Inform Passage of the following information: Who you are Your telephone number Who has passed away, and at what time. Where the deceased is located. The Physician’s name. Make an appointment immediately with Passage Funeral Home.
Notify your clergy.
Gather information for the Death Certificate: Full name of the deceased, Street Address. Occupation Date and place of birth. Social Insurance/Medicare Number. Marital status. Father's name and birthplace. Mother's name, mother's maiden name and birthplace
Select clothing and personal items for the deceased. Several recent photographs. Full set of clothing, including undergarments. Eyeglasses, dentures, etc. Jewelry Religious symbols (cross, rosary, etc.).
Gather Obituary Information: Passage Funeral Home will normally write the article and submit it to the newspaper(s).
Decide an appropriate memorial to which gifts can be made. (Church, Hospice, Library, School, or Charity)
Select Pallbearers.
Make a list and contact by telephone: Immediate family, Close friends, Employer or business colleagues, Lawyer.
Locate the will and notify the Lawyer and Executor.
Arrange for members of the family or close friends to take turns answering door or telephone. Keep a careful record of all calls.
Arrange for childcare, if necessary.
Arrange hospitality for visiting relatives and friends.
Check and notify: All Life Insurance Company(s), Death benefits Investment Company Bank, Trust Company or Credit Union, Trade Union, Fraternal Organizations, Military organizations (Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars)
Prepare a list of distant persons to be notified.
Old Age Security cancellation & Canada Pension Applications for death benefit, spousal allowance and orphans benefit. Passage Funeral Home will supply forms and aid in completion.
If cheques are automatic deposit, notify bank of death. Check with Service Canada at 1 (800) 622-6232 to see that number is retired, and for possible additional benefits such as Widowed Spouses Allowance and Guaranteed Income Supplement.
If deceased was living alone, notify: Landlord, Utility companies, Post Office, forwarding address
Passage
Funeral Co-operative
3754, Route 134 Road
Shediac Bridge, NB, E4R 1T3
T. 532-1050
F. 532-1051
C. 866.0542
1-888-532-1050
