Question 1

What happens during cremation?

Accepted Answer

Cremation is another form of disposition or handling a body after death. However, many people don't know what happens during cremation. Cremation takes place in a carefully maintained facility known as a crematory or crematorium. Within the crematory is a special cremation chamber. The body is placed in a cremation container or casket and positioned inside the cremation chamber. Once the container or casket is in the cremation chamber, the door is tightly sealed. The operator then turns on gas jets, which create intense heat that reduces the body to bone fragments. This process takes approximately 2-3 hours.

After the cremation, the remains are collected and processed to the consistency of sand or a finer ash. The white or grayish remains, often called cremated remains at this stage, are then sealed in a transparent plastic bag along with an identification tag. The bag weighs about 5 lbs. and will often be returned to the family in a selected urn, which can then be buried, placed in a niche inside a columbarium, taken home or transported for scattering. Additionally, the cremated remains can be separated and placed into multiple urns, keepsakes or even jewelry specifically designed as a final resting place.

Cremation is a respectful, dignified process chosen by many families. However, some faiths discourage or prohibit cremation. If you plan to hold a religious funeral ceremony or have the remains buried in a church cemetery, check in advance to make sure there are no issues.

Question 2

What does a Funeral Director do?

Accepted Answer

Pick up the deceased and transport the body to the funeral home (anytime day or night)
Notify proper authorities, family and/or relatives
Arrange and prepare death certificates
Provide certified copies of death certificates for insurance and benefit processing
Work with the insurance agent, Social Security or Veterans Administration to ensure that necessary paperwork is filed for receipt of benefits
Prepare and submit obituary to the newspapers of your choice
Bathe and embalm the deceased body, if necessary
Prepare the body for viewing including dressing and cosmetizing
Assist the family with funeral arrangements and purchase of casket, urn, burial vault and cemetery plot
Schedule the opening and closing of the grave with cemetery personnel, if a burial is to be performed
Coordinate with clergy if a funeral or memorial service is to be held
Arrange a police escort and transportation to the funeral and/or cemetery for the family
Order funeral sprays and other flower arrangements as the family wishes
Provide Aftercare, or grief assistance, to the bereaved

Question 3

What do I do when a death occurs?

Accepted Answer

The funeral home will help coordinate arrangements with the cemetery.

Bring the following information to complete the State vital statistic requirements:
✓ Birthplace
✓ Father's Name
✓ Mother's Name
✓ Social Security Number
✓ Veteran's Discharge or Claim Number
✓ Education
✓ Marital Status

Contact your clergy. Decide on time and place of funeral or memorial service. This can be done at the funeral home.
The funeral home will assist you in determining the number of copies of the death certificates you will be needing and can order them for you.
Make a list of immediate family, close friends and employer or business colleagues. Notify each by phone.
Decide on appropriate memorial to which gifts may be made (church, hospice, library, charity or school).
Gather obituary information you want to include such as age, place of birth, cause of death, occupation, college degrees, memberships held, military service , outstanding work, list of survivors in immediate family. Include time and place of services. The funeral home will normally write article and submit to newspapers (newspaper will accept picture and they will be returned intact).
Arrange for members of family or close friends to take turns answering door or phone, keeping careful record of calls. If Social Security checks are automatic deposit, notify the bank of the death.

Question 4

When I call, will someone come right away?

Accepted Answer

If you request immediate assistance, yes. If the family wishes to spend a short time with the deceased to say good-bye, that’s perfectly acceptable. Your funeral director will come when your time is right.

Question 5

Should I choose Burial or Cremation?

Accepted Answer

Burial in a casket is the most common method of disposing of remains in the United States, although entombment also occurs. Cremation is increasingly selected because it can be less expensive and allows for the memorial service to be held at a more convenient time in the future when relatives and friends can come together.

A funeral service followed by cremation need not be any different from a funeral service followed by a burial. Usually, cremated remains are placed in urn before being committed to a final resting place. The urn may be buried, placed in an indoor or outdoor mausoleum or columbarium, or interred in a special urn garden that many cemeteries provide for cremated remains. The remains may also be scattered, according to state law.

Question 6

Why have a public viewing?

Accepted Answer

Viewing is a part of many cultural and ethnic traditions. Many grief specialists believe that viewing aids the grief process by helping the bereaved recognize the reality of death. Viewing is encouraged for children, as long as the process is explained and the activity is voluntary.

Question 7

What is the purpose of embalming?

Accepted Answer

Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body. Embalming makes it possible to lengthen the time between death and the final disposition, allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them.

Question 8

What services does Stanfill Funeral Home provide?

Accepted Answer

Stanfill Funeral Home provides funeral home, burial, veteran, memorialization, cremation and life celebration services.

Question 9

How can I contact Stanfill Funeral Home?

Accepted Answer

You can call them 24/7 at +1 305-667-2518 or email wecare@stanfillfh.com.

Question 10

What are the operating hours of Stanfill Funeral Home?

Accepted Answer

Stanfill Funeral Home is open 24 hours every day, including Federal Holidays.

Question 11

What payment options does Stanfill Funeral Home accept?

Accepted Answer

They accept American Express, Cash, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa.

Question 12

What happens during cremation at Stanfill Funeral Home?

Accepted Answer

Cremation takes place in a crematory where the body is reduced to bone fragments by intense heat over 2-3 hours. The remains are processed to ash, sealed with an identification tag, and returned in an urn or other keepsake.

Question 13

What does a Funeral Director at Stanfill Funeral Home do?

Accepted Answer

They handle body pickup, notify authorities, prepare death certificates, assist with benefits, prepare the body, assist with funeral arrangements, coordinate with clergy, and provide grief assistance.

Question 14

What should I do immediately after a death occurs?

Accepted Answer

Coordinate with the funeral home, gather vital statistics, notify clergy and family, decide on memorial details, and let the funeral home assist with death certificates and obituary submissions.

Question 15

How can nearby transportation options help me visit Stanfill Funeral Home?

Accepted Answer

The Miami Dade Transit-BUSWAY & SW 104 ST bus station nearby provides convenient public transportation access to Stanfill Funeral Home.

Question 16

Are there nearby flower shops for funeral arrangements?

Accepted Answer

Yes, DGlamour PineCrest Flowers and Glamour Floral Creations, both nearby flower and gift shops, can help with funeral floral arrangements.

Question 17

What other medical services are available near Stanfill Funeral Home?

Accepted Answer

Nearby health services include Serena Sara (chiropractor and hospital), Endodontics of Pinecrest (oral surgery), and Sage Dental of Pinecrest (dentist and general dentistry).

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