Is your family going to be visiting one of the funeral homes in Bronx, NY soon to make funeral arrangements for a loved one? Before you show up, you should make sure that you bring the right things along. There are all kinds of things that you’re going to need to put the plans for your loved one’s funeral into motion. Take a look at a few items that you’re definitely going to want to have on you when you arrive at a funeral home below. 

Information about your loved one 

There is a whole bunch of information about your loved one that a funeral home is going to need when you’re going through the process of making their Bronx, NY funeral arrangements. In some cases, you might know this information off the top of your head. But in others, you might not, which is why you should plan to obtain it ahead of time. You’re going to need to provide a funeral home with your loved one’s date of birth, social security number, and legal address. You’ll also need to give them the names of your loved one’s schools and employers as well as the name of their primary care physician. And of course, you’ll need to set them up with some info about your family, too. Writing all this down before showing up at a funeral home would be a smart idea. 

Important paperwork and documents 

In addition to asking you for information about your loved one, there is also going to be important paperwork and documents that a funeral home will ask you for. Don’t forget them at home when you visit a funeral home to make funeral arrangements for your loved one. You should be sure to pack things like life insurance policies, military discharge papers, and any paperwork pertaining to a burial plot if your loved one took the time to purchase one. If your loved one did any pre-planning for their funeral, paperwork pertaining to it will also need to be packed and taken to their preferred funeral home. 

Personal items 

You might be able to get away with not bringing your loved one’s personal items along on your initial trip to a funeral home. But you’re going to have to bring them at some point, especially if you plan on holding a viewing for them. Some of the personal items that will have to make their way to a funeral home will include clothing, shoes, glasses, dentures, and jewelry. You should also provide a funeral home with photos of your loved one for their obituary and their memorial video, if you want them to put one together. 

Any pressing questions you might have 

Do you have questions that you want to ask a funeral director while visiting a funeral home for the first time? You might think that you’re going to remember all of these questions, but it’s easy to forget them when there is so much going on. Feel free to jot down your questions so that you don’t forget to ask them while sitting down with a funeral director. 

At Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral Home, Inc., we know gathering up everything that you’ll need to bring along with you to a funeral home can be difficult to do. We can help by talking to you about what you’ll need to bring by phone. Reach out to us to start planning Bronx, NY funeral services for your loved one.