Traditional Burials and Cremation. You Can Have Both.



Posted: Friday, June 13, 2008

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This may not be the happiest of topics, I think it is one that deserves some thought. Let's face it- someday it will effect each and every one of us.

Being cremated does not mean having to change any traditional way you may want to visit or reflect on your loved ones life. You can have a completely traditional funeral and burial and still be cremated.

Now a days we hear about or know someone who was or wants to be cremated. That was not always the case here in the U.S. Some thought it was sacrilegious and others thought it would mean either being put on a shelf somewhere and forgotten or scattered to the wind and that's that.

With Cremation becoming more and more in the mainstream of funeral ceremonies, Cemeteries are now changing with the times and making it easier to combine cremation with the traditions that mean so much to many of us. At one time, most Cemeteries didn't allow cremation and if they did, they only had a small section where there was little or no memorialization. That is no longer the case.

There are usually three ways of interring loved ones remains at the Cemetery:

1. Remains can placed in cremation urns and the urn is buried at the plot, (sometimes the Cemetery would like you to also have a cremation urn vault for the Cremation urns to sit in- check with your cemetery). In this case, in addition to the cremation urn you may get a Cremation Headstone or Memorial Bench at the Cemetery. They appear exactly the same as any other headstone or memorial bench because the cremation urn or urns were buried.

2. There is also the choice of placing the remains in a cremation monument. Cremation monuments and cremation benches are specifically constructed to hold cremation urns. They can be made to hold one cremation urn and some hold up to 4 or 5 cremation urns.

3. Many cemeteries now have cremation columbariums or mausoleums for the ashes to be placed. There are less decisions to make with this choice other than the cremation urn that will go into the niche.

Some options for cremation memorial which is not at a cemetery is to purchase a memorial bench, cremation bench or other type of memorial that can be placed on your property or some other special place where you can reflect and visit when the remains are not in a cemetery and either placed in cremation urns in your home or scattered as you or your loved one wished.

If you are considering getting cremated, you may want to check Cemeteries and look for one that will allow you to do what you want.

Finally, there are choices that can make everyone feel comforted.
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» left by Anonymous
 3 years 241 days ago.
Is it OK to cremate someone? Are there any religious restrictions about cremation that you know of?
» left by Anonymous 3 years 240 days ago.
I am not an expert on religion by any means but I do know from my professional experience in the monument and cremation urn business that Islamic, Eastern Orthodox, a few Fundamental Christian religions and Orthodox Jewish faiths don't allow cremation. In the past, Catholic Cemeteries in the past did not allow cremation remains to be buried in the Cemeteries, but now most do. I hope that helped a little, like I said I am not at all a expert on Religion. Thank you
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