Our Funeral Services
The services we offer will be carried out in a caring and professional manner. We understand that this can be a difficult and traumatic time and we will do our utmost to provide the best possible service to you.
When you first contact us, we will arrange to meet with you at our office or in your own home, in order to make the necessary arrangements.
We will liaise directly, on your behalf, with all those involved in providing the various elements of the chosen funeral arrangements.
Our services include:
- Liaising with the Hospital or Nursing Home.
- Arranging for the care and transportation of the deceased and appropriate preparation/ preservation and presentation for viewing. - we provide a repatriation service for 'insert your locality here' and the surrounding areas. Where a death occurs abroad we will arrange for the remains to be brought home for burial, which will include:
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Obtaining the necessary documentation in the locality.
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Presenting the documentation to procure permits for the destination country.
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Preparing the body for shipment to include embalming and dressing.
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Supplying repatriation coffin.
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Completing all travel arrangements.
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Advising on the costs involved.
- Advising and assisting in the selection of a coffin from our showroom. - we stock one of the largest selections of coffins available on the market. They vary in price, from the most basic to the more expensive, all of which are on display, day or night, in their completed form. Prices are available on request.
- Embalming
- Making the arrangements with the Church, Cemetery / Crematorium
Demand for cremation has grown significantly in Ireland in recent times. In many respects it is exactly the same as the more traditional funeral rite, however there are some important and practical differences. When the funeral cortege arrives at the crematorium chapel, there can be a short committal ceremony.
The options for disposal are:
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Private Disposal
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Interment or scattering at a garden of remembrance
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Interment in a columbarium wall
We will arrange and advise you on all the necessary documentation necessary in relation to the cremation.
- Advising on content and arranging publication of announcements for newspapers / radio.
- Advising on flowers - we can order fresh flower wreaths on your behalf from our local florist. We also have a large stock of artificial wreaths, both plastic and silk, grave markings, crosses and Mass cards.
- Choosing a Soloist/Organist.
- Providing / arranging transport at the removal and funeral.
- Assisting you in obtaining a Death Certificate and any other necessary documentation, both before and after the funeral.
- Arranging settlement on your behalf of all third party fees associated with the funeral arrangements.
- Addressing any concerns you have about your chosen funeral arrangements
- Advising and arranging for the erection of a new headstone or having additional inscriptions or renovations applied to an existing one. If you have purchased a new grave, we will provide a suitable marker for your convenience until such time as you are ready to discuss the erection of a new headstone.
You are assured that we operate in the strictest confidence at all times.
If you would like to learn more about the full variety of funeral products and services available from Henry Rankin Funeral Directors, please do not hesitate to get in contact with one of our members of staff, who will be more than happy to assist you with any queries you may have.