Something to think about in advance — signing a funeral agreement during your lifetime

In Latvia, many lonely people worry about their final day. Who will take care of organizing their funeral and ensuring a dignified farewell?

It’s not only solitary seniors who think about their funeral day, but also those who want to ease the burden on their loved ones during a time of grief. For this reason, any Latvian can sign a contract in advance with a funeral agency and give instructions for organizing their future funeral.

First Step

To conclude such an agreement — simply call our agency

We will schedule a meeting, visit the client at home if necessary, and accompany them to the family grave where they wish to be buried.

Next, the client can review all funeral services and select everything needed.

For example, they can specify:

• the type of coffin desired,
• whether to organize a church funeral service,
• whether a farewell ceremony in the chapel at the cemetery is needed,
• and arrange many other details.

These specifics are documented in the agreement.

Important to Know:

We do not require any advance payment; we only inform the client about the price of the services they have chosen. We guarantee the price will remain unchanged until the day of the farewell.

Why is this agreement important?

• The person knows in advance the amount they need to set aside for the funeral.
• We will remind that the organizer receives a burial allowance from the state equal to two pensions of the deceased.
• This means the person does not have to save the full amount for the funeral by themselves.

How do we learn about a person’s passing?

Even if the deceased lived alone, they were likely visited by a social worker, neighbor, or friends.

👉 The person should inform their helpers and acquaintances during their lifetime that they have signed a funeral agreement and specify where all documents, money, and clothes prepared for the funeral are kept.

When the person passes away, someone from their circle should notify us.

Sometimes, after a person’s death, distant relatives take over the funeral arrangements. This is allowed, as the agreement does not obligate them to contact Angel Funeral Agency specifically.

Overall, a pre-life contract with a funeral agency is a way to personally arrange a dignified farewell.

Angel Funeral Agency provides a full range of services and is available around the clock to assist bereaved families.

📍 Angel Funeral Agency Offices

• 35 Bikernieku St., Riga
• 34K-1 Zolitudes St., Riga
• 108 Latgales St., Riga
• 14 Emmas St., Riga
• 9 Nometņu St., Jūrmala

📞 To get a consultation or request a service, contact us:

At every stage of the process, we will be by your side as trusted friends, ready to support and assist you.

Data edited on: 03. June 2025.