Cremation

With cremation, services and memorialization can take many forms. All of them hold emotional value for the family and provide a time for remembering the deceased. It is important to understand that the need to honor and remember a loved one holds true for all individuals.

Services

Grief experts cite many benefits of gatherings, ceremonies, and other types of services in helping the bereaved deal with their grief, and in providing family and friends a time to support one another and honor a loved one. When choosing cremation, you have many options for creating a unique and personalized service. The services you plan may include some or all of the following:

Gathering - This time of greeting, visiting, and sharing allows family and friends to show support and reflect on the life that was lived.

Ceremony - An uplifting program with planned events provides a special tribute to a loved one.

Urn Present - An urn provides a focal point for services and continuity for permanent memorialization. Click here for our selection of urns.

Casket Present - Either opened for viewing or closed, a casket can provide a focal point for cremation services.

Services can be simple or elaborate, contemporary or traditional, casual or formal. They can be held at the funeral home, place of worship, at home, the cemetery, or other place of special meaning.

Memorialization

Memorialization offers families a permanent means of remembering a loved one. For some people, permanent memorialization is simply a place where you feel close to your loved one. For others, it means a visible reminder kept close at hand. Three common venues for memorialization are:

Home - Offers a touching way to hold the memory of a loved one close.

Cemetery - Urn burial, niche placement, and gardens are several choices.

Scattering - A symbolic release of your loved one back to the world.