Who to include in planning of deceased’s celebration of life? – Funeralwise https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/who-to-include-in-planning-of-deceaseds-celebration-of-life/feed/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 07:37:57 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.9 en-US https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/who-to-include-in-planning-of-deceaseds-celebration-of-life/#post-12745 <![CDATA[Who to include in planning of deceased’s celebration of life?]]> https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/who-to-include-in-planning-of-deceaseds-celebration-of-life/#post-12745 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:16:04 +0000 annieb94 Should an adult child of a deceased parent consult with the deceased’s out of state siblings to schedule a date for the celebration of life?

]]> https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/who-to-include-in-planning-of-deceaseds-celebration-of-life/#post-12748 <![CDATA[Reply To: Who to include in planning of deceased’s celebration of life?]]> https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/who-to-include-in-planning-of-deceaseds-celebration-of-life/#post-12748 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:27:06 +0000 Jennifer Lane The immediate family of the deceased take priority in planning the funeral (this is the surviving spouse and/or children of the deceased.)

However, it is certainly courteous to try to plan the celebration of life for a day that out of town family can attend. This usually involves choosing a day about a week later to give the family time to make travel arrangements and get there. I’m not sure how “out of town” the family is – be it across the state or across the country – and that will affect the time considerations for planning.

Also keep in mind what the deceased would have wanted – if it was important to them to have this family there for the celebration, then the adult child should absolutely try to accommodate that – within reason.

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