Q: What is direct cremation?
A: Direct cremation means that the body of the deceased is cremated after death, without a prior memorial service and without the involvement of a funeral home.
Direct cremation is the most affordable disposition option that is readily available. Most funeral homes and crematoriums offer this service.
In this article, we’ll discuss the details, costs, options, and advantages/disadvantages of this service.
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For bird watchers, nature lovers, or fans of various sports teams, the Cardinal Cremation Urn is the perfect urn. This heirloom-quality memorial will suit your family’s needs and provide a fitting symbol of their life and passions.
This urn for ashes has wood inlay art of a cardinal bird as the centerpiece. The bird is laser engraved in detail using rosewood, walnut, and oak. These woods are set into the front of a gorgeous maple wood urn, creating a lovely memorial.
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When relatives are spread all over the country, it may not work out for everyone to be present at the funeral. The next-best thing, for those who can’t be there physically, is to be there through the magic of the internet.
Here’s how to livestream a funeral or memorial service so that all your loved ones can take part.
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We’ve recently updated some of our most popular and beautiful floral cremation urns, and the results are stunning.
Made in the USA, in a small Oregon wood shop, using premium maple wood for the box with laser etched and stained inlays for the flowers, these wooden floral cremation urns are the purest synthesis of natural earthiness and graceful beauty. Just like her. Let’s take a look.
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Here we showcase one of our most popular cremation urns, a beautiful, rustic bass fisherman funeral urn memorial. Crafted in a small Oregon woodshop using premium hardwoods, intricate inlays, and laser etched detailing, this cremation urn is a beautiful way to celebrate the one who loved to fish. Continue reading A beautiful, rustic bass fisherman funeral urn memorial
The Autumn Leaves Walnut Wood Cremation Urn presents a lovely, earthy, homespun memorial to your loved one. This beautiful cremation urn is made in the USA from premium solid walnut wood and boasts a dark walnut stain and elegant “Autumn Leaves” carvings on the top of the piece. Continue reading Autumn Leaves Walnut Wood Cremation Urn
It’s a question we get all the time… “Can I be planted as a tree when I die?”
You’ve heard about this idea, and you’re intrigued. But will it work for you? Is it easy to do? What are the requirements, the regulations, the holdups, the costs, the prep? How does it work? Do you have to send out your remains – or those of your loved one? Does it only work with cremation? Or can you do full-body burial? What kinds of trees are available? How much actual work is involved?
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Each and every region of these great United States have their own particular – and sometime peculiar – beauty. The land surrounding the Great Lakes is no different. Whether you live in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, or across the border in Ontario, you know and love the Great Lakes for the way these lakes represent home.
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Cremated ashes, also known as cremated remains, are the bone matter that is left once the cremation process is complete. Many people would like to know, What are cremated ashes like? Let’s find out. Continue reading What are cremated ashes like?
Cremation jewelry for ashes offers you a beautiful, meaningful, and lasting way to keep your loved one close to your heart. By placing a small amount of cremated remains – “ashes” – into a heart-shaped cremation urn pendant, you will be showcasing your eternal love everytime you put on your heirloom memorial necklace. Continue reading Affordable Heart Pendant Cremation Jewelry for Ashes
