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Cremation Services
No matter the services you select, we firmly believe that every family deserves to be treated with the utmost care and respect during this challenging time. With profound reverence, we handle your loved one's remains with the highest levels of dignity and professionalism.
Cremation has become an increasingly popular choice for families seeking affordability and flexibility in timing, scheduling, and service options. It allows families the freedom to take their time and choose a meaningful way to say goodbye without feeling rushed by financial or time constraints.
Cremation Options
Cremation can be affordable, but that doesn’t mean it’s less meaningful. Cremation is often more cost-effective than traditional burial, generally because cemetery plots, vaults, and caskets aren’t involved. Families choose cremation for many reasons such as flexibility, spiritual beliefs, simplicity, or environmental concerns. Regardless of budget, every family we serve receives the same level of care and professionalism.
Cremation- The Process Itself
Cremation is a process that serves as an alternative to traditional burial, involving the use of high heat to reduce the body to its basic elements, typically in the form of ashes. This takes place in a cremation chamber where the body is subjected it to intense temperatures. The remaining fragments are further processed into a fine, whitish-gray, sand-like consistency, known as cremated remains or ashes. Families have numerous options for honoring the remains- placed in an urn for the home, in a columbarium niche, or a traditional cemetery plot; scattered in a meaningful location; incorporated into memorial jewelry; or preserved through many other creative alternatives.
Cremation Service Options
A common misconception about cremation is that it limits the type of service you can have. Cremation simply refers to the method of final disposition and does not determine how a life is honored. Families may choose to have a traditional funeral with their loved one present prior to cremation, or hold a memorial service afterward with the urn present. The possibilities truly are endless.
- Traditional Cremation
The body is present in a casket for viewing and/or a traditional funeral service. Cremation follows the visitation or service and once the process is complete, the remains may be kept, buried, scattered, or placed in a columbarium.
- Cremation with Memorial Service
The cremation takes place prior to the service, and the remains may be present for the service in an urn. Following the service, the remains may be taken to the cemetery for ennichement or burial, kept by the family, scattered or a mixture of multiple of these options.
- Family Farewell
The immediate family has an opportunity to view their loved one prior to the cremation.
- Direct Cremation
The cremation takes place and no services follow.
As part of our commitment to clear and transparent pricing, we offer thoughtfully designed cremation service packages to help simplify your decision-making process. We invite you to view those by clicking this link:
https://my.gather.app/gpl/henry-funeral-home-cremation.
What Can be Done with the Cremated Remains?
Cremated remains carry deep emotional and symbolic meaning. They’re a physical connection to someone you loved, and many families find great comfort in deciding how to care for them. Some choose to keep the remains at home in a decorative urn. Others scatter them in a meaningful location or place them in a cemetery niche or burial plot. Some families choose keepsake urns or memorial jewelry, allowing multiple family members to keep a small portion close by. We provide guidance and support for all of these choices. Cremation doesn’t end the journey, it opens the door to many meaningful ways to remember.
