Funeral Costs for Dad LeRay Blackie Webber
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My father unexpectedly passed away on April 16th from a stroke that led to a brain bleed that thankfully allowed him to pass peacefully. In this strange new world we live in, we are unable to have any sort of ceremony for people to attend to pay their respects due to the coronavirus shut-down.
My father was a military man who spent years in the Navy and was honorably discharged at the end of his service. He served with his twin brother on the same boat. He married my mother in 1985 and I came around shortly thereafter. He also stepped into the role of step-father to my sister and also grandparent to her three children. He became a grandfather for the fourth time when my son was born in June of 2018.
He loved to collect coins, he loved visiting his brother in Northern Minnesota, and he enjoyed the time he could spend with his family.
At the time of his death, he and my mother were working through getting new life insurance policies. Due to a lack of proper planning, they were in a gap in coverage which left them with no life insurance at the time of his passing.
We have already had to change course from my father's wishes to have him buried next to his mother as the costs would be too significant without any insurance benefits.
Instead, our plan will be cremation and spreading his ashes on his mother's grave.
In order to do this we worked with the Funeral Home to find the most cost effective manner to do this. For everything, the total cost comes to just north of $4,300. There is a $700 grant available through the Department of Veteran's Affairs that we will be applying for. That would bring our balance down to $3,600. My sister, my uncle, and I are also going to contribute enough to cover the upfront of cost of receiving the ashes, which brings the total needed to $2,900.
I've set the goal at $3,500 to cover the remaining costs of the cremation services, and to give my mother a little more cushion.
If you planned on sending flowers or gifts as a show of support, please consider sending the cash value for those instead. There will be no ceremony, and there really isn't room for flowers in my mothers apartment at this time. At this point covering the costs associated with the death of my father would go a lot further.
My father was a military man who spent years in the Navy and was honorably discharged at the end of his service. He served with his twin brother on the same boat. He married my mother in 1985 and I came around shortly thereafter. He also stepped into the role of step-father to my sister and also grandparent to her three children. He became a grandfather for the fourth time when my son was born in June of 2018.
He loved to collect coins, he loved visiting his brother in Northern Minnesota, and he enjoyed the time he could spend with his family.
At the time of his death, he and my mother were working through getting new life insurance policies. Due to a lack of proper planning, they were in a gap in coverage which left them with no life insurance at the time of his passing.
We have already had to change course from my father's wishes to have him buried next to his mother as the costs would be too significant without any insurance benefits.
Instead, our plan will be cremation and spreading his ashes on his mother's grave.
In order to do this we worked with the Funeral Home to find the most cost effective manner to do this. For everything, the total cost comes to just north of $4,300. There is a $700 grant available through the Department of Veteran's Affairs that we will be applying for. That would bring our balance down to $3,600. My sister, my uncle, and I are also going to contribute enough to cover the upfront of cost of receiving the ashes, which brings the total needed to $2,900.
I've set the goal at $3,500 to cover the remaining costs of the cremation services, and to give my mother a little more cushion.
If you planned on sending flowers or gifts as a show of support, please consider sending the cash value for those instead. There will be no ceremony, and there really isn't room for flowers in my mothers apartment at this time. At this point covering the costs associated with the death of my father would go a lot further.
Organizer
Chris Webber
Organizer
Waverly, MN