978-263-5333
Acton Funeral Home
470 Massachusetts Avenue
PO Box 882
Acton
, MA
01720
Fax:
978-263-8193
Email:
actonfh@verizon.net
Immediate Need
What do I do now...
Call
(not email or text) the funeral home
What should I know when I call?
- The full legal name of the person who has died
- The location where the person is now; at home, a hospital, hospice, long-term care or assisted living, the medical examiner's office, New England Donor Services
- Your name, how you are related to the person who died, and the best contact number for you
- Any information that will help us better help your family: Is your home hard to find? Do you want us to respond immediately or shall we set a time to arrive so you have more time? Was this an expected or unexpected death? Do we need extra personnel or equipment if the person is large or located in a difficult spot.
Many decisions must be made about the type of services you'd like the funeral home to provide.
Some can wait but there are others that will need to be made fairly quickly so the director can plan what happens after the transfer to the funeral home.
Some can wait but there are others that will need to be made fairly quickly so the director can plan what happens after the transfer to the funeral home.
- Would you like a casket burial or cremation
- Are you thinking of public or private viewing
Get Started
Get Started
Contact us for immediate help:
We are on call 24/7 to help.
Why not email or text?
Because although we try, due to the nature of our work we aren't able to constantly keep track of email and texts. We are out on services, meeting with families and out on calls to homes, hospitals, hospice and long-term care facilities.
We do not want you to wait until
we check our email/texts to reply to your request for help.
When you call and we are away from the desk, the answering service will answer, take contact information and notify a director for an immediate return call.
Additional Resources for Planning
Printable Outline
Information Record
Outline of Personal Info
for Death Certificate
Information Record
Outline of Personal Info
for Death Certificate
Social Security
Social Security Information
Social Security Information
What to Know
Certified Copies of
the Death Certificate
Notifications
How To
Obituary
Guideline
