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Benefits to Setting Aside Funds for a Funeral Expense Trust

Abbey Caskets has expanded its Funeral Expense Trust used for prefunding your caskets to also help you to set aside and protect funds necessary to help your family pay for: Funeral goods and services Cemetery property and fees Other memorial-related expenses Optional charitable donations There are many reasons to

24Mar

Making Funeral Arrangements in Advance

By Tom McGrath After an uncle’s funeral, I strode along a ridge among the graves of my ancestors. Many of my great aunts and uncles, my grandparents, and close friends of the family are buried in the same section of a cemetery outside Chicago. I came to appreciate the rituals and traditions that surround the

04Mar

Five Ways an Estate Planning Trust Protects Your Wealth and Your Loved Ones

Developing an estate plan now that includes an estate planning trust can help to reduce or avoid potential conflict between your loved ones in the future. And, utilizing an estate planning trust can help protect and transfer your assets to beneficiaries. From quickly covering funeral expenses to easily passing

27Jan

Serious Illness in the Family

Whoever the patient is, whatever the condition, serious illness deeply affects the whole family. Adults struggle to keep the family functioning amid the physical stress of home care or hospital visits and the emotional stress of medical dilemmas and worry. Kids are upset both by the threat to the loved one and the

21Sep

Dealing With Family Conflict as a Loved One is Dying

Even though the steps through grief can be similar, the way each family member moves through the process is unique. Such differences may produce antagonism between and among family members. While some conflict in the family at this difficult and emotional time may be inevitable, working through these difficulties

14Sep

Turning to God in Times of Grief

The Catholic funeral can be a rich source of God’s comfort Throughout the liturgy, you hear God’s caring, consoling promises to you. There is the promise of God’s comfort, heard in many of the prayers and in the readings. Finally, there is the promise of eternal life, repeated many times throughout the funeral

25Jul

How does this work? Ordering your Abbey Casket

One of the most frequent questions we’re asked about purchasing an Abbey Casket is: “How does this all work?” Whether you’re purchasing at the time of need or preplanning for yourself or a loved one, the process is simple. FTC Funeral Rule According to the Funeral Rule adopted by the Federal Trade Commission, you

25Apr

Prepay Options for Your funeral

Paying for your funeral expenses in advance can be a confusing matter. Here are four options to consider when you’re thinking about prepaying: 1. Burial and Final Expense Insurance Burial and final expense insurance is a form of basic life insurance. This insurance is easier to obtain and has more affordable

22Jan

Five steps to consider when planning your funeral

Many people choose to plan their funerals well in advance of their death. Not only does this ease the burden on family members at the time of death, but it ensures that they know your wishes in advance. Here are five steps to consider when planning your funeral. Have a conversation One of the hardest parts

15Apr

Things You Should Know When Someone Dies Unexpectedly

I recently attended a grief presentation where the speaker pointed out that Americans hide from death. We don’t talk about it, we don’t think about it and it’s something that happens to other people. At Abbey Caskets, we are constantly talking with people about planning for their funerals. We have families who

Funeral Planning

Benefits to Setting Aside Funds for a Funeral Expense Trust

Making Funeral Arrangements in Advance

Five Ways an Estate Planning Trust Protects Your Wealth and Your Loved Ones

Serious Illness in the Family

Dealing With Family Conflict as a Loved One is Dying

Turning to God in Times of Grief

How does this work? Ordering your Abbey Casket

Prepay Options for Your funeral

Five steps to consider when planning your funeral

Things You Should Know When Someone Dies Unexpectedly

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