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Service Options

Service Options

Planning a funeral service can be a very difficult process for families who have just lost a loved one. But it’s important to provide those who are grieving with a supportive environment in which they can begin to find closure, say goodbye, and come to terms with the loss. Gathering with friends and family gives everyone the opportunity to connect, share memories, offer words of sympathy, and create a lasting network of comfort and support as they start the journey toward healing.

Burial Services

There are different services that you can choose for a loved one’s burial, depending upon your individual needs and preferences:

  • Immediate burial means that your loved one will be buried or entombed without a public service or gathering.
  • Visitation, also called a viewing, wake, or calling hours, allows family and friends to gather in a room with the departed loved one in an open or closed casket and say goodbye or offer their support and sympathy to the bereaved. Funeral or memorial services can take place at a funeral home or in a church. The service is a ceremony which serves to celebrate, honor, and remember the life of the deceased. Whether traditional or unique, both the visitation and the funeral service can be personalized to reflect the individuality of your loved one. For more information, visit our page on personalization.
  • Graveside, chapel, or committal services are held at the cemetery, and allow family and friends to be present as their loved one is transferred to his or her final disposition through ground burial or placement in a mausoleum.



Cremation Services

The biggest misconception about cremation is that there can't be a funeral service or visitation. This is absolutely not the case, and we encourage you to consider holding a memorial service to celebrate the life of the deceased as well. There are many options open to you when it comes to honoring your loved one's life. After the cremation and memorial services, there are a variety of choices for your loved one's final disposition:

  • Interment means that you'll bury or entomb your loved one's cremated remains. This can be in a family plot, a memorial site, a cremation niche or urn garden, or in a variety of other indoor and outdoor locations. Ask our staff for a detailed list of interment possibilities.
  • Graveside services are similar to those celebrated alongside a traditional ground burial, in which loved ones are present at the burial of the cremated remains and honor the deceased through memorial prayers or other meaningful tributes.
  • Scattering allows you to spread your loved one's cremated remains in a memorial garden, a cemetery, over water, or across any other meaningful site. You also can choose to scatter some of the cremated remains and retain the rest in an urn for interment or another form of disposition.
  • Placing cremated remains in multiple urns allows family members who are separated by distance to each feel the comfort of having their loved one's final resting place in a nearby location.



Payment Options

We offer multiple online payment options to help lessen the financial burden on your family during this difficult time. Talk to a member of our staff if you have any questions or need more information.

  • We accept payments online via all major credit cards — Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. The “Business Center” page on this website will allow you to easily and securely pay by credit card.

  • Many families request that they be set up on a payment plan. The Tribute Loan Program is available to those who require “a little extra time to pay”. The application process is simple and easy, and you will know within minutes the amount you have been approved for. Simply go to the “Business Center” page on this website to complete the application. We work with multiple lenders across the U.S. to get you the most competitive lending rates. Viewing the offers available to you doesn’t affect your credit score, so you can see all the options you have for loan amounts and repayment terms.

  • If your loved one has a life insurance policy you want to use for funeral expenses, talk to us. We can get the amount of the funeral service claim funded immediately instead of waiting 30-90 days for the insurance company to payout. We’ll handle all the paperwork!

  • We offer crowdfunding for funeral services, memorial funds, and more. With all the features of other major crowdfunding sites, but with less fees, crowdfunding on our website is an option for your family. Talk to a member of our staff if you determine that a crowdfunding campaign is necessary.



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Diehl-Whittaker Funeral | Cremation Services
Phone: (614) 258-9549
720 East Long Street, Columbus, OH 43203

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