Planning ahead

Planning ahead, with clarity and calm.

Pre-arranging a funeral or cremation lets you decide on your own terms, in your own time — and spares the people you love from hard decisions later. It starts with one conversation, and there is no obligation.

Begin the process Call (403) 382-3601

A Generations funeral director in the chapel beside a floral spray

Why plan ahead

The benefits of planning ahead.

Planning ahead is where “across generations” stops being a phrase and becomes a practical thing a person does for their children.

Your wishes, written down

A particular reading, a piece of music, burial or cremation, the casket or urn you would choose yourself — recorded with precision, so nobody has to guess.

Today's prices, held

Pre-paying fixes the cost now and protects your family from price increases later. Flexible payment plans, and a no-obligation conversation to start.

Room for your family to grieve

When the decisions are already made, the people you love are free to support one another instead of arranging things. You are not planning a service; you are removing a burden.

A service worth having

It takes time to think about what mattered — the people, the work, the routines of an ordinary week. Planning ahead gives us that time, together.

How it works

Four steps, at your pace.

Nothing is decided on the spot, and nothing is final until you say so.

01
One unhurried conversation
At our place or yours. A funeral director listens, answers questions, and explains what each option involves and what it costs.
02
Your wishes, recorded
Everything you decide is written down and kept on file here — and you can change it whenever you like.
03
Paid now, or later
Pre-pay to hold today's prices, in one payment or over time, or simply record your wishes and leave payment for later. Either is fine.
04
Tell the people who need to know
We give you a copy for your family, so when the time comes, one call is all it takes.

Pre-arrangement transfer

Already have a plan somewhere else?

If you are moving to the Lethbridge area, or would simply like a change in who cares for you, we can bring an existing pre-arrangement into our care. Often a single signature is all it takes — we handle the rest with your current provider.

Ask about a transfer

Begin the process

Start with a few details.

Tell us a little about yourself and what you have in mind. A funeral director will get in touch to arrange a conversation — at our place or yours, at your own pace. There is no obligation.

Prefer to talk? Someone answers at any hour. Call (403) 382-3601.