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Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks, Inc
Funeral Pre-Arrangements – the gift of a lifetime
Funeral directors, Carl Goldstein, President & Managing Director and his son, Seth Goldstein,
Vice President & Funeral Director sat down to explain the importance of funeral pre-arrange-
ments and how your family will probably not understand how grateful they are until later.

Pre-arrangements take the decisions out of the hands of your family or friends while they are
grieving, and give you control over the choices and how much you want to spend.

Q – What are
the first steps in
making a pre-
arrangement? A – (Carl) I’m sure
a lot of people
have that question.

When you first come
into Goldsteins’
to discuss a pre-
arrangement, one of our funeral
directors will go through a list of questions
to determine for example what type of
service you want, decide on a casket, and
the chapel location. We really walk you
through the entire process so that you are
able to make decisions and changes as we
go along.

Q – Who pays for the funeral?
A – (Seth) Great question. One of the
many advantages of making a pre-
arrangement is that you get to choose
everything you want at today’s rates. So,
even if the funeral is 10 or 15 years from
now, your family doesn’t have to pay
anything additional for the funeral services
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provided by
Goldsteins’. There
are a few small
items your family
may be responsible
for, such as a
newspaper obituary
if the cost has gone
up or an additional
limousine, but other
than that everything
is covered. We will
not charge anything
extra for those items you already selected.

Q – Can you make changes once you
made your decisions?
A – (Carl) You are welcome to make
changes at any time. You are never locked
into anything. It is your service and you
are welcome to make adjustments or add
something at any time. One of our funeral
directors can assist you.

Q – What happens to the money for
the funeral when you make a pre-
arrangement? A – (Carl) The Irrevocable Life Insurance
Policy option basically gives a family
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