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experience getting to know families and incorporating their loved one’s hobbies activities interests and and unique requests into meaningful and and memorable services Don’t hesitate to to to make a a a a a a a request because you you think it it it might be be too “out there” – we’re honored to to to work with you you you to to to create a a a a a service that truly reflects and celebrates your loved one’s individual life journey What do do I do do when a a a a a death occurs while out of town or or away from home?
It’s important that you contact the the local medical authorities first (as well as as the the the police if appropriate) and then make sure to give us a a a a a a a a a a a a call as as soon as as possible We will work with you you you to to make the necessary arrangement to to get you you you and your loved one back home as as as as quickly as as as as easily as as as as possible Calling us will also help you to avoid duplication of efforts and fees Can I still have viewing and funeral services with cremation?
Definitely! In fact we encourage you to do so Choosing cremation only indicates how you’d like to care for your loved one after the the service and and doesn’t exclude you you you from celebrating and and honoring their life in in in any way Whether you’d like to have visitation beforehand arrange a a a a a a a a a a a a funeral service service before before cremation cremation or or or wait and and hold the the service service after the the cremation cremation we’re happy to to help you design a a a a a a a meaningful service to to accompany the cremation How long does the cremation process take?
Depending on on a a a a a person’s size weight and height the process can take between three to five hours How can I I be sure that the remains I I receive are those of of of my loved one?
First of of of all cremation of of of multiple people at at at the the same time is is not not ethical so the the cremation chamber is is not not designed to hold more than one person at at at at a a a a a a a a time In addition cremation is regulated with strict procedures to to follow ensuring services are held to to the highest standard possible All necessary paperwork and and fees must be completed with local authorities and and then a a a a a a a a a checklist is is is completed at at the the crematory A metal disk with a a a a a a unique ID number accompanies your loved loved one throughout the process until completion of you you receiving your loved loved one’s ashes Where can I scatter my loved one’s cremated remains? Are there any restrictions?
In general the the government does not regulate the the scattering of ashes Make sure you you check local regulations beforehand If you you wish to scatter the the ashes on on on private land land consult the the landowner first Can we have a a a a a a a a viewing if my loved one’s donated organs or or or had an an an an an autopsy?
Yes Autopsies and organ organ donation do do do not affect your ability to to have an an an open-casket visitation What is is a a a a a a columbarium?
A columbarium columbarium is is a a a a a a a a a place for the interment of urns containing cremated remains They’re often located in in in in in mausoleums chapels or or memorial gardens and contain numerous small compartments or or niches designed to hold urns Administering the Estate
Many factors can influence the process to to settle an an an an estate: amount of assets involved whether there is a a a a a a a a a will or trust set set set up and the the the official processes carried out by state
Probate Courts The death of a a a family member or or friend sometimes tends to bring out the worst in in in some some people Experience shows that even in in close families there is a a a a a a tendency to get overly emotional about relatively trivial matters matters at at at at at a a a a a a a a a a a a time of a a a a a a a a a a a a loved one’s death Such minor matters matters or or or any delays or or or inconveniences can be upsetting pose issues of fairness and create unfounded suspicion among family members Page - - Symonds-Madison Funeral Home Symonds-Madison Funeral Home - - Page 41