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This form consists of 4 parts. It includes most of the information needed to make funeral arrangements for yourself or another. Much of the information is required for legal documents, such as the death certificate.  Other information helps you decide what type of funeral you would like.

You may print this form blank, or after you have filled all or part of it in. You may also submit the form online using the instructions at the end.

By law, cremation requires the signatures of all closest next of kin. The Cremation Authorization Form is available here.

Note: Memorial Alternatives will place an obituary in the Grand Rapids Press. All other newspaper obituaries should be handled directly by the family.

PART A     INFORMATION ABOUT THE DECEDENT

Name (first, middle, last)
    Gender

Date of Birth (month/day/year) 
Social Security Number

Usual Occupation (give kind of work done during most of working life)
 

Kind of Business or Industry

Current Residence:
Street and Number
  "other":

County  State   Zip Code

Mailing Address (if different from above)
 

Birthplace (City and State or Foreign Country)

Marital Status
Surviving Spouse (if wife, give name before first married)

Was decedent ever in US Armed Forces?

Hispanic Origin

Ancestry (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, Chicano, other Hispanic, Afro-American, Arab, English, French, Finnish, etc.)
 

Race (American Indian, Black, White, etc. If Asian, give nationality i.e., Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, etc.
 

Decedents Education
(Specify highest grade completed)

Father's Name (first, middle last)

Mother's Name
(first, middle, surname before first married)

PART B     FUNERAL SERVICE   -GENERAL QUESTIONS

If a funeral or memorial service is selected, where is it to be held?

What Clegy is to Officiate?

If Burial, what cemetery? Other

If Cremation is selected, what should be done with the cremains?
Family to pick up.
Mailed to: (name, mailing adress)
($30.00 CONUS mailing fee applies)
Deliver to Local Cemetery (indicate)
(no charge for local cemetery delivery)

  Other (inicate)

Register Book Selected
Basic Red $22 (included with some packages)
Dove $32
Veterans $32
Lakeshore $32

Memorial Folders $18 per 50 (included with some packages)
End of Day
Cross
Veterans
Dove

Prayer Cards $18 per 50 (included with some packages)
Traditional
Modern

Please List at least 2 Survivors (name, relationship, address, phone number)
 

Person to finalize arrangements at time of death (name, relationship, address, phone number)
 

Number of Death Certificates needed to settle legal affairs (Kent County charges $10 for the first and $3 for each additional)

PART C     FUNERAL SERVICE  -SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

I am inerested in:
Burial
Packages:
Cremation
Packages:
Urn and/or urn vault selected
(To review merchandise in a new window, click
Burial Merchandise or Cremation Merchandise)
Packages may be upgrade. If desired, indicate the casket and/or vault you would like:
 

I donīt want a package, I want:

PART D    FINAL FORM INFORMATION

If cremation is selected, all of the closest next of kin need to fill out the Cremation Authorization Form. This form can be viewed and/or downloaded here.

If someone other than the person the funeral arrangements are for is completing this form, provide name, address, relationship, phone #, email address:
 

Please call me to finalize the arrangements. My phone number is

Please just keep this information on file for now.

Email address (we will confirm receipt of this form):
 

For informattion on prepaying for your funeral services, see our pre-arrange page.

If you prefer to sit down and talk with a counselor, please email or call for an appointment. Our phone number is (616) 363-3700. We are in the office Mondays through Fridays, 9am  to 4:30pm.

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