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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 the deceased Throughout human history memorialization of of the the dead has been a a 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 Page - - SHAUGHNESSEY BANKS - - Funeral Home SHAUGHNESSEY BANKS - - Funeral Home - - Page 13