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How can I be sure I receive the correct and 8 pounds.
remains? Are all the cremated remains
All reputable cremation providers returned?
have developed rigorous sets of With the exception of minute and
operating policies and procedures in microscopic particles, which are
order to maximize the level of service impossible to remove from the
and minimize the potential for human cremation chamber and processing
error. Since it is illegal to perform machine, all of the cremated remains
more than one cremation at a time, are given back to the family.
and the vast majority of crematories Do I need an urn?
can only cremate one body at a time, An urn is not required by law. However,
it is next to impossible to receive the an urn may be desired if there is to be
incorrect remains. a memorial service or if the remains
How long does the actual cremation are to be interred in a cemetery. If
take? an urn is not purchased or provided
It all depends on the weight of the by the family, the cremated remains
individual. For an average sized adult, will be returned in a temporary plastic
cremation can take two to three hours container.
at a normal operating temperature
of between 1000 and 2000 degrees Eulogies
Fahrenheit.
What do the cremated remains look Giving a meaningful, moving eulogy
like? can be a nerve-wracking situation for
Cremated remains resemble coarse even the most accomplished public
sand and are whitish to light grey speaker, but it need not be. How can
in color. The remains of an average you summarize somebody’s life in a
sized adult usually weigh between 7 few short minutes, while being both
somber and funny at the same time?
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a therapeutic tool to help deal with
