Arranging a Funeral
Funeral Options

The choice between burial and cremation is a personal one. We can provide information about the choices available and help you make the necessary arrangements - we know what to do.

Factors to consider
Religious and cultural considerations must be considered. For example: cremation is allowed by most Christian denominations including the Roman Catholic Church and is the normal choice of Buddhists and Hindus. However Orthodox, Muslims and some other religions often forbid it.

Location
While burial is carried out in a designated area there are no major restrictions on where cremated remains are placed.

Price
Generally, cremation costs less than a burial. With a burial, you will also need to consider the cost of purchasing a grave site and headstone or other memorials. Many people express their preference for burial or cremation before they die. If you know these wishes, we can arrange the funeral accordingly.

For burial, we need to know if a new grave is required, or if there is an existing family grave. If cremation has been chosen, you need to consider what to do with the cremated remains. It is important that clear written instructions are given to the person who will be responsible for your funeral.

For further information, please call Tuckers Funeral & Bereavement Service on (03) 5221 4788.

Choosing the type of funeral service
Your decision to be cremated or buried may be influenced by the funeral service you choose. There are many alternatives to consider when choosing the type of funeral service.

Type of funeral services

• A service and committal in a church or our chapel.
• A service held in a church or our chapel followed by a procession or cortege to a cemetery or crematorium.
• A service and committal at a crematorium chapel.
• A service and committal at a gravesite.
• A public or private service.

Tuckers have Funeral Chapels located in Geelong West, Grovedale and Lara, but can also cater to your individual wishes such as: a park, a beach, and private gardens or even at your home.

Tuckers offers green burial options

People are not only wanting to live greener lives, they are now wanting funeral companies to be environmentally caring when they leave this world too.
As a result, Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service now offers environmentally friendly funeral options.

Tuckers Green Funeral Options ensure the funeral service is as natural as possible in all aspects. There is no embalming process and there are no concrete grave sites or head stones. The coffins and urns are biodegradable coffins and urns and a horse-drawn carriage can be chosen as an alternative to the modern hearse.
Tuckers is also renovating its chapels and working environment and updating its company vehicles to reflect its commitment to the environment.

Technology and creativity to provide more environmentally friendly funeral options will continue to evolve and Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service will be at the forefront of these initiatives.