Well..my former mother-in-law looked great. The flowers were beautifully arranged around the casket. However, after about an hour, it became unbearable hot. I had to go outside several times to cool off. The prayer cards had the wrong birth year on them. On the day of the funeral, it became hot again, however, someone from the funeral home must have come in and turned on the air conditioning. It made it much more bearable. At previous funeral services the pastor or priest would relate scripture to the life of the deceased. Boy, was I wrong about this service. He rambled on about stained glass windows and clear glass windows..being able to see things you shouldn't see. Ohh..and he said something about wisdom and the Jewish faith having a better definition about the meaning of wisdom. We are still waiting for an explanation how this relates to Mother. Fortunately, we as family members know how wise Rosalie Dingle was. Then he talked about a boy..I don't know. As quick as he went..not relating ANYTHING to our beloved relative it was over just as quickly. He said "Amen" and "Please sit" in the same breath! I didn't see any tissues at all in the room..oh yes..on the way out, the funeral guy held a box of tissues for us to take one at a time. Then..out to the cemetary..where the flowers were dumped in a pile. We walked right by them to the gravesite. The priest started talking before everyone was there! It was unbelievable! And once again, over just as quickly with the skinny mustached funeral guy saying, "The service has concluded." The Dingle family has been using this funeral home for many services. I think that they should consider using another one in the future...and hopefully a very long time from now.
Pros: Rosalie Dingle looked great. A real-life Kleenex Tissue Dispenser!
Cons: Unbearably hot in the room. Not enough parking. Terrible gravesite service w/no flowers at site
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