Life Celebration Services

Our lives are made up of moments that become memories. Our family and friends inspire us to live everyday to the fullest. When the time comes to remember our loved ones, we have a duty to honor and celebrate their life, remembering all of the wonderful moments and people that made their life meaningful. At our funeral homes, we do not focus on the end, but instead the entire path of life; that is something to celebrate!

Through photographs and personal memorabilia, we create one-of-a-kind Life Celebration services transforming traditional funerals into remarkable experiences. We have made a commitment to provide Worcester and the surrounding communities with these services.

Our Exclusive Family Guide

We believe that every life deserves to be honored and celebrated. It is our duty to share stories for a final time. We encourage our client families to help us co-create these memorable tributes; you will find that walking back down the path of your loved one’s life becomes a healing exercise.

The Family Guide is the primary tool we give our families to begin the story sharing. Download our Family Guide to see how we get to know more about you and your loved one. After you complete the guide, we will do the rest to provide and exceptional experience.

Burial Services

If you choose an immediate burial, your loved one will be laid to rest without a memorial service or other formal gathering.

Visitation, also called a viewing, wake, or calling hours, allows family and friends to gather in a room with the departed loved one in an open or closed casket and say goodbye or offer their support and sympathy to the bereaved.

Funeral or memorial services can take place at a funeral home, in a church, or even at your home. The service is a ceremony which serves to celebrate, honor, and remember the life of your loved one.

Whether traditional or unique, both the visitation and the funeral service can be personalized to reflect the individuality of your loved one.

Graveside, chapel, or committal services are held at a cemetery, and allow family and friends to be present as their loved one is transferred to his or her final disposition through ground burial.

Cremation Services

The most common misconception about cremation is that there can't be a funeral service or visitation. This is absolutely not the case, and we encourage you to consider holding a memorial service to celebrate the life of your loved on. There are many options open to you when it comes to honoring your loved one's life. After the cremation and memorial services, there are a variety of choices for your loved one's final disposition:

Interment means to bury or entomb your loved one's cremated remains. This can be in a family plot, a memorial site, a cremation niche or urn garden, or in a variety of other indoor and outdoor locations. Ask our staff for a detailed list of interment possibilities.

Graveside services are similar to those celebrated alongside a traditional ground burial, in which loved ones are present at the burial site of the cremated remains and honor the departed through memorial prayers or other meaningful tributes.

Scattering allows you to spread your loved one's cremated remains in a memorial garden, a cemetery, over water, or across any other meaningful site. You may also choose to scatter some of the cremated remains and retain the rest in an urn for interment or another form of disposition.

Placing cremated remains in multiple urns allows family members who are separated by distance to each feel the comfort of having their loved one's final resting place in a nearby location.

Repatriation Services

International Funeral Shipping

As America continues to culturally diversify, the number of individuals and families interested in repatriating a deceased loved one internationally is growing. Sending a deceased loved one home can be confusing, complex, and costly, especially without help. That is where our knowledgeable and experienced team of professionals can be of timely and impactful assistance. We are a Massachusetts-licensed funeral shipping provider that is certified as a “known shipper” by the U.S. Transportation Services Administration (TSA) and international airlines. We will help you take your loved one back home from Massachusetts.

Coronavirus Update

It is our honor at Callahan Fay Caswell Life Celebration Home® to take care of your loved one during this time. We want you to take a breath and find comfort in knowing that we are here to help you navigate this process. As for any immediate need or concern, we are available by phone, email, videoconference, and in-person appointment to talk about the necessary next steps. 

Just like everything else in our world right now, some of our traditional funeral practices have been disrupted due to the Covid-19 Virus. Please know that in the midst of the Coronavirus Crisis, we remain at your service with up to date guidelines to help you plan a Life Celebration for your loved one.

At times like this, funeral rituals and traditions are important for all of us, and it is our job as funeral professionals to create a healing time and place to say goodbye. These necessary events that help us heal, remember, and celebrate are not only for you and your immediate family, but also all of the friends, co-workers, and other people that were impacted by your loved one. We should all have a chance to say goodbye.

We are honored to be your partner in planning a Life Celebration memorial service. Lean on us whenever you need. It is our token of support to you that we invite you to come back when things begin to return to normal, and fully celebrate and remember your loved one with all of the guests that wish to pay tribute to them.