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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 charge for opening and closing?
The actual opening and closing of of the the grave is just one one component of of the the opening and closing fee Due to safety issues which arise around the use of machinery on on cemetery property and the the the the protection of of other gravesites the the the the actual opening and closing of of the the the the grave grave is conducted by cemetery grounds personnel only Why is is having a a a a place to visit so important?
To remember remember and to be be be remembered are natural human needs A permanent memorial memorial in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a cemetery provides a a a a a a a a a a a a focal point for remembrance and memorializing the deceased Throughout human history memorialization of of the dead has been a a a a a a key component of of almost every culture Psychologists say that remembrance practices from the funeral or or or memorial memorial service to permanent memorialization serve an an an important emotional function for survivors by helping them bring closure and allowing the the healing process to begin Providing a a a a a a a a permanent resting place for for the deceased is a a a a a a a a dignified treatment for for a a a a a a a a a a loved one’s mortal remains which fulfills the natural human desire for memorialization In a a hundred years will this cemetery still be there?
We think of cemetery lands as being in in in in perpetuity There are cemeteries throughout the world that have been in in existence for hundreds of years How soon after after or how long after after a a a a a a death must an individual be buried?
There is no law that that states a a a a a a a a specific time frame for burial Considerations that that will affect timeline include the need to secure all permits and and authorizations notification of of family and and and friends preparation of of cemetery site and and religious considerations Does the deceased have to be be embalmed before it is buried?
No Embalming is is a a a a choice which depends on factors like if if there there is is to to be an open casket viewing of the the the deceased or or if if there there is to be be an an extended time between death and interment 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 Page 14 - RIEWERTS MEMORIAL HOME RIEWERTS MEMORIAL HOME - Page