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Advice on planning a funeral, burial or memorial service is available from eHow. Want to help ease the burden on your loved ones during a difficult time? eHow can show you how to write a living will, buy a gravestone, purchase a burial plot or plan for a cremation. Helping a grieving friend? eHow can show you how to create a gift basket for someone in mourning or provide you with advice on paying a shiva call.

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How to Join a Jazz Funeral Procession

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New Orleans style Jazz funerals consist of a street procession, usually lead by a brass band followed by the deceased's friends and family ("first line") and then bystanders ("second line"). Practiced almost exclusively by the city's ... more »

How to Maintain a Cemetery Plot

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Take care of your loved ones even after they are gone by making their final resting place special. You can honor their memories by creating a beautiful place that you and others can visit; one that reflects who they are to you... more »

How to Make Arrangements for New Yorkers (and others) in Need

By Lindaperry

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Recently I have been doing research on the topics of funerals, wakes, cremations and scattering of ashes. (Which by the way are not technically "ashes", but that is what the public generally calls remains). And what is interesting ... more »

How to make a funeral casket spray

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HOW TO MAKE A SPRAY FOR YOUR TIME IN NEED... more »

How to Make a Memorial Book

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A memorial book is a meaningful and tangible way of holding on to the memories of a loved one or even a special time in your life that you don't want to forget. Since the challenge of making a memorial book lies more in its organization than the ... more »

How to make a wooden pet urn

By bwomack

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Making an urn for deceased pet can help you through this painful grieving process. You can create a beautiful wood urn and engrave your pets name, a poem or even a special message; you can also put laminate pictures of your pet on it. Creating ... more »

How to make hanging flower arrangements

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Have you ever wanted a tropical bouquet but just didnt think it was possible to make at home? Just follow these simple steps and have fun...... more »

How to Memorialize a Dead Friend

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After a friend passes away, you might want to publicly show your respect and affection for the deceased. Follow these steps to memorialize a loved one... more »

How to memorialize what happened on Sept 11. 2001

By fooshenip

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I want to give a shout out to all the families that have lost a loved one on this day. My family and I remember you in prayer. I can't imagine what pain you all feel, but yes I can I lost many people who died before their time. So I am grieving ... more »

How to Mourn the Loss of a Loved One

By Clarissa Steffen, Ed.D.

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Mourning is a different process that grieving. Grieving refers to the emotional response to a loss. Mourning is the action or behaviors (wearing dark clothes, social withdrawal, a memorial service) to express the grief. Mourning generally entails ... more »

How to Move Your Life Forward

By Largan

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Our city and surrounding areas experienced the shocking tragedy of six fatal shootings on our university campus. When a tragic event like this occurs in one’s life, the person has to mourn, but then move forward in life... more »

How to mummify a chicken

By ministerofborio

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The basics of mummy making, with a slight twist! As if preserving flesh isn't bizarre enough...... more »

How to Order a Casket on the Internet

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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Funerals can be one of the most complicated and difficult of ceremonies to deal with. With so many considerations regarding etiquette, financing and mourning, it seems almost unfair to have to choose a casket at such a time. However, you can ... more »

How to Perform a Positive ID on a Body

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After a person passes away, the body has to be positively identified so that a death certificate can be issued for the proper person. Making a positive ID on a friend or family member after they pass away is an emotionally draining experience. ... more »

How to Pick a Cemetery

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You may need to pick a cemetery to either plan your own burial or for the burial of a loved one. If you have a family plot available it makes your job easier. Otherwise, you should do some research before you pick a cemetery... more »

How to Pick a Gravestone

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It is a labor of love to create a lasting reminder of someone's personality and presence. This article will walk you through the main items to consider when choosing headstones, but ultimately the personal touches will be left up to you... more »

How to Pick a Memorial Service Location

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A memorial service, held separately from the funeral, allows friends and family to celebrate the life of a loved one who has passed away. Planning a memorial service is often the responsibility of the deceased's family, though friends and ... more »

How to Pick an Urn for a Cremated Loved One

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It's always difficult when a loved one passes and those close to them need to plan for their cremation and memorial service. Choosing an urn is something that should be given much consideration but it can seem overwhelming when so many other ... more »

How to Plan a Celebratory Funeral

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Death can be painful, but it can also be the start of a celebration that commemorates the memory of the deceased. Celebratory funerals help us to cope with our loss while getting us in touch with the value of a life well lived... more »

How to Plan a Funeral at a Location That Meant Something to the Deceased

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If someone loved a particular place in life, then it only seems proper to allow them to enjoy the place in death, or to at least hold a funeral service there. The venue will also help you and your friends and loved ones feel closer to the ... more »

How to Plan a Funeral for a Child

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There are few things in life more devastating than the death of a child, and planning a funeral for a child while you are still in mourning is difficult. If you are in this situation, then you are not alone. While it is hard to think about the ... more »

How to Plan a Funeral for a Loved One

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Planning a funeral for a loved one is one of the most difficult tasks we take on in our lives. We want the funeral to be memorable and reminiscent of the person we have lost, as well as comforting to family and friends who have been left behind. ... more »

How to Plan a Funeral for a Nature Lover

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If you are burying a true nature lover, then you may want to consider bringing them out into nature for their final service, or bringing nature to them. Planning a funeral is never easy, but bringing a little of something that a person loved into ... more »

How to Plan a Funeral for Someone Who Suffered From Alzheimer’s

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Alzheimer’s is a particularly painful disease for family and friends of the affected person. The disease can make the person’s passing a mixed blessing, causing you pain and guilt while freeing your loved one from their confused mind. If you are ... more »

How to Plan a Funeral for your Grandparent

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Often the burden of planning a funeral for a lost grandparent goes to your parents or an aunt or uncle, but sometimes there is simply no one else to take it on. In some cases, your parents may not be capable of dealing with their grief while ... more »