Basics You Should Expect When Considering Funeral Memorial Cards
When attending a funeral service, you should bring a token or gift showing that you empathize with the grieving family. You should take a basket of flowers or consider some memorial cards for funeral events. Assistance to the grieving family and interment gifts can be offered before or after the burial.
It is common to give flowers for an interment. A pretty bouquet of lilies, roses or carnations would look fitting. These are blooms that are usually appropriate for funeral services. You can bring a basket of flowers yourself or have one delivered with a note card.
If you want to give something that will last a lifetime, consider giving a plat or tree. You may present this in a small pot at the funeral service. You can also send it to the residence of the grieving family. As a lifetime remembrance to the dead, the plant or shrub can be planted in the garden.
If the deceased was a charitable person, you can offer monetary donations to the dead person's favorite charity. Sometimes the family can choose an organization to give contributions too. You can have your donation made in honor of the dead person. You can get a customized plaque which you can give to the relatives of the deceased.
You might be able to find a custom guestbook provider. Have one made for this particular interment with the name and other information of the dead etched onto the cover of the booklet. This is something that is useful and will definitely be used during the funeral service and wake.
You can also pen a letter of sympathy. You can write your own message on a blank card of get one with a printed note of sympathy. You can send it with a nice basket of flowers or with a potted shrub.
