A funeral service is important for many reasons

A funeral gives people a chance to share their feelings while being supported by family, friends and others in the community who have known the person that has died. It is an important early step in coming to terms with the death of someone close.

It’s also a time to celebrate the life of that person, to hear stories, make tributes and share memories; the good times and funny moments, their favourite music and unique contributions he or she has made.

From the time of the death and leading up to the funeral, many people take comfort in doing things they have always done as a family. Children grieve too, so it’s good to make opportunities for young ones to be involved in some way if they have also been part of the person’s life.

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The value of personalised funerals

You can make a funeral meaningful and especially appropriate by considering and personalising the elements that make up this public ritual. This can include the venue, theme, casket, order of service, music and more.

By pre-planning a funeral, it helps to ease the stress on the family in future. It means they do not need to make so many hard decisions at what is already a difficult time.

To pre-plan a funeral, you can either come in and see us, or simply fill out our online form.

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Testimonials

Catherine

Glennis

Allie

“Special thanks to Jim at Grinter’s for all his care and hard work for our family. Espically over the Christmas and new year period, he just went above and beyond for us. He made such a hard time a whole lot easier. Best service ever. Highly recommend! Thanks Jim.”

Deborah

“I would like to send Jim and the team at Grinter’s Funeral Home a big thank you. Jim, you and your team made the very hard process of planning and caring for our late brother just a little bit easier; from the moment we arrived to Cambridge in a very hard time until the farewell that we gave him. Thank you so much for your care and understanding. I would highly recommend their services in your time of need.”

Virginia

“A huge thank you to Jim for your professional, respectful and personalized service, working alongside us all to help farewell our father. There were many compliments regarding the service, especially the service sheet and bugle player. It was a very fitting farewell with every detail attended to, confidently reassuring us with your professionalism. We’d like to express our sincere gratitude to you all for your amazing level of service.”

Janice

“Their kindness shines through with everything they do for you. They are patient and very professional. They take care of the things you don’t realise need doing. Their service is second to none. I would not have coped during the process of my mother’s funeral if it were not for Grinter’s forward thinking, especially the ongoing support from Jim Goddin. He was there every step of the way. Thank you sincerely from the bottom of my heart.”

David

“I would like to thank Jim and all his staff. When my brother John passed away suddenly and unexpectedly whilst on holiday in NZ, I didn’t know what to do. Jim helped with this difficult process, he even drove back to the morgue in Hamilton at short notice in the evening to allow my son to pay his respects to my brother. Everything was taken care of with care and detail. Thank you from all John’s family and friends.”

Emma

“A year ago today my much loved grandmother passed away. We were privileged to have Jim and his amazing team at Grinter’s take care of all the arrangements, and they did it with such compassion and respect. Today we had a beautiful, touching moment as we placed Grandma’s ashes with her mother. As he did a year ago Jim took care of everything. Thank you for making our final goodbye so special.”

Lynda

“I’d like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to Jim and his team for their wonderful caring and professional service, and a beautiful day of celebration they created for my Dad’s funeral today in Cambridge. Jim guided us through the entire process without a hitch, and surprisingly for a funeral, there was joy and much felt love in the air. With much gratitude, Lynda.”

Mark, Richard & Judy