One of my employees' mother passed away on Monday evening. She is being cremated and they are having a service in another state. I don't know his religious beliefs, but we are wondering what we should do for him and or his family? Any suggestions?

We usually send a flower arrangement to the viewing when this has happened in the past.

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maybe a donation to a charity in his name?

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I might send him a fruit basket...note attached with my condolences
Perhaps send him a nice plant?

~Lisa

You need to first check the obit or call the funeral home to see if the family has made a designation of a charity or a cause.

The best thing you can do for an employee is to be an understanding manager. This is going to be a hard transistion and you and his/her coworkers need to be supportive. Time is the best thing you can offer an employee...be flexible with time expectations.

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Often at our work we will collect donations. We use some of the money for flowers and then will give the rest as cash to cover the unexpected costs that come up.

We had a service for my husband's Grandmother about 6 months after she passed away ( she lived in Florida and we were all in New Jersey) and we still had flowers delivered. The service was in a small chapel and they had pictures set up and it was really nice. I actually was surprised that no one else thought to send any flowers except us and the aunt who had arranged everything?

A charitable donation is really nice too.

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I had a friend's grandchild pass away a few months ago in another state. I couldn't go to the funeral, so I sent a peace lilly plant for her to keep at home. They are so easy to care for. I have one from each of my parents' funerals and they're now over 7 years old.

Sending a plant that they can keep is a great way to remember a loved one.

We used to send flowers, but now having been on the other end when both my grandmothers died and my parents donated most of the flowers to the nursing homes & hospital the day of the funeral, we have started giving to a charity in their name, if one is mentioned. Also, we had a friend die of Type 1 Diabetes complications.

We feel the money goes to a better cause (and it's tax deductible).

Just our opinions,
Lisa

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When Daddy died last year he was cremated and we put in the paper that donations to the Lupus Foundation or to the American Diabetes Association (I think thats the name) be made in his honor, we got a lot of donations in his memory and there were no services as Daddy didn't want any. My cousin who passed recently was cremated also and they requested no flowers donations to the Cancer Association or your favorite charity. A lot of times with Cremations there is just a memorial service and families don't want flowers to deal with. I say find out if there is a cause the Mother was into and take a collection and donate or send a plant that the employee could take care of and keep their mother's memory alive.

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I give a live plant or gift cards to local restaurants. No one likes to cook during these times. I know we didn't and gift cards came in useful. I don't like flowers. They die quickly and the last thing I want to be reminded of is death at a time like that. We received one living plant at my grandma's funeral 10 years ago. I STILL have that plant and it reminds me of my grandma.

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