Call Reid’s Funeral Home: (506) 832-5541

Inform Reid’s Funeral Home of the following information:
Who you are
Your telephone number
Who has passed away, and at what time
Where the deceased is located
The cause of death if known, and the Physician’s name
Make an appointment immediately with Reid’s Funeral Home

Notify Your Clergy

Gather information for the Death Certificate:
Full name of the deceased
Street Address
Occupation
Date and place of birth
Social Insurance/Medicare Number                         
Marital status
Father's name and birthplace
Mother's name and mother's maiden name and birthplace

Select clothing and personal items for the deceased.
Several recent photographs
Full set of clothing, including undergarments
Eyeglasses, dentures, etc.
Jewelry
Religious symbols (cross, rosary, etc.)

Gather Obituary Information: Reid’s Funeral Home will
normally write the article and submit to the newspaper(s).

Decide an appropriate memorial to which gifts can be made.
(Church, Hospice, Library, School, or Charity)

Select Pallbearers.

Make a list and contact by telephone:
Immediate family
Close friends
Employer or business colleagues
Lawyer

Locate the will and notify the Lawyer and Executor.

Arrange for members of the family or close friends to take turns answering door or telephone. Keep a careful record of all calls.

Arrange for childcare, if necessary.

Arrange hospitality for visiting relatives and friends.

Check and notify:
All Life Insurance Company(s)
Death benefits
Investment Company
Bank, Trust Company or Credit Union
Trade Union
Fraternal Organizations
Military organizations (Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars)

Prepare a list of distant persons to be notified.

Old Age Security cancellation & Canada Pension Applications for death benefit, spousal allowance and orphans benefit.
Reid’s Funeral Home will supply forms and aid in completion.  

If checks are automatic deposit, notify bank of death.  Check with Old Age Security at (800) 277-9914 to see that number is retired, and for possible additional benefits such as Widowed Spouses Allowance and Guaranteed Income Supplement.

If deceased was living alone, notify:
Landlord
Utility companies
Post Office - forwarding address