the death certificate, writing and submitting obituaries to area newspapers, arranging church and clergy services, arranging for the opening and closing of the cemetery grave lot, and obtaining necessary state permits.
Our funeral home also provides many services and merchandise to you such as special accommodations to your family during visiting hours, access to the obituary over the home’s website and religious candles and crosses to name a few.
Modified funeral services include parts of a traditional service that a family deems appropriate without a traditional funeral service such as having visiting hours without a funeral service or having a funeral service without visiting hours. Families may celebrate the life of the deceased by creating a highly personalized service in which family and friends control its contents with memories and stories.
Visitation
This time is set aside for family and friends to gather together to say goodbye, while being in the comfort of those closest to them. We can personalize the visitation to be as unique as your loved one with a tribute video, items or displays that were important to your loved one, or simply pictures displayed. We will work with your family to design the perfect gathering experience.
Funeral Service
The funeral service can be held in our chapel, a church, or any other venue the family chooses. We work with our families to design a service that honors their loved one with stories, music, or scripture. We also have life celebrants that lead services where clergy may not be chosen. Our celebrants are trained in creating experiences that help start the healing process.
Graveside Service
A graveside or committal service is typically held immediately following the funeral service but it can also be a small intimate gathering of those closest to you.
