INTRODUCTION TO CELEBRANTS

A funeral celebrant is a person who is trained to meet the needs of families during their time of loss. They provide religious or secular ceremonies. A funeral celebrant will schedule a special family time for the family to share memories, and special moments in the loved one's life. The essence of the service will be based upon the remembrance of the family to provide a personalized meaningful funeral. Providing a funeral service that is personalized to reflect the personality and life style of the deceased is important to the family. Every life has significance and that significance should be memorialized.   TOP

 

 

ABOUT LYNETTE CASTIGLIA

I am a 1979 graduate of Simmons School of Mortuary Science and hold a Master of Science Degree from the University College at Buffalo. I have been a licensed funeral director for over twenty years sharing my expertise and knowledge at various funeral homes in the Western New York area. I became a Certified Funeral Celebrant in 2005. I recognize the need to provide families with the opportunity to have the kind of funeral service which makes the life of a loved one significant, worthy of honor and to help families heal.   TOP

 

 

HOW IT ALL WORKS

Scenario 1 Your husband has died. He didn't belong to a church, but was very active in the community Scenario 2 Your father was Jewish, mother was catholic. They died together in an accident. You want to have a service that honors them without causing family angst about a synagogue or church. Scenario 3 Your mother has been in a nursing home for many years and just died. Her friends have long since died or moved away. You live out of town but still want to come back and have a small but meaningful service   Who can provide a meaningful acknowledgement of their lives? A professional funeral celebrant.   Lynette Castiglia of East Amherst is the area's first Certified Funeral Celebrant. Celebrants provide religious or secular ceremonies. Working with families of the deceased they provide a personalized meaningful funeral. They meet with the family to help them design a service that reflects the life and attributes of their loved one.   TOP

 

 

SERVICES BY A CELEBRANT

Funeral Celebrants are independent but can work with funeral homes, cemeteries and churches for personalized funeral services, tributes, memorial services and graveside memorials. They have a wide library of resources for readings, music and other special ceremonies to help the family design a special service.   TOP