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Best end-to-end professional funeral services in Brooklyn

A lot of planning goes into organizing funerals, and families are generally not in a position to handle the logistics and other processes on their own. This is where professional funeral service providers, commonly known as funeral homes, come into the picture. Funeral homes specialize in planning and carrying out all the funeral arrangements for both burials and cremations. They determine various factors, including the wishes of the deceased, whether the family wants a traditional funeral, and the cost factors, to plan a funeral in accordance with the exact needs of the family.

Sparrow is a boutique funeral home offering a comprehensive set of funeral services, such funeral ceremony followed by burial or cremation, graveside burial, and Direct Cremation Brooklyn. It has the expertise and resources to create personalized services in accordance with the traditions, customs, and values of a family. Entire proceedings are managed and supervised with full support to the grieving family.

Ceremonial and Direct Cremation Services

Sparrow can plan and execute arrangements for both ceremonial and Direct Cremation Brooklyn. Direct cremation means no funeral ceremony or service is held beforehand, and body is sent directly to the crematory. However, the funeral home offers the option of a private farewell for the immediate family in one of its celebration rooms. Full-Service cremation, on the other hand, involves a personalized ceremony in any of the celebration rooms before the cremation process. Embalming services are also provided for open casket  visitations to view the body.

Almost all the caskets provided by Sparrow are suitable for cremation. However, alternative containers made of cardboard are also available on demand. Once the cremation process is completed, the ashes are given to the funeral home which returns it to the family within 3-4 days.

There are no confusions regarding the ashes because Sparrow issues an ID band indicating the name and place of death to each and every body in its care. Moreover, the crematory also has its own ID system. The family gets full assistance in transferring the ashes from a container provided by the crematory to an urn.

Graveside Funeral Services

Sparrow facilitates smooth graveside funerals by efficiently managing all the processes, right from ceremonies to the actual burial process. The ceremony takes place right at the cemetery without a procession to the gravesite. Family members and friends of the deceased gather at the graveside to deliver eulogies and share memories. Traditional ceremonies feature a religious leader to preside over the service, and lead the prayers and readings.

The casket is placed near the grave during the ceremony. Upon conclusion of the ceremony, the casket is lowered into the grave. Finally, the grave is closed. Graveside funeral is less complicated and more affordable.

Conclusion

Sparrow Funeral Home deploys a licensed funeral director to communicate with the family in order to discuss their needs, and manage the whole process. The funeral home liaises with either an authorized agent appointed by the deceased or any other individual coming under the right to disposition law, as per New York state law.