While we all want to celebrate happy occasions, like birth and weddings, sometimes we are in the position where it is necessary to observe the other side of the coin. Death is just as vital a rite of passage as birth. These sad occasions are often more than family and friends can handle easily without help. It is a hard job for anyone to perform but the transition from one stage of life to another is necessary, and finding a way to mark that transition is where this section comes in.

It is said that funerals are for the living. While this may be true, part of the ceremony should hold some essence of the deceased within it. I hope that these pages are few but useful if they are needed.