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Viewing
This part of grieving is a tradition with some cultures but not all and so some people might feel uneasy about it. For those who spend time with a person who has died it is often an important means of coming to terms with their death. For others it can be the time to express some of the emotion and feelings they have. Often it is simply a time of final farewell.
Spending time with someone who has died is just as important for children and teenagers as for adults. In many cultures children commonly play around the open casket when someone dies, and feel much more comfortable about death as a result.
Younger children are usually very accepting and curious about a person who has died. Seeing the deceased helps them to understand death better and that someone who has died doesn’t feel things as living people do. This makes it easier for them to cope with burial and cremation, because they understand that it won’t hurt or frighten the person who has died.
We have private viewing rooms available to family and friends at all three of our branches. You may also wish to have your loved one taken home to spend the last few days prior to the funeral in their own surroundings. Whatever the family wishes, we will arrange for you.
