Cremation - A Dignified Way to Honor Your Loved One
When choosing the manner in which to honor a loved one that has passed away the choice can sometimes be a difficult one.
Usually the decision will be between whether or not to bury the loved one or have them cremated.
In some cases cremation may be the best choice for you family to help you prepare you loved ones physical remains for departure and help keep them close to your heart.
Cremation consists of having the body of the deceased placed in a crematorium, which has a furnace and retorts for the ashes.
The body that is place in the crematorium is then exposed to extreme heat at temperatures ranging from 1800 - 2000 degrees.
This process takes approximately two hours for the body to be reduced to what many believe to be ashes.
What the body is actually reduced to are dried bone fragments which are referred to as cremated remain, or cremains.
The dried bone fragments that are reduced are then further reduced through a mechanical process so that they are suitable to put in a container.
The final cremains look pasty white in color and feel like coarse sand to the touch.
The weight for cremated remains is usually between four to nine pounds.
The choice to use cremation as opposed to a traditional burial service has become a very popular choice.
The process is thought to be a dignified way to honor and cherish a loved one, is more affordable, helps the environment by saving land because you are choosing not to have a burial, the process gives the family the choice as to what they would like to do with the remains and gives them more time to make this decision.
When having the body of a deceased loved one cremated the family is still able to have an honorary service.
A viewing prior to cremation is available, as well as a memorial service for the person once they have been cremated.
Some people may even elect to view the cremation of their loved one, if the funeral home or crematoria will allow this.
Once the body has been cremated the family must choose the type of container that they would like their loved one to be placed in.
In most cases a temporary or permanent urn will be used for the "ashes" of the deceased.
Those that decide to use a permanent urn can choose from a variety of different types such as bronze, metal, wooden, marble, ceramic, brass, glass, specialty urns of all sorts, and many others.
Those that do choose the route of a permanent urn will most often keep the urn in their homes, in a special place where the memory of the cherished person can be kept alive.
Those who choose to use a temporary urn are usually going to scatter the "ashes" of their loved one somewhere that is special and dear to their heart.
Some choose to scatter them over the ocean or a body of water that has special meaning to their family, put the remains in a cremation plot or columbarium niche, burying the cremated remains in a cemetery lot or cremation garden, or scattering the "ashes" in any number of places that could have been important to the deceased or their family.
When choosing how to honor your loved one cremation can be a noble selection.
The most important part when paying respect is to keep the person near and dear to your heart and to do what is best and most comfortable for you and your family.
Usually the decision will be between whether or not to bury the loved one or have them cremated.
In some cases cremation may be the best choice for you family to help you prepare you loved ones physical remains for departure and help keep them close to your heart.
Cremation consists of having the body of the deceased placed in a crematorium, which has a furnace and retorts for the ashes.
The body that is place in the crematorium is then exposed to extreme heat at temperatures ranging from 1800 - 2000 degrees.
This process takes approximately two hours for the body to be reduced to what many believe to be ashes.
What the body is actually reduced to are dried bone fragments which are referred to as cremated remain, or cremains.
The dried bone fragments that are reduced are then further reduced through a mechanical process so that they are suitable to put in a container.
The final cremains look pasty white in color and feel like coarse sand to the touch.
The weight for cremated remains is usually between four to nine pounds.
The choice to use cremation as opposed to a traditional burial service has become a very popular choice.
The process is thought to be a dignified way to honor and cherish a loved one, is more affordable, helps the environment by saving land because you are choosing not to have a burial, the process gives the family the choice as to what they would like to do with the remains and gives them more time to make this decision.
When having the body of a deceased loved one cremated the family is still able to have an honorary service.
A viewing prior to cremation is available, as well as a memorial service for the person once they have been cremated.
Some people may even elect to view the cremation of their loved one, if the funeral home or crematoria will allow this.
Once the body has been cremated the family must choose the type of container that they would like their loved one to be placed in.
In most cases a temporary or permanent urn will be used for the "ashes" of the deceased.
Those that decide to use a permanent urn can choose from a variety of different types such as bronze, metal, wooden, marble, ceramic, brass, glass, specialty urns of all sorts, and many others.
Those that do choose the route of a permanent urn will most often keep the urn in their homes, in a special place where the memory of the cherished person can be kept alive.
Those who choose to use a temporary urn are usually going to scatter the "ashes" of their loved one somewhere that is special and dear to their heart.
Some choose to scatter them over the ocean or a body of water that has special meaning to their family, put the remains in a cremation plot or columbarium niche, burying the cremated remains in a cemetery lot or cremation garden, or scattering the "ashes" in any number of places that could have been important to the deceased or their family.
When choosing how to honor your loved one cremation can be a noble selection.
The most important part when paying respect is to keep the person near and dear to your heart and to do what is best and most comfortable for you and your family.
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