A Traditional Funeral Service is a formal ceremony with a casket present, usually ending with a burial, although there may be a variety of options as to the disposition after the ceremony.

A  funeral service often provides a sense of closure to family and friends. Although your faith or culture may dictate some elements of a funeral service, you may want to personalize other elements of the service.

Held the night before or shortly before the funeral service, the visitation (also called a wake or a viewing) traditionally provides a way for friends and family to privately say their good-bye's.

At a memorial service, a urn is usually present. Similar to a funeral or visitation, a memorial service gives family and friends a time to come together in your memory and celebrate your life.

As its name implies, a graveside service may be held at the grave site just prior to burial of a casket or urn, and usually consists of final remarks, prayers or memories. The service may occur after or in place of a funeral service.

A growing number of individuals call themselves non-religious and do not participate within a faith community. Also, many people follow a strong ‘spiritual’ path but are not necessarily ‘religious’. For both groups, when someone they love dies, they are often unclear about how to design a tribute that is fitting. Friends and family often want to participate in the creation and presentation of personalized gathering, but may be uncomfortable or unable to speak publicly about death the loss of a loved one. Funeral Celebrants support the individual or family decision to present a spiritual and/or non-religious gathering.

Cremation Plans Reflect Personal Choices
Deciding between burial and cremation is one of the first decisions you’ll make when you consider final arrangements for yourself or a loved one, and it will influence other decisions you’ll make regarding your funeral or memorial service and cemetery property, too.

It’s important to remember to plan for the permanent placement, or burial of cremated remains. Placement of cremated remains in a cemetery or a columbarium is important for many reasons, a few being:

• A permanent site gives loved ones a physical place for visitation and reflection.
• The ceremony accompanying the placement of an urn in a cremation niche or a cemetery provides family and friends with closure after the loss of a loved one

If cremation is your choice or the choice of your loved one, you have many service. Our caring professionals will gladly work with you to plan cremation services and memorialization that fulfill your wishes and honor your life or the life of your loved one.

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