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And that can mean a difficult time for loved ones, who are left scrambling to figure out what needs to be done when there no pre-arrangements made.

It can be anxiety-producing for many people, observed Shawn Carbonell, family service planner at Bakerview Memorial Cemetery in Aldergrove, who said fear can keep people from making funeral preparations in advance.

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Jeremy May, owner of in Langley City, described pre-planning as B次元官网网址渢he one decision that people want to defer the most, either to avoid it, or leave it to others.B次元官网网址�

May points to figures showing roughly 8,000 people die every day in North America, with only 2,000 of them having made prearrangements.

B次元官网网址淭he other 6,000 a day, itB次元官网网址檚 a mess,B次元官网网址� May commented.

Carbonell said it can be overwhelming for survivors if no pre-arrangements have been made.

B次元官网网址淲hen a death occurs, the cemetery and funeral home are going to ask so many questions,B次元官网网址� Carbonell warned.

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May said when overwhelmed survivors B次元官网网址渉ave to start making decisions on the spot at two in the morning, you can make ones that are hasty, that maybe donB次元官网网址檛 reflect the wishes of the deceased, and they can be costly.B次元官网网址�

Prearranging does two things, May explained.

B次元官网网址淚t allows you to put your wishes down on paper, to let them be known, and it allows you to freeze or lock in the cost.B次元官网网址�

The moment you leave a deposit, he said, the prices for both burial plots and funeral services are locked in.

That is not a small concern, he noted, with funeral prices rising, on average, 10 per cent a year.

A cemetery plot that cost about $750 when May started in the industry in 1993, is now going for more like $80,000, he estimates, and funeral prices are rising, on average, 10 per cent a year.

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Carbonnell said when people make pre-arrangements, they always feel better.

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B次元官网网址淎t the end of the day, itB次元官网网址檚 a very simple concept,B次元官网网址� May said.

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