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Affordable Funeral Services in Lafayette, Louisiana

We maintain a tradition of personal attention to your family’s requirements and needs. The traditional funeral or memorial service in Lafayette, Louisiana has long been a ritual in our culture and community. When a loved one passes away, we immediately start making funeral plans, often without thinking. Holding a memorial is simply what people do. The problem with this is that it can sometimes prevent us from stopping to think about who the memorial service is actually for, us or your loved one who has passed. Affordable Funeral services in Lafayette, allow us to make and commemorate the ending of a life and remember the memories of that life while giving hope to survivors as they look to the future.

The fact that a funeral ceremony aids mourners in understanding their loss is substantial and is one of the significant ways it benefits us. To make the tragedy clear to everyone in attendance, a body might be presented, a coffin or urn might be used, or a word might be read. Death, loss, sadness, suffering, grief, and love are all emotions that may be present on this day. The funeral is not only an act of acknowledgment of your loss but also an act of redemption. Here, we can work to transcend the difficulty of our loss and make it into something positive; helping us to find closure. As we celebrate the life of our loved one, we are overwhelmed with happy memories of the life lived and the memories shared. A memorial service in Lafayette, LA can be just as important for the living as it is for the person who has passed on.

Personalize a Memorial Service

To honor a life lived, we provide memorial services which can take many different forms in Acadiana. Regardless of your preferences, our director will be happy to provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision about our services and products. Every burial service, in our opinion, should be a touching ceremony and special remembrance of the deceased. Our services can be tailored to your family's needs and preferences. We ensure that each memorial ceremony in Lafayette honors the individuality of your loved one.

Cremation Services

Along with with affordable, direct cremation services in Lafayette, LA, we believe that you should be able to choose the type of funeral service that you find most meaningful and useful for your loved one. This why we offer a variety of service options to our customers. Options for ceremonies before or following the cremation can include:

• Selection of a casket or an urn
• Rental of a casket for a funeral before a cremation takes place
• Visitation with the body present or memorial visitation where the urn is the focal point
• Display of pictures or personal effects and awards
• Television slideshow optional if needed
• Funeral located in our funeral home or in the comfort of another location
• Music selection

A funeral service in Lafayette, Louisiana, followed by cremation is no different than a funeral service followed by a ground burial. Following the funeral, the cremated remains are placed in an urn before being committed to their final resting place. The cremation urn may be interred in an existing family burial plot, interred in a special cremation section at a cemetery or placed in an indoor or outdoor cemetery niche. Scattering cremated remains can be done at a designed place on land or water. For many people, it is very important to have a permanent place to go to visit your loved one. This also allows family and friends the ability to remember and celebrate a life that has been lived and has touched so many people. Some people like to keep a portion of the ashes for themselves as well.

When a death occurs

Not sure what to do when a death occurs, feel free to give us a call. We can assist you in notifying the correct departments and offices in many of the Acadiana parishes to help begin the process of grief. Our team of professionals will be by your side throughout the whole process. There are some questions that you may have regarding the death of your loved one, such as:

• Do I have to have embalming?
• Do I have to buy a casket?
• What about cemetery arrangements?
• Do we need a minister?
• Should we have a visitation time?

Our experience team at Colligan Crematory & Funeral Services in Lafayette, LA will help to answer all your questions. No matter what you ask, no question is irrelevant. This may be your first funeral preparation, trust Colligan Crematory & Funeral Services to walk you through every step of the way. We help to complete all the needed documents, permits and forms. Information about the deceased such as full name, date of birth, place of birth, years of education, father's name, mother's name, legal address, and spouse's name is required. Our director will help you write the obituary as well. It includes information such as, how long the person has lived in the area, employment history, member of any clubs or companies, hobbies, family survivors and so on. Our team will discuss your preferences for the funeral time and location and who you would like to have officiate at the service, musical selections, organist, vocalist, and cemetery you will be using for interment, if any.

Pre-planning a Memorial Service

Not sure what to do when a death occurs, feel free to give us a call. We can assist you in notifying the correct departments and offices to help begin the process of grief. Our team of professionals will be by your side throughout the whole process. There are some questions that you may have regarding the death of your loved one, such as:

• Do I have to have embalming?
• Do I have to buy a casket?
• What about cemetery arrangements?
• Do we need a minister?
• Should we have a visitation time?

Our experience team will help to answer all your questions. No matter what you ask, no question is irrelevant. This may be your first funeral preparation, trust Colligan Crematory & Funeral Services in Lafayette, LA to walk you through every step of the way. We help to complete all the needed documents, permits and forms. Information about the deceased such as full name, date of birth, place of birth, years of education, father's name, mother's name, legal address, and spouse's name is required. Our director will help you write the obituary as well. It includes information such as, how long the person has lived in the area, employment history, member of any clubs or companies, hobbies, family survivors and so on. Our team will discuss your preferences for the funeral time and location and who you would like to have officiate at the service, musical selections, organist, vocalist, and cemetery you will be using for interment, if any.