Many families and individuals choose cremation as an alternative to traditional burial based on personal, religious or societal beliefs.
Cremation allows you to arrange any type of ceremony that is meaningful to you, with cremation before or after the ceremony. For example, you might choose a traditional visitation and funeral service, with cremation to follow. Or you can select a cremation followed by a memorial service. With the second option, the only difference from a traditional funeral is that the body is not present. The cremated remains may or may not be present in an urn.
Or you may select cremation only and simply meet with us to arrange the details. However, please consider the benefit of some type of formal or informal service, for the support and closure it can bring to your family and friends.
Options for final disposition of cremated remains include aboveground inurnment, burial, permanent possession and scattering. Aboveground inurnment, such as in a columbarium niche, provides families with a permanent place to visit. Burial fulfills this need as well, and makes it possible for family members to be laid to rest next to each other, whether the individuals chose cremation or traditional burial.
You may also want to select plaque or monument for memorialization, which comforts the family and becomes an important part of your family heritage and historical record.
For more information on cremation and additional options, please call us at (808) 961-6051 or contact us through this website's contact form.