Fouché's Service Options

Service Options:

• Visitation: This is often called a viewing or a wake. Viewing is part of many cultural and ethnic traditions. Viewing allows the family to spend time with the deceased. It is also a time when guests come to pay their respects by viewing the deceased and spending time with the grieving family.
  
  
• Quiet Hour: Usually the night/day before the funeral service family and friends of the decedent gather to reflect on the life of the deceased and comfort the family. It also accommodates those who may not be able to attend the funeral service to pay their respects. The Quiet Hour can be personalized like that of an innovated service. Fouché’s has a Refreshment Room that may be reserved.
  
  
• Funeral Service: A funeral is a ceremony to pay tribute to and honor the life of a loved one. It is a time for family and friends to gather to provide solace and comfort to each other while reflecting on the life of a person who was significant in their lives. Funeral ceremonies can vary widely based on personal preferences, cultural backgrounds, religious affiliations and/or spiritual practices.
  
  
• Graveside/Entombment Service: A ritual held at the cemetery to pay final respects to a loved one and the witnessing the burial or entombment.  An Officiate or a designated person usually presides over this service which may include the committal and final prayers.

• Committal Service: The interment ritual is performed to indicate the decedent’s final resting place. This is usually an earth burial, mausoleum or columbarium placement. This ritual is also performed in a church or funeral home if the decedent is not going directly to the cemetery following the funeral service.
  
  
• Cremation Service:  The decedent is present at the service. The service and/or viewing are held before the actual cremation.  Contact Fouché’s counselors for details.
  
  
• Memorial Service: Unlike a funeral, a memorial service is a gathering where a decedent is not present although the urn with the cremated remains may be on display. The memorial service can have the same features as a traditional funeral service or a service with an innovative format.  A memorial service can be held at a place of your choosing weeks or even months after the death.
  
  
• Reception/Repast:  A repast is a meal after a funeral where mourners gather and fellowship. The post-funeral reception can also offer an opportunity for friends and family to celebrate the decedents life.  Fouché’s Reception Rooms can be reserved.

• Live Stream & Virtual Viewing:   With the CDC and Alameda County guidelines, we have enhanced operating protocol to help minimize the spread of the virus while attending a service at Fouché’s.
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The aforementioned service options have two functions: to acknowledge the death and lifetime achievements of an individual and to bring grieving family members and friends together in support of one another.