Afscheid met Isabel

Afscheid met Isabel is a personal funeral guidance and advice service led by Isabel, an independent funeral director based in Haarlem. She supports individuals and families in Haarlem, Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Zandvoort, Heemstede and nearby areas, and welcomes enquiries from other locations. Her approach emphasizes warmth, calm, clarity and sensitivity, helping clients arrange a farewell that reflects the life and wishes of the person who has died.

Services include full funeral guidance, from the first call through the funeral and beyond, as well as partial support for families who want to handle some arrangements themselves. Isabel also offers advance conversations to discuss and record funeral wishes, providing greater clarity for individuals and their loved ones. She helps families navigate practical and personal decisions, including burial or cremation, the choice of a coffin, shroud or other body covering, and the style and setting of the farewell. Clients are encouraged to participate at a level that feels right to them.