Why More Melbourne Families Are Choosing Independent Funeral Directors When arranging a funeral, many families don’t realise that not all funeral homes are independently owned. Choosing an independent funeral director means working directly with people who live in your community and genuinely care about every family they serve. At Templeton Family Funerals, every arrangement is handled with compassion, honesty and … Read More
Dear Families, As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, we are taking some temporary and practical additional measures to support the health and wellbeing of our team and client families. With the emergence of new, highly contagious, variants our staff will be wearing face masks at all appointments and funeral services. We do require all visitors to our premises to … Read More
Someone is Missing at Christmas Someone in our thoughts, each day throughout the year, At special times like Christmas, we all wish you could be here Someone is missing, someone we all still love, The sadness never goes away, you are still there, Somewhere above. Someone our hearts still holds onto As we travel along life’s … Read More
Who is Black Betty? This morning Betty had her sponge bath. She enjoys it on a regular basis. With a bucket of warm bubbles and fluffy wash cloth, care is taken that all the dust and dirt that gets in her nooks and crannies is cleaned out. Betty lives at Carmen Street. It’s cold in the garage and so the … Read More
The Best things to say to someone in grief. 1. I am so sorry for your loss. 2. I wish I had the right words, just know that I am here. 3. I don’t know how you feel, but I am here to help in any way I can. 4. You and your loved ones will be in my thoughts … Read More
The funeral service profession is a long-standing one, replete with tradition and cultural customs—but that doesn’t mean every service your funeral home offers to the families in your community has to be the same. In fact, people are saying more and more that they hope their own funeral services and those honoring their loved ones show a little creativity, originality … Read More