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Trusted Cremation Services in Washington

  • Family owned and operated for over two decades
  • Compassionate community service close to home
  • Heritage cremation serves all faiths
  • Simple - Affordable - Dignified
  • 24 hour-a-day availability
  • Only $695 - $1395

Cremation Services Include

  • Transportation of the deceased to the crematory
  • Obtaining certified copies of death certificate
  • Assistance in filing for VA & Social Security Benefits
  • Rigid container (for the return of the cremated remains)
Only $695 - $1395

Package Pricing does not include: cash advance items, state fees for permits, certified copies of the death certificates, alternative cremation container, sales tax or newspaper charges. You will be able to see final cost prior to payment.

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Veteran's Benefits

If your loved one was in the military they may qualify for a burial with Military Funeral Honors or (MFH). This Veterans benefit includes an Honor Guard detail of not less than two Armed Services members at the burial or memorial, burial in a Government cemetery, and a grave marker.

  Social Security Benefits

Family members of the deceased may be entitled to receive Social Security benefits if the deceased worked long enough and had Social Security taken out of their paycheck...

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The eulogy or speech given at a memorial service or funeral does not have to follow any specific guide on how to write a eulogy, but it is helpful if you know where to start.

What You Will Expect From Cremation Services in Washington

Cremation services in Washington are being chosen for more funeral services each year contrasting with those who choose a burial as a funeral service. This might be partly because cremations generally cost less than a burial, but it is also because many people find that a cremation is less distressing than a full burial service.

Washington cremation services are completely accepted as a different choice to that of traditional burials. The majority of cultures and religions accept that a cremation funeral service meets all of the needs of their particular religious writings.

Are Cremations Accepted by All Religions?

Where your culture or religion has particular circumstances that need to be adhered to, your cremation services in Washington will make meticulous arrangements with the funeral home and crematorium concerned. Orthodox Judaism and Islam do not allow cremations, but the majority of popular Christian denominations will perfectly accept a cremation over a burial and this includes the Catholic Church, providing the person is being cremated according to Christian teachings.

Cremation is viewed by many to be an extremely eco-friendly process and all cremation services in Washington have worked hard to reduce their carbon footprint by limiting emissions from the crematorium and by conserving fuel.

A religious or a humanist, nonreligious funeral service may be arranged by Washington cremation services. You will be pleased to learn that choosing a cremation does not limit the scope of the funeral in any way. The deceased can still be viewed and visited by close family and friends and if you choose military or personal tributes, or prefer a memorial service, all of these can be arranged by cremation services in Washington.

Environmentally Friendly Cremations

There is no suggestion whatsoever that Washington cremation services are considering changing the way that every person is cremated alone to try and reduce emissions and save fuel. It is important that the tracking methods used at the crematorium can ensure that the deceased person is checked at every stage of the process and can clearly guarantee that the person's remains will always be individually maintained.

On occasions, Washington cremation services will not carry out the cremation immediately as the deceased is passed through the closed curtains. The cremation will definitely be carried out on the same day as the funeral service, but by managing the furnace so that it works for just a few hours a day rather than being available for the entirety of the day can help save emissions entering into the environment.

Cremation services in Washington make certain that the cremated remains, which are also known as the ashes, are regarded as particularly harmless to the environment which helps to preserve the planet for all of the future generations.

What Exactly is a Cremation?

There is no problem at not understanding what is involved with a cremation because you might never have arranged one before and may never have to carry out this process again. Washington cremation services will help you with your questions.

Washington cremation services will explain that cremation is a process in which a body and the coffin are put into a furnace that is heated to around 2000°F for approximately two hours. The body will be reduced to basic elements which are called the cremated remains or the ashes. The final ashes will be added to an urn which may have been supplied by the crematorium or you may have supplied the item yourself.

A cremation always occurs at an establishment selected by cremation services in Washington.

Families often ask if they can place particular items in the coffin while the deceased is being cremated. Most cremation services in Washington will clarify that items that could be dangerous or hazardous to employees and cannot be added to a coffin and this will include all metal products like walking sticks or some photo frames, as well as glass, batteries or alcohol.

How you choose to take care of the ashes is down to the people who have a legal responsibility for organizing the funeral. One individual person, possibly the executor of a will, or a nominated individual will be able to collect the ashes and remove them from the crematorium and this can be further explained by Washington cremation services.

The ashes can be buried or scattered in a church graveyard. Alternately, the ashes may be separated to a number of locations or if the person has shown a personal preference for their ashes to be scattered at a sports stadium, a favorite lake or a particularly memorable location, then as long as local rules and regulations are applied correctly and as explained by Washington cremation services, the ashes may be scattered there. Some people choose to keep the ashes in an urn at home where they can be passed down through future generations or perhaps scattered elsewhere at a later date.

All of this and much more can be explained in full detail so that you understand exactly what will happen before, during and after cremation by your choice of cremation services in Washington.