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Purchasing your cemetery property now, before your family actually needs it, offers you and your loved ones the opportunity of making that important and inevitable decision together. It is a kindness to those people you love to have arrangements made in advance. Also, it provides family members with an opportunity to have a voice in their own memorialization.
Today, over 75% of the purchases of burial space made in diocesan cemeteries are made in advance of death (pre-need). This shows both the sense of thoughtful planning and a sense of economic prudence. Waiting until the time of death to purchase a burial space may result in hasty and ill-addvised expenditures made under pressure and grief.
Statistics show that the majority of women outlive their husbands. Cemetery records substantiate this fact by revealing that when cemetery arrangements have not been made prior to the death of a spouse,67% of the time they must be made by women and children. By making decisions now about a mausoleum or in-ground interment in a Catholic Cemetery, together with spouses or loved ones, you can save your family the worry, discomfort, and financial burden at a later date.
Whatever type of burial people choose, the decision to make arrangements in the calm of today will bring a sense of security and peace of mind to the entire family. For more information, call the Catholic Cemetery office at (716) 873-5680.
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| Face the Issues Together With Many Advantages |
It is Always a Matter of Necessity. It is Never a Matter of choice. |
| 1. | The selection is protected against future price increases. | Cost subject to whatever prices exist at that time. | |
| 2. | The selection may be made by the family with all aspects considered thoroughly. | The selection must be made by the survivor. | |
| 3. | The selection may be made prudently taking into consideration the family's current income. | The selection is generally made at a time of heavy expense and uncertain future income. | |
| 4. | The entire selection may be paid for over a period of time with NO INTEREST OR FINANCE CHARGE. | The price of the grave or crypt used for burial is paid for at that time. | |
| 5. | The selection may be made in one's own home, if desired, and at a time most suitable for making the best choice. | The selection is generally made at the cemetery regardless of season or weather conditions. | |
| 6. | The selection may be made at one's personal convenience. | The selection may be made in haste. | |
| 7. | The selection may be made calmly and carefully without danger of overspending. | The selection is usually made under emotional strain. | |
| 8. | If needs change, the selection can be changed or altered with no difficulty. | If needs change or if there is later dissatisfaction with the selection, removals are complicated and costly. | |
| 9. | Cemetery guidelines can be explained and studied at leisure permitting the family to make well informed decisions. | With the pressure of making a quick decision, cemetery guidelines may not be clearly understood. |
