Funerals
When a loved one dies, grieving family members and friends often are confronted with dozens of decisions about the funeral - all of which must be made quickly and often under great emotional duress. What kind of funeral should it be? What funeral provider should you use? Should you bury or cremate the body, or donate it to science? What other arrangements should you plan? And, as callous as it may sound, how much is it all going to cost?  Each year, South Africans grapple with these and many other questions as they spend thousands of Rands arranging funerals for family members and friends. The increasing trend toward pre-need planning - when people make funeral arrangements in advance 

Pre-Need 
To help relieve their families of some of these decisions, an increasing number of people are planning their own funerals, designating their funeral preferences, and sometimes even paying for them in advance. They see funeral planning as an extension of will and estate planning. 

Planning
Thinking ahead can help you make informed and thoughtful decisions about funeral arrangements. It allows you to choose the specific items you want and need and compare the prices offered by several funeral providers. It also spares your survivors the stress of making these decisions under the pressure of time and strong emotions. 
You can make arrangements directly with Boikanyos Funeral Home or through a memorial society registered with us. 
One other important consideration when planning a funeral pre-need is where the remains will be buried, entombed or scattered. In the short time between the death and burial of a loved one, many family members find themselves rushing to buy a cemetery plot or grave - often without careful thought or a personal visit to the site. That's why it's in the family's best interest to buy cemetery plots before you need them. 
Put your preferences in writing, give copies to family members and your attorney, and keep a copy in a handy place. Don't designate your preferences in your will, because a will often is not found or read until after the funeral. And avoid putting the only copy of your preferences in a safe deposit box. That's because your family may have to make arrangements on a weekend or holiday, before the box can be opened. 

What Kind of Funeral Do You Want? 
Every family is different, and not everyone wants the same type of funeral. Funeral practices are influenced by religious and cultural traditions, costs and personal preferences. These factors help determine whether the funeral will be elaborate or simple, public or private, religious or secular, and where it will be held. They also influence whether the body will be present at the funeral, if there will be a viewing or visitation, and if so, whether the casket will be open or closed, and whether the remains will be buried or cremated.

Funeral Costs 
Funeral costs include: 

1. Purchasing a Coffin, whether being a Casket or an ordinary coffin 
   Depending on the family’s need we will assist you with the type of coffin you need.

2. Purchasing a cemetery
   We will help you to buy the gravesite anywhere where the remains need to be buried. 

3. Documentation 
   We will do all the documentation for you, whether being the Death Certificate or insurance or Policy claims.

4. Transportation
   We will collect and transport the remains from the place of death to the place of burial and conduct the funeral service.
   We will also supply the Hearse and the family car to carry the bereaved
   We will also arrange buses if it is a need to the family.

5. Storage and Dressing
   We will store, clean and dress the remains to the satisfaction of the family.

6. Flowers
   We will provide the Coffin Spray and Fresh Flowers according to the family’s choice.

7. Funeral Programmes
   We will design and type the Funeral Programmes according to the information supplied by the family.

8. Tent, Chairs, Tables and Sanitary Toilets
   We will provide the Family with Big tent, chairs, tables and Sanitary Toilet if there is a need.

Embalming 
What is the purpose of embalming?
Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body, retards the decomposition process and enhances the appearance of a body disfigured by traumatic death or illness.
Embalming makes it possible to lengthen the time between death and the final disposition, thus allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them.

Many funeral homes do not conduct embalming, but we at Boikanyos do consider embalming a necessity depending on the status of the remains also with the concern of the family, which is conducted free of charge and also by law all the remains that has to leave the country has to be embalmed. But embalming generally is not necessary or legally required if the body is buried or cremated shortly after death.