Peterson Funeral Homes are family owned and offer many choices including:

* Pre-need Planning

* Traditional Funeral Services

* Immediate Burials

* Cremation Services

* Donation Services

* Out-of-town arrangement services

* Peterson Funeral Home also honors existing Pre-arranged contracts with other Funeral Homes

Traditional Service
A Traditional Funeral Service has been the most common type of service in the past. This service consists of a viewing/visitation with the deceased body present prior to a funeral ceremony conducted at the funeral home chapel or a church. Burial or entombment usually follows the service quite often concluded with a reception. 

What about Cremation?

When you choose Cremation you still have many options.

* A direct Cremation

* A direct Cremation with a memorial service to follow

* A visitation and Funeral Service using a rental or wood casket followed by cremation

Memorial Service
A Memorial is similar to a Traditional Service except the body of the deceased is not present for the ceremony. There may or may not be viewing/visitation prior to the memorial ceremony and the body may or may not be present. This depends entirely upon the wishes of the family. The deceased or the family may wish cremation, entombment or donation of the body before or after the visitation and prior to the ceremony of remembrance. This ceremony may take place at the funeral home chapel, church or anther public facility such a lodge hall.

Life Celebrations
This type of service has come about more recently and is just what the name implies. It is a celebration of the life of the deceased. This has options that are only limited by the imagination of the family. The body of the deceased may or may not be present but most often is not, as this type of service sometimes takes place of both the viewing and funeral service. Usually special music is played, photos of the deceased are displayed depicting his/her life, and memorabilia showing his/her interests and accomplishments are displayed. Speakers may be used to tell stories and refreshments may be provided throughout. The celebration may be set with certain hours and can be held at the funeral home, a church or hall, a private home or outside in a park or by a lake or favorite place of the deceased weather permitting. Without the body being present, this celebration does not have the same time constraints as Traditional Service with burial. Highland Park Funeral Home is honored to assist any family regardless of location or cost with this type of ceremony.

Graveside Service
This service is similar to a Traditional Service except the funeral service takes place at the gravesite instead of at the funeral home or church. A viewing/visitation may or may not take place prior to the graveside service.

Veterans Services
Any honorably discharged veteran is entitled to additional services. Many of these services depend upon the availability of an active veterans group such as VFW or American Legion. The services may be included in any of the above types of funeral ceremonies and may include an honor guard, color guard, taps and gun salute. Veterans may also be entitled to a Flag, a Grave Marker, and some monitory benefits depending upon the circumstances surrounding the death. Highland Park Funeral Home provides special assistance and costs for veterans to assure a dignified service and burial. Look into our Courtesy Information List for additional veterans services.

Receiving/Forwarding Services
Receiving services are when a person dies away from home or the place where final burial will take place. The funeral home at the place of burial will usually make arrangements for the transportation and any funeral ceremonies the family desires. Costs are based only upon the services the receiving funeral home delivers.
Forwarding services are provided by a funeral home where the death occurs and the deceased is being sent to another location such as out of state. Costs usually involve the removal from the place of death, preparation of the body and transportation. These costs vary greatly and it important to know what you are getting. Highland Park Funeral Home assures the best care at reasonable costs.