Cremation

The practice of cremation dates back centuries. Today it is more common in Western Europe and Japan than in the United States and Canada. However, the number of people in the U.S. and Canada selecting cremation as the form of final disposition has risen significantly during the past few years.

Cremation is simply the process of reducing the body to bone fragments through the application of direct flame, intense heat and evaporation. Over a period of up to three hours the body is transformed into small skeletal fragments, often referred to as cremated remains or cremains. The cremated remains of an average adult weigh six to eight pounds.

Cremation does not limit your choices. Services or ceremonies may precede or follow the actual cremation. Prior to the cremation there may be a visitation and/or funeral ceremony with the casketed body present. If a ceremony or service is conducted following cremation, the container containing the cremains may be displayed. This container is called an urn, which is taken to its final resting place following the ceremony. It is for the benefit of the living that arrangements for a ceremony are made and this should be carefully considered.

Cremation Urns & Jewelry