Once your cremation services are organized, however, there are other things you will want to make available for your family in an easy-to-find location.

While you might think it sounds morbid to arrange your own cremation service in Chicago, IL , there are many advantages to doing so. First, you get the peace of mind that everything is in order. Second, your family doesn’t have to wonder what you wanted or arrange anything themselves. And third, you can remove another burden from your family by paying in advance, if you wish. Once your cremation services are organized, however, there are other things you will want to make available for your family in an easy-to-find location. Here are a few items to arrange:

Your Important Documents

Your family will need to access things like your birth certificate and social security card. Perhaps place them in your home, in a fireproof safe and make sure a family member knows where you keep the key so they can get to it quickly, if needed. You might also want to keep a recent photograph of yourself in that same area as well as some information about your education and occupation, if you want those things included in an obituary. It can relieve your family of more stress when the time comes.

A Copy Of Your Plan

While you get to make the cremation service plans and the cremation provider will hold onto them for you so they can be put into action the moment you need them, you can also ask for copies of the plan so your family members are prepared for what you want to have happen. You can give those plan copies to family members or put them with your other important documents, so they have access when the time comes. Either way, at least tell them what you have planned so there are no surprises.

Get Professional Advice

You don’t prepare for your final services twice, so you want to make sure everything that you need is lined up with your family. One of the best things you can do is get advice from your cremation provider. They deal with death on a daily basis and they’ve seen things handled the hard way and the easy way. They can give you tips on what you can do in your own home to make things as simple as possible on your family. Things like arranging your passwords and account information for family members can help them in the future.

When you are ready to move forward with your own cremation service in Chicago, IL and put a pre-plan into place, the professionals at Chicagoland Cremation Options are here to help. We’ll not only help you with the cremation process itself, but we can give you advice on things you will want to do surrounding those plans to make things even easier on your family in the future. You can call us at (773) 631-0018  and get started on the basics of your plans. You can also set up a time to visit us and take a tour of our facilities at 9329 Byron St, Schiller Park, IL 60176.