What You Want to Know About Cremation
Cremation is now an increasing used alternative to burial.
Cremation is the incineration of the remains-- where the body is taken and placed in a specially designed furnace with intense heat of approximately 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit that reduces the body to bone fragments and ashes within a few hours.
Smoke and gases from the furnace are recirculated so it does not escape in the open air.
Bone ash is collected in a special area below the cremation chamber.
When the procedure is finished, the ashes are placed in an urn or container and given to the family of the deceased or are disposed of in a pre-designated way such as scattering at sea, garden, or placed in a burial ground.
The ashes are referred to as cremains.
Some families prefer to keep the ashes in their home in a special container or cremation urn.
Others may prefer that the cremains be scattered over the ocean, river, stream or ground.
Families may choose to keep the cremains in an urn for a burial with a memorial headstone erected at the burial site.
In the United States, some have a tree planted in a memorial garden over the spot where their ashes are scattered or buried.
Some locations do not legally allow the scattering of remains, so it is best to seek advice first from the funeral director or memorial society.
Cremation urns used to house the cremains are made of wood, pewter, marble, or a combination of metals and woods.
The costs for cremation urns vary anywhere from $100 to over $1000.
The cremains are returned to the funeral home from the crematory with a certificate of cremation.
This is much less expensive than the traditional burial.
The cost of cremation varies from $500 to $1000.
Many choose cremation because of the larger expense of traditional burials with some also believing in the ashes to ashes, dust to dust concept.
Cremation is often chosen because it disposes of the body quickly and the funeral service date can be a little more flexible.
Some memorial services are even as far as a month after death.
It is also possible to be be cremated in one state and be buried in another location.
You can arrange to have the cremains shipped via U.
S.
Post Office or UPS.
You will need to ship the certificate of cremation with the ashes as it will be needed by the cemetery of the new burial location.
Cremation is the incineration of the remains-- where the body is taken and placed in a specially designed furnace with intense heat of approximately 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit that reduces the body to bone fragments and ashes within a few hours.
Smoke and gases from the furnace are recirculated so it does not escape in the open air.
Bone ash is collected in a special area below the cremation chamber.
When the procedure is finished, the ashes are placed in an urn or container and given to the family of the deceased or are disposed of in a pre-designated way such as scattering at sea, garden, or placed in a burial ground.
The ashes are referred to as cremains.
Some families prefer to keep the ashes in their home in a special container or cremation urn.
Others may prefer that the cremains be scattered over the ocean, river, stream or ground.
Families may choose to keep the cremains in an urn for a burial with a memorial headstone erected at the burial site.
In the United States, some have a tree planted in a memorial garden over the spot where their ashes are scattered or buried.
Some locations do not legally allow the scattering of remains, so it is best to seek advice first from the funeral director or memorial society.
Cremation urns used to house the cremains are made of wood, pewter, marble, or a combination of metals and woods.
The costs for cremation urns vary anywhere from $100 to over $1000.
The cremains are returned to the funeral home from the crematory with a certificate of cremation.
This is much less expensive than the traditional burial.
The cost of cremation varies from $500 to $1000.
Many choose cremation because of the larger expense of traditional burials with some also believing in the ashes to ashes, dust to dust concept.
Cremation is often chosen because it disposes of the body quickly and the funeral service date can be a little more flexible.
Some memorial services are even as far as a month after death.
It is also possible to be be cremated in one state and be buried in another location.
You can arrange to have the cremains shipped via U.
S.
Post Office or UPS.
You will need to ship the certificate of cremation with the ashes as it will be needed by the cemetery of the new burial location.
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