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the need to secure all permits and authorizations notification of of family and and friends preparation of of cemetery site and and religious considerations Public health laws may have limitations on on on on the maximum length of time allowed to to pass prior to to final disposition In New Jersey no human remains may remain remain unburied or or or or uncremated for more than 48 hours unless embalmed or or or or refrigerated Does a a a body have to be be embalmed before it is buried?
No Embalming is is a a a choice which depends on factors like if if there is is to to be an an open casket viewing of the the the body or or if if there is to be be an an an extended time between death and interment Public health laws may require embalming if the body is going to transported by air or or rail Our funeral home requires embalming when choosing an open casket What options are available besides ground burial?
Besides ground burial some cemeteries offer interment in in in lawn crypts or entombment in in in mausoleums In addition most cemeteries provide choices for those
who have selected cremation These often include placement of of of cremated remains in in in in in a a a a a a a a niche of of of a a a a a a a a columbarium or interment in in in in an urn space What are burial vaults and grave liners?
These are the the outside containers into which the the the casket casket is placed Burial vaults are designed to protect the the casket casket and may be made of of a a a a a a a a a a a variety or combination of of materials including concrete stainless steel steel galvanized steel steel copper bronze plastic or fiberglass A grave liner is a a a a a a a a lightweight version of a a a a a a a a vault which simply keeps the grave surface from sinking in in in Must I purchase a a a a burial vault?
Most large active cemeteries have regulations that require the use of a a a a a a a a a a a a basic grave grave liner liner for maintenance and safety purposes Either a a a a a a a a a a a grave grave liner liner or or a a a a a a a a a a a burial vault will satisfy these requirements Some smaller rural or churchyard cemeteries do not require use of a a a a a a a container to surround the the casket in the the grave Page 18 - - VANDER PLAAT-CAGGIANO FUNERAL HOME VANDER PLAAT-CAGGIANO FUNERAL HOME - - Page