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Bateman Funeral Home is focused on helping people showcase their life story in their final wishes. This podcast is designed to provide tips and tools, as well as answer common questions about the funeral industry, to help people navigate the funeral planning process.
Episodes
Even though most Americans over the last decade have died due to chronic illness, over 2,000 adults die every year in accidents in Oregon alone. In this trilogy, we are going to talk about what to do if a loved one dies in an accident.
This is the third in a three part series talking about types of accidental deaths, autopsy, and planning a funeral after the unexpected sudden death. In this episode, Brian talks about the comm...
An accidental death can cause a lot of confusion and grief. Holding a service for a loved one who has died in an accident can be stressful and overwhelming.
There are many things to consider after an unexpected or sudden death, especially when planning a service. In this episode, Brian talks about the different parts of a service and how they can be impacted by a sudden death. Brian also addresses what happens when a suicide o...
When someone has died by suicide, there can be a lot of emotions and heartache involved. There can be a lot of questions on how to talk about the person after they have died and how to celebrate their life. In this episode, Brian will be talking about planning a funeral for someone who has died by suicide.
If you are contemplating suicide or believe a loved one is, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-82...
Deciding whether or not to bring a child to a funeral is a very difficult and sometimes overwhelming decision. Brian Norris talks about how to decide whether a child should attend a funeral and how to present the choice of whether to go or not to a child. This podcast references an article written by Kenneth J. Doka, Ph.D., a professor of psychology and counseling at the College of New Rochelle and a senior consultant to the Hospi...
Grief is a difficult subject to talk about, especially when talking about it to a child for the first time. Brian talks about ways to help a child process grief and understand the permanence of death. He covers how grief can be expressed through the body and through actions, as well as how to explain the feeling of grief to a child. There are activities that Brian suggests, which are linked in the description below. Brian also talk...
While most deaths today are due to chronic illness such as heart disease and cancers, death can occur unexpectedly in accidents and sudden severe illness. This is why it is important to start the conversation about final wishes early. In this episode, Brian talks about what things should be addressed in a conversation about death. He explains what information your funeral director will need to know in an arrangement conference and ...
Pre-planning is determining the details of your funeral and cemetery services in advance. To some, this may sound like a difficult conversation. But putting a plan in place is actually a smart and caring thing to do that helps to reduce stress and help make things easier in the future. In this trilogy, Brian talks about pre-arrangements and preneed appointments. For this episode, Brian covers what items would be best to put togethe...
Pre-planning is determining the details of your funeral and cemetery services in advance. To some, this may sound like a difficult conversation. But putting a plan in place is actually a smart and caring thing to do that helps to reduce stress and help make things easier in the future. In this trilogy, Brian talks about pre-arrangements and preneed appointments. This episode covers the guiding questions that can be helpful to use w...
In this podcast, Brian interviews Theresa from Samaritan Evergreen Hospice. Theresa Karlik is an RN and the manager of Samaritan’s coastal hospice team for Samaritan Evergreen Hospice. The coastal hospice team, based in Newport, provides hospice care to patients throughout Lincoln County and into Tillamook County. This interview focused on the mission of hospice and end of life care. Brian asks her about what is needed to go onto ...
In this podcast, Brian talks about how legal next of kin is decided in the state of Oregon. He explains the legal ranking and how the funeral home uses this ranking. This episode talks about types of power of attorney and how that power dies on death. Brian also explains how a will impacts next of kin. The podcast addresses how to appoint a person as in charge of final wishes and why that may be used.
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In this podcast, Brian talks about burial regulations in Oregon and why people may choose different types of burial. He talks about how cemeteries can have their own requirements for burial and even different sections of the cemetery for different types of burial, such as a green burial section. This episode covers examples of regulations for urn burial, mausoleum entombment, and burial at cemeteries such as memorial gardens and p...
In this podcast, Brian explains what embalming is and why a person may choose to be embalmed. He talks about circumstances when embalming is required and some of the benefits of choosing embalming. Brian explains the laws surrounding embalming in Oregon and how they are similar to most other states in America. The episode also covers how funeral homes are regulated in regards to embalming.
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This trilogy is focused on travel and funerals. In this podcast, Brian talks about how to travel with an urn and take it on a plane. There have been a lot of changes with the added security in airports in the last few decades. Brian talks about the process of how to take an urn on a plane both internationally and nationally. Additionally, Brian talks about different ways to transport an urn home, such as shipping an urn through USP...
This trilogy is focused on travel and funerals. In this podcast, Lauralee talks about creating peace of mind through pre-planning. She talks about the most common reason people choose to make their pre-arrangements and how making an intentional plan for healing can benefit both the person planning as well as their loved ones. Lauralee explains the acute loss period and how it is a universal process that all people who lose a loved ...
This trilogy is focused on travel and funerals. Holding an online memorial for a loved one can be very healing for loved ones near and far. In this episode, Brian talks about ideas for creating an online memorial that friends and family around the world can attend. This podcast covers many ways to honor a loved one online from making a video tribute to creating an online obituary page. Brian talks about how to live stream a memor...
Today we have a special broadcast about estate planning and wills. Brian Haggerty is a lawyer focusing his practice on wills, estate planning, trusts and elder law. Brian graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University in 1979, and earned his Juris Doctor degree, with a certificate in federal tax law, from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 1997, passing the Oregon bar the follo...
This trilogy is exploring pre-arrangements and beginning your journey of writing down your final wishes.
While most deaths today are due to chronic illness such as heart disease and cancers, death can occur unexpectedly in accidents and sudden severe illness. This is why it is important to start the conversation about final wishes early. In this episode, Brian talks about what things should be addressed in a conversation...
This trilogy is exploring pre-arrangements and beginning your journey of writing down your final wishes.
In this episode, Brian talks about several small steps you can take to make sure that your wishes are recorded and followed after you have passed including utilizing a preplanning guide, legacy planning, whether a travel protection plan is right for you and what to do to appoint your next of kin.
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This trilogy is exploring pre-arrangements and beginning your journey of writing down your final wishes.
Brian talks about what a national cemetery is and who can be buried in it. He addresses the different groups of individuals who are eligible for burial and what is needed to establish eligibility. The recording also covers information about vault and liner requirements and the minimum container requirements for burial ...
In this podcast, Lauralee talks about creating peace of mind through pre-planning. She talks about the most common reason people choose to make their pre-arrangements and how making an intentional plan for healing can benefit both the person planning as well as their loved ones. Lauralee explains the acute loss period and how it is a universal process that all people who lose a loved one go through. Lastly, she explains the parts o...
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