Poster Adults!
Last July, Julie and Tim Sherer from St. Monica parish took care of their funeral arrangements through us here at Our Lady of Peace, along with an Abbey casket from St. Meinrad. In 1997 they had put their cemetery arrangements in place. They were raising a family and had only lived in the Indianapolis area for a few years when they made those cemetery arrangements...in their late 30s!
After getting beyond some of the other expenses of life, such as education, weddings, etc., they decided they had put off arranging the funeral side of things long enough. When they completed the funeral side, they were now in their early 50s. Sorry Tim and Julie, if I let a cat out of the bag!
Tim and Julie are a great example of dealing with something that has to be dealt with, sooner rather than later.
They have secured the peace of mind for themselves and their family, which comes with planning the inevitable, ahead of time. On the business side, they have guaranteed their prices now, opposed to what they will be if they live several decades longer.
Tim and Julie pretty much have it down to a phone call being made to put things in motion. That’s as good as it gets.
Don Masten is the manager of Our Lady of Peace Cemetery on the north side of Indianapolis. Don is also a Family Service Advisor and has been assisting families with their cemetery and funeral arrangements for over 17 years.