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At Leo M. Bean and Sons Funeral Home, they understand that every memorial service should be as unique as the individual it honors. For more than four decades, they’ve been helping clients in the Rochester, NY, area honor their loved ones with tailor-made services. Their caring, compassionate funeral directors will guide you through your options, choosing one or a combination of the following services for a personal farewell:

  • Viewing: A viewing allows family and friends to sit with the body, creating an opportunity for prayers, thanks, or other farewells. Commonly conducted in a funeral home, a viewing could also take place anywhere that offers comfort and support, including a home or place of worship.
  • Wake: A simultaneously joyous and sad occasion, this memorial service offers a unique chance for family and friends to share stories, laughter, and comfort. Often including a festive meal, these comforting events are spent fondly remembering the departed, celebrating their life in honor of their passing.
  • Funeral: Funeral services take place pre-burial or cremation, and are defined by faith or belief system, pre-planned by the individual, or carefully crafted by the deceased’s survivors. Typically conducted either in a funeral home or place of worship, a funeral service has the body present, allowing family and friends to say goodbye to the deceased in a formalized, often comfortingly ritualized, way.
  • Memorial Ceremony: Taking place after the burial or cremation, memorial ceremonies offer a less formal alternative. Much like a wake, they frequently have a celebratory feel, intermingling joy and sadness. Typically laden with fewer traditions than a funeral service, planning a memorial ceremony offers freedom to create a truly tailor-made memorial service.

However you choose to honor your loved one, Leo M. Bean and Sons Funeral Home is there to offer support. Their caring funeral directors work hard to make each memorial service the perfect farewell for the individual it honors. If you’re in the process of honoring the passing of a loved one, or would like to begin planning your memorial service in advance, call (585) 426-7830 or visit their website for more information.

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