i second this (both on the baltimore bit, but also the advice). Unfortunately, nearly everything is set up to go through funeral homes; they are the only ones with the appropriate permits, etc, to get everything done. The monopoly is somewhat analogous to the ones real estate brokers have.
I'm fairly certain that all of homes in the tri-jurisidictional area can deal with logistics, so the best thing is to figure out what you want- services, a place for gathering, etc- and then find a place that is best located and is compassionately competent. some families have multi-generation relationships with a particular funeral home, in which case it's generally better to just stick with them, regardless of geographic inconvenience. They can deal with logistics; most rcently, my aunt died in florida and the funeral was in baltimore.
Please don't forget to take care of yourself, Jose. I'm thinking of you.
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Date: 2007-09-23 02:29 pm (UTC)I'm fairly certain that all of homes in the tri-jurisidictional area can deal with logistics, so the best thing is to figure out what you want- services, a place for gathering, etc- and then find a place that is best located and is compassionately competent. some families have multi-generation relationships with a particular funeral home, in which case it's generally better to just stick with them, regardless of geographic inconvenience. They can deal with logistics; most rcently, my aunt died in florida and the funeral was in baltimore.
Please don't forget to take care of yourself, Jose. I'm thinking of you.