Why Choose Cremation Services offered by Heritage Cremation Provider over
Funeral Services
There are many reasons why the rate of cremation services is steadily
increasing and becoming as conventional as funeral services with in-ground
burial or entombment. Below we will discuss some of the causes for the rise in
cremations, and the decline of funeral homes.
When you are thinking about options for your final resting place, keep in
mind that this is solely your decision and you need to make it known to your
family.
One reason that cremation is surpassing the use of funeral services is due to
the relaxed canon law by the Roman Catholic Church. Up until 1960, the Catholic
Church was opposed to cremation, but now the departed can even have a Requiem
Mass said in church, if they decided on cremation. A member of the clergy can
even attend a memorial when you want a prayer said at cremation services.
Family Units are living farther apart than ever before and arranging for
funeral services can be difficult. When all of the preparations for funeral
services are being made, and dates need to be decided on, many people realize
how difficult it is to get family members together in a short time. After the
embalming process needed for funeral services occurs, there is only a short
amount of time in which the viewing and burial can take place, and this does not
leave much time to gather family and friends from around the country. Cremation
allows for a memorial service to be held on a date that is convenient for family
and friends to attend, it does not need to happen directly after the cremation
process. This takes much of the stress off the family members who may have been
planning funeral services.
Many people remember funeral services as a sad time, or one where they could
not be a part of the planning. Someone close to the departed may have something
they wished to contribute but could not due to restrictions that funeral
services have. Cremations allow for the participation of many family members and
friends. At a cremation memorial service, people are asked to gather favorite
pictures, poems, quotes, items that your loved one enjoyed in life, and even
music. There can be memorial tables prepared to put these items on display for
all of the guests to see, and favorite music can be played during the gathering.
Environmentalists are choosing cremation over funeral services due to their
love of the planet and natural open spaces. There are now even artificial reefs
made by mixing concrete with your loved ones ashes. These "eternal
reefs" provide a lasting environmentally friendly memorial that also helps
the ocean environment.
Due to families living at a great distance apart now, after the funeral
services are over they might not be near enough to the cemetery where their
loved one is buried to visit or bring flowers. Cremation allows you to keep your
loved close in a decorative urn that can be placed in your home. Some family
members even put a small amount of the ashes in a pendant they can wear around
their neck and keep their loved close at all times.
A main reason that people are no longer using funeral services or funeral homes
is the cost. There are many expenses involved with traditional funeral services
that are not present with cremation services. Embalming, a casket, a cemetery
plot, a vault or plot liner are just a few that can raise the price of funeral
services by over thousands of dollars. With a cremation the expenses are at
least four times lower than that of conventional funeral services.
Heritage Cremation Provider does not sacrifice your loved ones’ dignity for
affordable cremation cost. You will find that the services offered will be
tailored to your specific desires. We make all of the arrangements for whatever
type of service you request, even if you want funeral services before your loved
one is cremated, we will make the arrangements and stand with you throughout the
entire process. After the services are over, you can call Heritage Cremation
Provider at any time to receive help with grief support.
Many people do not realize that the service you will receive from a cremation
provider is the same as you would find when using funeral services, but without
all of the added expenses. Heritage Cremation provider is available to take your
call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will guide you through this difficult
time by answering all of your questions, and even by making a few suggestions of
our own.
As a family owned and operated cremation service that has been in business
for over two decades we know that there are many choices you need to make and we
want to be there to assist you. Heritage Cremation Provider will help you decide
between funeral services, cremation or both and will give your loved one the
dignified service you desire.