Arranging a Funeral

Name: Pellows Funeral DIrectors
Address: 138 Grey Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton, 3216
Telephone: (07) 856 5129
Price range: $$
Rating: 5

Things You Should Think About

After the death of a family member or close friend, it is important to know that you can depend on experienced, professional people to make all the arrangements to ensure the funeral flows smoothly.

It is important that you choose the funeral ceremony that is right for you and your family. Pellows Funeral Directors can guide you through the choices available, and will take care of all the details. Our caring team of professionals will liaise with clergy and celebrants, doctors, hospitals, government departments, coroners and other officials, crematoriums and cemetery authorities so you don’t have to worry.

Making the Right Choices

Pellows can explain the choices available:

The different types of ceremony, religious or non religious
The best location for the service: a church or chapel, at home, at the graveside or crematorium
Who should officiate: a priest, minister, celebrant or family members
Whether you want to view the deceased, and where the viewing should be
Whether you want to have a burial or cremation
Whether you want flowers or charitable donations
The most appropriate funeral notice
Casket selection
The order of service, the choice of music and hymns
Venue for a post-funeral get together and how to arrange it
What other professional help is available.

Taking Care of Details

Once the choices are made, it is up to you how little or how much you want our professional and experienced staff to help with arrangements.  We can take care of the following details:

The registration of death
Liaising with the appropriate authorities
Arranging national or international transportation or repatriation within New Zealand or any other country
Liaising with clergy or funeral celebrants, assisting with the service and organising funeral details
The provision and preparation of the casket
Embalming to ensure hygienic preservation and natural presentation
Providing viewing facilities in comfortable premises
Ordering family flowers for the casket
Providing transport to and from the funeral
Preparing and placing newspaper notices locally or internationally
Arranging monumental masonry for the memorial stone
Arranging the scattering or burial of ashes

For more help or advice please click here or phone Pellows Funeral directors on (07) 856 5129.