At some time in our lives, most of us will make or assist in making funeral arrangements. This can mean making many decisions at a very difficult and emotional time. Funeral directors are there to offer help and guidance during one of life’s most difficult times, but there are things you can do to help yourself:

1. Be an informed consumer. Don’t be reluctant to ask questions.
   
2. Today there are a variety of options to meet your financial needs and wishes. Be sure to discuss all available options before making a decision.
   
3. When selecting a funeral director, choose one who is licensed and has a good reputation in the community. We hope you will consider Orender Family Home for Funerals when it comes to making that choice.
   
4. Be prepared! Avoid the burden of making decisions while under emotional stress by organizing details with your funeral director ahead of time. Remember…preplanning doesn’t necessarily mean prepaying.
   
5. Plan a personalized ceremony or service to help you begin the healing process. Getting through grief is never easy but having a meaningful funeral or tribute will help.

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   ~ Serving All Faiths ~

   ~ Orender Family Funeral  Home offers a wide variety of services to meet the different needs of each family we serve ~

• Traditional Services

• Direct  Burials

• Cremations

~ We also provide a complete selection of merchandise ~

Cremated remains can be put in an urn and kept at home, they can be buried in a cemetery, they can be placed in a niche in a cemetery, or they can be scattered at sea. We have a large variety of urns on display at the funeral home for you to choose from.

More people are choosing cremation today. The subject should certainly be resolved among family members since that determination will have to be made at the time of death. The family should learn what is offered in the way of services and memorial property. The family should consult together ahead of time to decide what is best for all. Arrangements for memorialization also should be made at this time. This way one of life’s most difficult decisions need not be made alone at a time of grief and confusion. (more information)

Benefits Available to Veterans

Veterans are entitled to a burial free of charge for themselves, their spouse, and one dependant child. The burial will be in the Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ.

We contact the cemetery, but they dictate to us when the burial will take place. We can only request a date and time. The cemetery has the final say as to when the burial will occur. The gravesite will be marked with a headstone supplied by the Veterans Cemetery. The funeral director can discuss all other benefits that veterans are entitled to receive at the arrangement conference. You also have the option of pre-registering with the cemetery so that all necessary paperwork can be completed ahead of time.

Additional Assistance Sources

New Jersey, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Care (Medicaid) website.

How U.S. Social Security can help when a loved one dies.