The Difference Between Funeral Homes and Cremation Services Explained by
Heritage Cremation Providers
The Difference between Funeral Homes and Cremation Services Explained by
Heritage Cremation Providers When a loved one passes away, Heritage Cremation
Provider understands that the choice between a funeral home and a cremation
service can be overwhelming and confusing. There are many different aspects
between a traditional service at a funeral home, and a cremation. Below, you
will learn from Heritage Cremation Provider what the basic distinctions are
between the service you receive from a funeral home and the options available
when you choose cremation.
Funeral Homes
Funeral homes have different procedures and costs than cremation services do;
they are more involved and usually have separate pricing for the many different
articles needed. The duties performed by directors of funeral homes include many
detailed instructions, but the funeral itself is customarily a viewing of the
departed by family and friends, with flowers surrounding your loved one in a
private viewing room that funeral homes offer. People may stand and offer their
thoughts and memories and perhaps a member of the clergy will say a prayer.
After the viewing, guests leaving the funeral homes may either gather at a place
of worship for a mass, or go directly to a cemetery for a burial service, after
which there is usually a breakfast or lunch served.
Cremation Services
Cremation services can happen with or without complete funeral services or
funeral homes. Most cremations occur without viewings of the departed in funeral
homes, but rather a family will hold a memorial service after the cremation
process is over. Heritage Cremation Provider offers many different types of
memorial services for all faiths and cultures, so you can honor your loved one
in the manner you desire. A popular choice for a memorial service after
cremation is having family and friends gather in a viewing room that many
funeral homes will rent by the hour. You can tailor the memorial to suit your
wishes, or those desired by the departed. Some families choose to celebrate the
life of their loved one by having favorite pictures and mementos placed on
memorial tables. If the departed played a musical instrument it can be
strategically placed in the room and favorite music can play during the service,
or even a live musician can play. Some families choose to have the ashes of
their loved one scattered at sea or another favorite outdoor location. The
possibilities are as unique as the life that departed.
Heritage Cremation Provider wants to assist you in this time of need by
removing some of the stress you are feeling- we will make all of the
arrangements for you. It does not matter where you want memorial services, what
you may want to have at them, or even if you want to have a choice of viewing
rooms from funeral homes, we will make all of the necessary preparations.
Funeral Homes and Services
Funeral Homes require the embalming process to take place before a viewing.
This is a necessary preservation for the departed before they can be brought
into a viewing room. The funeral director or Heritage Cremation Provider can
also arrange for cremation services, which can take place after the funeral
service is complete, or before a memorial service at independent cremation
pricing or complete cremation costs .
You can rest assured that you will have a dignified service that flatters
your loved one and your budget. Cremation pricing generally includes,
transporting the departed to a crematory and returning to the place of the
families’ choice, obtaining all necessary paperwork, the container for the
cremation process, plus a rigid container for the return of the remains. Some
cremation services like those from Heritage Cremation Provider, also include
serving the departed’s family from the beginning of the cremation process
through a memorial service or scattering of the ashes, assistance with filing
paperwork for SSI, insurance companies and Veterans benefits, planning memorial
services and grief support. Free, accurate information about the entire
cremation process and cremation costs can be found on the Heritage Cremation
Provider website.
Cremation Costs and Cremation Pricing
Cremation pricing is less expensive than traditional funeral services held in
funeral homes even when they include a memorial service after the cremation
process. The reasons for cremation costs being lower than funeral services are
the many expenses that go into conventional services from funeral homes. Direct
cremation pricing does not require the expense of embalming, a casket, casket
liner, cemetery plot, vault, maker for the grave, dressing of the departed and
any extra transportation necessary that increase the price of funeral services.
Cremation costs are not the only reason many families are choosing cremation
services from Heritage Cremation Providers. Many families live a great distance
from each other and cannot attend funeral services, others do not want to
prolong the sadness associated with a tradition burial, and some simply do not
want to be buried. Whatever the reason for the choice of cremation services,
Heritage Cremation Provider gives everyone honorable cremation options at
simplified cremation pricing.