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process and will help honor the life of your loved one Burial Services
Traditionally a a a a a a a a burial service service involves a a a a a a a a visitation followed by a a a a a a a a a a funeral service service in in a a a a a a a a church or or other place of worship The casket is is is typically present at both these events and it is is is your decision on on whether to have have the the the the casket open or not You have have the the the option of having the the the remains interred (earth burial) or it may be be entombed in in in in in a a a a a a a a a crypt inside a a a a a a a a a a mausoleum (above ground burial) Family or or or religious traditions are often a a a a a a a a factor for choosing burial burial Decisions need need to to to be be made on on whether the the body needs to to to to be be embalmed what what kind of casket to to to to to use use what what what cemetery to to to to to use use and what what to to to to put on on the gravestone Cemetery types
Monumental cemetery: A monumental cemetery cemetery cemetery is the the traditional style of cemetery cemetery where headstones or or other monuments made of marble or or granite rise vertically above the ground There are countless different types
of designs for headstones ranging from very simple to to large and complex Lawn cemetery: A lawn cemetery cemetery is is where each grave is is is marked with a a a a a a a a a a small commemorative plaque that is is placed horizontally at at at at the the head of the the grave at at ground-level Families can still be involved in in in in in the the the design and the the the information contained on on on the the the the plaque plaque in in in in in most cases however the the plaques are a a a a a a a a a standard design Mausoleum: A mausoleum is an an external free-standing building constructed as a a a a a a a a monument enclosing the interment space or or burial chamber of a a a a a a a deceased person or or people A mausoleum may may be be be considered a a a a a type of tomb tomb or the the tomb tomb may may be be be considered to to to be be within the the the mausoleum mausoleum The most famous mausoleum mausoleum is the the Taj Mahal in India Columbarium: Columbarium Columbarium walls are generally reserved for cremated cremated remains remains While cremated cremated remains remains can be kept at at at home by families or scattered somewhere significant to the deceased a a a a a a a a a columbarium provides friends and and family a a a a a a a a a a place to to come to to mourn and and visit Columbarium walls do not take up a a a a a a a a a a a a a lot of space and it is a a a a a a a a a a a a cheaper alternative to a a a a burial plot Natural Natural cemeteries: Natural Natural cemeteries cemeteries cemeteries also known as eco-cemeteries or green cemeteries cemeteries are a a a a a a a a a a new style of cemetery set aside for natural burials burials Natural burials burials are are motivated by the desire to be environmentally aware although natural burials can be performed at at any type of cemetery they are are usually done in a a a a a a a a a a a a a natural woodland area Conventional markings such as headstones are are generally replaced with a a a a a a a a a a a a a tree or or a a a a a a a a a a a a a bush or or a a a a a a a a placement of a a a a a a a a natural rock Burial FaQs
What is is opening and and closing and and why is is it so expensive?
Opening and and closing fees can include up to and and beyond 50 separate services provided by the the cemetery Typically the the opening and and closing fee includes administration and and permanent record keeping (determining ownership obtaining permission and the the completion of other documentation which may be required entering the the the interment interment particulars in in in in in in in in the the interment interment register maintaining all legal files) opening and and closing the the the grave grave (locating the the the grave grave and and and laying out the the the the boundaries excavating and and filling the the the interment space) installation and and removal removal of of the the lowering device placement and and and removal removal of of artificial grass dressing and and and coco-matting at at the grave site site leveling leveling tamping re-grading and and and and sodding sodding the the the grave grave site site and and and leveling leveling and and and re-sodding the the the grave grave if the the the earth settles Can we dig our own grave to avoid the Page 18 - OvertOn Funeral HOme Inc OvertOn Funeral HOme Inc - Page