Affertons Funeral Directors has marked a decade in business by securing two top professional endorsements from the funeral industry. Now based on the Strathmartine Road in the city, we first began providing funeral services on August 6th, 2013 and, since then, have nurtured a strong reputation as a trusted and caring business with a commitment [...] The post Affertons Funeral Directors marks 10 years in business with two industry endorsements appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

After losing someone, a great deal of comfort can be found from finding meaningful ways to remember them and keep them close. There are many ways to do this, but the hard bit can be finding an option that best reflects the person that has passed away. Here are some thoughtful ways to remember people [...] The post Finding the right way to remember your loved one appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

For many, choosing flowers for a loved one’s funeral can be overwhelming. At Affertons, we can help you find flowers that best reflect a person’s personality and passions. What follows is a list of a few flowers that could be chosen for a funeral. Each is very beautiful and, in some cases, the meaning behind [...] The post Choosing flowers and the meanings behind them appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

A Dundee funeral director business has shown its support for one of the city’s top amateur women’s football teams by sponsoring their team tracksuits. Affertons Funeral Care has kitted out Dundee West WFC women’s senior team in brand new tracksuits which they have been proudly wearing for all their home and away fixtures. The partnership [...] The post Dundee West WFC look the business as Affertons kit them out with new team tracksuits appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

There a few more challenging things to do in life than plan a funeral for a loved one. Fortunately, there are many people who have a great deal of experience in dealing with these most difficult of days. At Affertons, we have met many, many families who need a helping hand to guide them through [...] The post How a Funeral Celebrant can help to say goodbye to a loved one appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

Affertons Funeral Care, the popular Dundee firm, has won two Scottish Enterprise Awards for excellence. Affertons has been named Best Funeral Services Business 2022 for Dundee, and has also received a Family Care Excellence Award 2022. The awards, organised by SME News, recognise companies who make an important contribution to the Scottish business landscape. Affertons, [...] The post Dundee funeral firm Affertons scoops two awards for excellence appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

A striking new city-wide campaign by Dundee firm Affertons Funeral Care captures the public’s rapidly changing attitudes towards death and dying. Affertons, a popular and affordable choice for funerals in Dundee, hit the headlines last year after four quirky characters appeared on city billboards encouraging people to ‘Say Goodbye Your Way’. Now the funeral firm [...] The post Dundee funeral firm Affertons capture changing public attitudes to death with new campaign appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

When we say goodbye to our loved ones in Scotland it mostly involves speeches, poems and songs before cremation or burial, followed by a wake that can be tearful, rowdy or both. Perhaps the family will collect the ashes and place them lovingly on the mantelpiece, but most lay their departed to rest in a [...] The post How others say goodbye around the world appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

Nearly two out of three Scots choose cremation these days, so it’s hard to image a time when the practice was not merely frowned upon, but actually illegal. Only those lost at sea and the odd witch avoided being laid to rest in a grave. But it took some dramatic events to break through the [...] The post The controversial birth of cremation in the UK appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more

On the same day every July since 2014, Affertons has received a thank you card from the girlfriend and sister of a teenager who died tragically and unexpectedly. For Paul Craigie, funeral director, it brings back mixed feelings of an exceptionally sad event that he was glad to help with.‘A 19 year old father passed [...] The post Personalising funerals to make them unique appeared first on Affertons Funeral Care, Dundee ..read more