Our Professional Service Fee incorporates the various tasks and services typically involved in arranging, planning and conducting a funeral, including
- Funeral arranged during or after normal office hours every day of the year by prior arrangement.
- Arrangement at one of our 9 locations.
- Arrangement at other location during normal office hours.
- Transfer of the deceased from place of death in Perth/Mandurah Metro area.
- Preparation of deceased for burial or cremation.
- Viewing or Rosary (up to 2 hour duration) in our Chapel during normal office hours.
- Two funeral services, for example at a Church and at the Cemetery or at our Chapel and at the Cemetery, during normal office hours.
- Provision of well appointed, air conditioned arranging room, chapel and condolence lounge.
- Liaise with Clergy and co-ordination of Church requirements for all denominations.
- Trained consultants to advise upon and complete the many aspects of funeral matters.
- Obtaining of necessary cremation certificate, preparation of cremation documents.
- Liaise with Cemetery or Crematorium for reservation of grave, interment or cremation.
- Arranging of Civil Celebrant.
- Preparation of Death Registration and lodging with Registrar General.
- Preparation and insertion of notices in metropolitan, country or interstate press.
- Provision of one 7-seat limousine to transport the family from a single residence to both services and return the family to the residence.
- Collection and return of all floral tribute cards.
- Provision of Funeral Attendance Cards, distribution and collection for family.
- Attending to Pallbearers where required.
- Use of Bowra & O’Dea’s modern black vehicle fleet.
- Placement of the funeral notice on Bowra & O’Dea website.
- Access to extensive music library.
- Crèche facilities at Fremantle, Mandurah, Medina and Westminster Branches.
- Courtesy bus on burial services (subject to availability).
- Provision of support following the funeral including Trillion Trees Memorial Program.