Funeral and Cremation Services - Cairns - Burkin Svendsens Funeral Directors

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Burkin Svendsens Funeral Directors are here for you.

We offer quality service, facilities and care, second to none, in Cairns and its surrounding districts Listed below are some of the services that we provide in your time of need:

Professional staff to organise funerals in the Cairns District, within Queensland, interstate or overseas:
Transfer of deceased person from home or hospital to our Funeral Home at any time of the day or night;
Arranging the funeral service with the family by co-ordinating the clergy or celebrant and the nominated cemetery or crematorium;
Compliance with and understanding of all legal requirements of burial and cremation;
Provision of a selection room containing a range of coffins. Photographs of these items can be shown to families making arrangements in their homes;
Qualified staff in a fully equipped mortuary to perform necessary hygienic preparation, dressing the deceased and embalming when required;
In-house Chapel available at your convenience;
Provision of modem, dignified vehicles such as the Hearse;
Preparing funeral notices, as requested, including the public media services;
Ordering floral tributes;
Obtaining Medical Certificates and Cremation Certificates from a doctor or permits from the coroner as required;
Completion of the Death Information form and lodgement with the Registrar General;
Lodging an application for the Death Certificate on behalf of the family;
Advise Centrelink or Veterans' Affairs Departments so the final payments may be made;
Contacting clubs and associations with whom the deceased was involved to advise of funeral details;
Advice and assistance in relation to placement of ashes and memorial plaques. Arrangements can be made at our office or, for your convenience, we are more than happy to come to your home.

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