Funeral Director Hornsby
Whether you’re after a traditional funeral service, a direct cremation, or a basic, low cost funeral, Deborah will compassionately help and guide you through the steps following a bereavement.
Types Of Funeral Services
Burial Funerals
About 40% of funerals are traditional burial funerals, and some religions still require burial instead of cremation. There are two types of burial services: The first is a service in a church, chapel or other place, which is followed by a short service at the graveside; the second type consists of only a longer graveside service.
Prepaid Funerals
By prepaying your funeral costs, you lock in the price, and that saves your family a significant amount of money. Another option is to pre-arrange your funeral, but not to prepay for it. This means you’re guaranteed of the send-off you want, without giving your family the stress of organizing it.
Cremation Funerals
Cremation is, not only the most affordable funeral option, it is also the most commonly chosen option in Sydney. We can organize for the cremation to take place on the same day, if needed. Debbie, our funeral director, will organize a service that meets your needs, whether it’s a basic service or something a bit more elaborate.
Burial or Cremation?
When arranging a funeral service, one the main decisions you’ll make is whether to have a burial or a cremation. People have various reasons for choosing one or the other. A burial funeral service costs about the same as a cremation service. However, the total cost of a burial funeral will be much higher than of a cremation because you also need to buy a burial plot from the cemetery, which costs over $10000 in Northern Sydney (much cheaper on the Central Coast at about $3500). With cremation, you can buy an internment plot at a cemetery for the ashes (which costs significantly less) or you can scatter the ashes somewhere.
A cremation without any ceremony (also known as an unattended cremation or a direct cremation) is the cheapest funeral option. The ashes of your loved one will be given to you, and you can arrange to have a private memorial service at a later date.
Our Funeral Director & Team
Serenity Family Funerals is proudly owned and operated by Deborah George. As the lead funeral director, Deb and her team have over 25 years of experience, organizing funeral services in Hornsby, Northern Sydney and the Central Coast for families of cultures, backgrounds, and religions.
Deb started her career as a funeral director in her early 20s, and she quickly realized that she had the ability to help families by guiding them through the grief process and honouring their wishes with reliability and intuition. Deb is genuinely compassionate and empathetic person who feels honoured and privileged to be able to help guide families through the often emotional process of organizing a funeral service for their loved ones.
When you engage us to organize a funeral service, you will get personal service from our funeral director throughout the process, rather than having to deal with several different employees like you might have to when you engage a corporate-owned funeral companies in the northern Sydney area.
Deb, our funeral director, will respond to your initial enquiry, and will then meet with you to establish a plan. She then organizes everything, and will also attend the service to make sure everything goes smoothly. It’s that personal relationship and continuity with our funeral director that helps make sure that your wishes are clearly understood and carefully and respectfully actioned.
What Do Funeral Directors Do?
The role of a funeral director is to organize to give the deceased a fitting farewell, and to make the process as simple and easy as possible for the family. Our funeral director will help you get clear on what you would like, and then she carefully organizes it all so that it all goes according to plan.
What is not included in the price of a funeral package?
Cremation Memorial Location:
The cost of our cremation funeral packages doesn’t cover the cost of buying a resting place for ashes in a memorial park. In the northern suburbs of Sydney, a wall niche costs upwards of $2500, and an in-ground memorial costs at least $4000, Central Coast prices are a little cheaper. Some people choose to keep their loved-one’s ashes in an urn at their home. Another option is to scatter the ashes at an appropriate place.
Burial Plot:
Our burial packages don’t include the cost of a cemetery burial plot. You need to buy a burial plot directly from the cemetery. The cost of a burial plot in northern Sydney is usually over $10,000, and the cost in a Central Coast cemetery is at least $3,400.
What does the price of a funeral from Serenity Family Funerals include?
How Much Does a Funeral Cost?
Buying a burial plot or ashes memorial
Organizing A Funeral
Organizing a funeral service for a loved one is an emotional and daunting task. Therefore, we make it simple and easy for you.
1. Contact Us
2. Meet Our Funeral Director
3. We Organize The Funeral
Frequently Asked Questions
Organizing to mark the passing of a family member is something most people have never done. Therefore, it is understandable if you have many questions about the process. Our FAQ, we’ve tried to answer as many questions as possible about this delicate subject, including: How long between the death and the service? Where can a service be held? How do I get death certificate? Can I actively participate in the service / ceremony?
Guidance Through The Stages Of Grief
Grief is a very natural response to loss, and differently people can experience it differently. There isn’t a ‘correct’ way to grieve, but there are phases of grief, and understanding them can equip you with healthy coping mechanisms to deal with the painful and unexpected emotions. This article provides the information that you need to help both yourself, and others members of your family, to deal with these difficult times.
How to Write Eulogy
Public speaking is usually challenging, and in combination with the emotion of saying goodbye to a loved one, delivering a eulogy at can seem like an overwhelming task. However, if you’re able to do it, then it’s a unique and meaningful way of honouring the deceased. We have created this handy guide to writing a eulogy. It tells you how to structure the eulogy and what to include, and so you can tackle it with confidence.
