The Rugby Funeral Home

The Rugby Funeral Home is the trading name of The Rugby Funeral Home Limited.  Registered in England No. 04733803

The Rugby Funeral Home

The cost of a funeral is broken down into three parts:

 

The Service charge relates to our professional charges in caring and preparation of your loved one, completion of all paperwork and statutory forms, removal to our premises during normal working hours, use of our chapels of rest and our attendance at the funeral.

 

The Vehicle charge for the use of a hearse and Limousine(s).

 

The Coffin charge varies depending on the style that you choose for you loved one. Our coffin brochure shows details of those available. A choice of colour and style is available for the interior; alternatively, your loved one may be dressed in their own clothes.

 

You will normally be provided with a written estimate and confirmation of funeral details at the time that arrangements are made, or as soon as possible thereafter.

 

In addition to the costs detailed above, the estimate will also show any payments that we make on your behalf to third parties. These payments are called disbursements and are for (eg) cemeteries, crematoria, doctors, ministers, organists, newspaper notices, and florists. Our invoice will normally be sent one week after the funeral, we would respectfully ask you settle this within 14 days, after 28 days, we reserve the right to charge interest at the rate month.

 

Collecting the death certificate

 

When someone dies, the doctor, hospital GP or sometimes the coroner, has to issue a certificate giving the cause of death, before the death can be registered. If the doctor at the hospital is able to issue a certificate, you will need to return to the hospital and collect it.

It is a common misconception that the issuing of a cause of death certificate is just obtaining a signature on a piece of paper. Unfortunately it is not as simple as that, certain criteria needs to be met in order for this legal document to be issued.

In the majority of cases the cause of death certificate can only be issued from the by a doctor who has treated the patient in their last 14 days before death.

Whist every endeavour to complete all cause of death certificates as quickly as possible circumstance may delay this process on occasion.

In order to avoid an unnecessary journey or delay please telephone the numbers below at the appropriate times.

 

For patients at the Hospital of St Cross

 

Ring the Bereavement Services Department (In Hospital Management) between 9.00 and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) 01788 663748

 

For patients at University Hospital

 

Ring the Bereavement line (024 7696 5835 or 024 7696 5838) between 9.30 and 4.00 pm Monday to Friday (except public holidays).

 

Registering the death

 

When you have the certificate cause of death, you will need to take it to the Registry Office, usually within five working days. The addresses are:

 

Rugby

 

The Registrar of Births Marriages and Deaths 5 Bloxham Place Rugby

CV21 3 DX

Telephone: (01788) 542404

 

Coventry

 

The Registry Office

Cheylesmore Manor House Manor House Drive (off New Union Street)

Coventry CV1 2ND

Telephone: (024) 7683 3129

 

The Rugby Register Office’s opening hours are: Monday & Friday 9.30 - 1.00 & 1.30 - 5.00, Tuesday to Thursday 9.30 to 2.00 pm

 

The Coventry Register Office is open from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except public holidays).

 

You need to telephone the Registry Office to make an appointment.

 

The Registrar will ask you the following details:

 

Date and place of death

Full name and surname of deceased

Maiden name (if appropriate)

Date and place of birth

Occupation

If the deceased was a married or widowed woman, the name and       

occupation of her husband

Usual address

Whether the deceased was in receipt of any pensions or allowances from

public funds

If married, the date of birth of the surviving spouse.

 

The following documents are helpful but please do not worry if you cannot find them:

 

Medical card

Birth certificate

Marriage certificate

 

The Registrar will then give you

 

A green form to take to the funeral directors

 

If the deceased was in receipt of a pension or allowance from public funds the Registrar will also give you a white form which should be sent or taken to the local Department of Social Security along with any other benefit books the deceased may have.

 

Most people will also require one or more copies of the formal registration of death in order to notify any banks, building societies, insurance, and pension funds, of the death, for a small fee.

It is possible to get copies of the Death certificate at a later date, but this is more costly.

 

Is a post mortem required?

 

Occasionally a doctor may ask for a post mortem examination to be carried out, in order to understand more clearly what happened, and to clarify the cause of death.

 

If the doctor wishes to carry out a post mortem, he/she must ask for your permission and explain fully what you are being asked for, prior to asking you to sign a consent form. If this should be the case, someone will talk to you about it usually before you leave the hospital.

 

When the coroner has to be involved

 

The other instance when a post mortem may be required is if the Coroner has had to be involved, for example when the death has happened unexpectedly, or the cause of death is unknown.

 

His job is to discover, amongst other things, exactly what caused the death, and he has the power in law to order that a post mortem should be carried out.

If this is the case, the Coroner or his Officer will get in touch with you directly. He will explain clearly to you what happens and why.

 

Beginning the funeral arrangements

 

If you have any worries at all about the cost of the funeral, please ask for advice before making arrangements from the Bereavement Services Department at the hospital, the hospital Social Worker, the Funeral Directors or your own Benefit Office who will be able to advise you.

 

Viewing in the Hospital Chapel of Rest

 

Viewing in the Chapel of Rest can be arranged. To make an appointment please telephone:

 

Rugby St Cross Hospital 01788 572831

Ask to speak to Site Co-ordinator

 

University Hospital 024 7696 5835 or 024 7696 5838 Bereavement Services Department

9.30 am - 4.00 pm Monday to Friday (except Public Holidays)

 

Wills and estates, costs and expenses

 

It is important to seek a solicitor’s advice over any question about a will, or about the estate of the person who has died.

It is also vital to make sure the DSS, together with any insurance companies, banks and building societies, know what has happened.

The Registrar will give advice on notifying them, and can issue extra copies of the Registration of death for a small fee.

 

The Rugby Funeral Home is the trading name of The Rugby Funeral Home Limited.  Registered in England No. 04733803