As the request for cremation services increase, your options also increase.
Cremation services are as unique and personal as the person you are honoring. Our staff provides many different services which
are innovative and personal. We also have a dedicated "Cremation Options" room with over 50 memorial urns, keepsake jewelry,
and ceremonial containers on display. Offering families the opportunity to arrange and choose services specially designed
for them will help create a more meaningful tribute.
Visitation or Gathering
Visitations
play an important role in the healing process. It provides a time for family and friends to gather, share memories and to
show their support for one another. The ceremonial container or memorial urn may be present with memorabilia items and pictures
displayed. Visitations can be facilitated at a church, funeral home or personal residence and usually precede some type of
service.
Memorial Service
A memorial service is held when the family does not desire to have a traditional
service. When this option is selected, the casketed remains are not present. If you choose, the cremated remains may be present
in the memorial urn of your choice, which can be personalized if desired. Memorial services may be held at a church, the funeral
home or other setting of your choice.
Direct Cremation
This option
is available to families who do not want a memorial service or visitation. After the completion of the necessary authorizations,
the cremation is performed and the cremated remains are returned to the family. You may select a memorial urn in which to
place the cremated remains for your retention, scattering or burial.
Memorial Urns
Families who choose cremation have the option of selecting a memorial urn in which the
cremated remains would be placed. Our "Cremation Options" room has a wide variety of memorial urns, most of which can be inscribed
with personal text such as names and dates, a favorite picture or hobby or a custom design. For a more personal touch, keepsake
jewelry and keepsake urns are available if you wish to keep a small portion of cremated remains with you at all times.
Ceremonial /Alternative Containers
Ceremonial containers are designed to be suitable in
appearance for visitation and services. They are inexpensive, constructed of environmentally friendly materials and take the
place of the outdated "rental casket". Alternative containers are very simple, very inexpensive containers that provide an
enclosure for the remains throughout the cremation process.
Final Disposition
The final disposition of the cremated remains can take place several ways.
Burial in a family plot or placing the memorial urn in a niche is most common. You may also wish to scatter the cremated remains.
A complete scattering is possible or a partial scattering is an alternative. If partial scattering is chosen, a portion of
the cremated remains would be retained by the family. We can arrange for a scattering at sea or other location of your choice.
