Last month I looked at
how important it is to consider what kind of care we want to receive
near the end of our lives. The next stage, after you or a loved one
dies, is often even more fraught with anxiety and stress, making it
even harder for survivors to act as smart consumers. Which means
there’s no time like the present to learn how to hold a funeral.
Death will always be a difficult business to navigate.
Grief-stricken mourners are typically overcome with confusion, regret
and guilt, making them vulnerable to predators. Of course, funeral home
owners work amid delicate family, financial and legal situations all
the time, which is often stressful and never easy. My wife’s Uncle
Eddie is one of the good guys, a scrupulous businessman who shows up to
summer barbecues in a black suit just in case he gets a call from
work—and there are countless others like him.
