Dufresne & Cavanaugh accepts pre-arrangements made with other funeral homes. You should never feel pressured into staying with a funeral home you are not comfortable with.

In our lives, we plan for everything: our careers, our families, and our children's education. We even plan for parties, weddings, and vacations. And through insurance, we plan for events that may never happen. But how often do we consider planning for the inevitable?

Many prearrange and prefund their funerals as part of regular estate planning. There are numerous advantages to preplanning one's final expenses, including:


• Peace of mind
• Relieving the burden on loved ones
• Spend down for purposes of SSI/Medicaid
• It also allows you to prepay at today’s prices and have the interest pay for increased costs.

Perhaps most importantly, preplanning and prefunding funeral expenses allow individuals the opportunity to make personal and specific selections for the funeral services that most closely meets their needs. For many, it is comforting to know that money has been set aside for their final expenses, which will in turn reduce the burden on family members at a difficult time. In addition, loved ones are not left guessing which type of funeral service would have been preferred. Another very important reason to establish a preneed burial trust is that SSI/Medicaid recipients are allowed to set aside money to fully fund the service of their choice before the funds are exhausted down to necessary eligibility levels.

We can recommend pre-arrangement options offering the reassurance that you have reduced your family's anxiety and financial burden during a stressful time. From simple plans to detailed preparations, we can guide you in making decisions that reflect your own personal wishes while controlling expenses.

If you would like further information concerning funeral pre-planning, pre-payment or funeral costs, please call or email our office.