lorrie said:I wasn't prepared for the shock of the undertakers bill either - almost 9000 euros.
ClubMan said:Is it acceptable for preferred funeral arrangements to be specified in a will and would they be binding on the executor/next of kin?
Note that some cemeteries also provide small plots for the burial of cremation remains.Deirdra said:Janet - I'm sure it is possible to pay over time - probably the most important thing is buy a plot sooner than later - as I think these are an expensive part of the funeral cost - unless you're considering Clubman's suggestion.
Fair points ribena.ribena said:I don't think it's acceptable to put your wishes in your Will and not let anyone know what these wishes are. When someone close to you dies you don't contact your Solicitor to find out if there are any such wishes in the Will. You don't always even know if or where someone has made a Will. If you had certain wishes the best thing would be to let your family know of your wishes and if you did put them in to your Will, you should have a copy of this Will in your home somewhere it might be found in the event of your death.
Since I won't care when it comes to it my next of kin are free to choose [broken link removed].Lorz said:If you do run with cremation you could always use one of the "useless" Waterford crystal vases that you got as a wedding present!
You mean you're going to haunt some poor foreigner!?Janet said:I definitely do not want to be buried.
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I don't plan on staying in Ireland
Not necessarily - see my comment above about cremation plots in graveyards. There's one in the graveyard in which my father is buried ([broken link removed]) for example. I think there's something similar in Glasnevin and maybe most or all other cemeteries.Bamhan said:I know a neighbour who visits his daughter's grave daily and gleans great comfort from doing so.......if she had specified she wanted to be cremated and not burried he would be denied the ritual from which he gets some peace.
I don't think it's selfish at all, but very prudent, particularly when there's more than one family involved and they can't agree!Bamhan said:It seems to me to be a very selfish notion to want to make all the arrnagements yourself and decide how your loved ones should grieve for you once you are gone. I firmly beleive it should be down to those left behind to decide where to bury/cremate you etc.
You mean you're going to haunt some poor foreigner!?
Also another cheaper option is to be buried in the back yard. I know of one such burial in the last week.
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