Donald V. Brown

	TRADITIONAL SERVICES

	A traditional service for burial, entombment, or cremation is usually the service of choice. At Donald V. Brown, we believe in the traditional funeral, because it best serves the needs of family and friends. The traditional funeral service may include the following: Professional service and staff assistance Transfer of the deceased to the funeral home Embalming Dressing, cosmetology and other care of the deceased Use of visitation rooms General use of the facilities for the service and arrangements Funeral service Lead/clergy car Limousine Use of funeral coach Administration vehicle Register book Acknowledgment cards Memorial folders or prayer cards The traditional service is a meaningful expression for the family, and it gives friends and associates the opportunity to offer their condolences or tributes in the way of flowers or memorial donations to churches or charitable organizations. Generally, a member of the clergy or other person chosen by the family conducts a service of remembrance. We encourage the active participation of the family in helping plan this part of the service. Many times family members take part by giving a reading, singing or assisting the clergy. If the ceremony is held in a church, there is no additional charge. Nor is there an additional charge for arranging and conducting fraternal services. Cremation Services With cremation services, we believe you should be able to choose the type of service that you find most meaningful. That's why our list of services includes many options. Once cremated, a loved one's remains may be placed in an urn and taken to a final resting place such as a family plot, urn garden, columbarium or a family member's home. Sometimes cremated remains are divided into several urns. This option works well when loved ones are spread out across the country. Others choose to have their ashes scattered in a special cemetery garden or over land or water (where permitted by law). In this case, a portion of the cremated remains is usually kept in a keepsake urn as a remembrance. If you choose cremation, a funeral service is appropriate and recommended. Survivors still need the time and setting to grieve. We offer many types of services specifically for cremations, from immediate cremation with no casket present, to traditional cremation with a visitation, procession and memorial service. Additional Services Non-traditional burial, entombment or cremation without visitation. For this type of funeral service, you select the services and merchandise from several itemized options. A Memorial Service is the same as a traditional service, except the body is not present for the funeral. Graveside Service is designed for those who want a ground burial or interment of cremated remains with a service only at the cemetery. Itemized options may be selected at the family's discretion. Immediate Cremation is for those who wish the remains cremated without services. Itemized options are available. (A cremation container is required by the local crematorium.) Immediate Burial is a service for those who want only a ground burial, without visitation or services. This service is provided at the convenience of the funeral home and cemetery. Itemized options are available. Traditional ship-out allows you to select the type of services and merchandise for local arrangements and then the remains are shipped out of town for final services. Family Viewing with Shipment is designed for those who want a private family viewing, but no other visitation prior to shipment of the casketed remains. Itemized options are also available to the family. Immediate Ship-out is when there is to be no local service and the remains are to be shipped to a funeral home out of town. Ship-in Services are for those who want remains transferred to Stoney Creek for final services. Itemized options are available.

36 Lake Avenue Drive, Stoney Creek, ON L8G 3N3 Phone: 905-662-2948